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NZ Deaf News: 1971 (Vol. 8, No. 2)

Some of the items featured in the 1971 issue of ‘NZ Deaf News’ (Vol. 8, No. 2):

  • This editorial congratulates Sister Mary Louise from St Dominic’s School for Deaf being awarded an M.B.E. This award recognises her devotion and dedication to the pupils and to Deaf education.
  • Malcolm Ward, secretary of the Christchurch Deaf Club responded with disappointment to the Broadcasting Corporation following their dismissal of improving television for the Deaf community and suggestions of how captioning could be improved. To which was replied with mostly dismissal and disagreement.
  • Joan Bailey writes on the globalisation of sign language in the modern world and ponders the future of Deaf communication.
  • St Dominic’s had a successful term and marked 100 years since the first Dominican Sisters came to New Zealand!
  • Deaf Education
  • Deaf Organisations
NZSL story – Taonga source: John Hunt

Establishing the ‘NZ Deaf News’ in 1962

John Hunt's involvement with NZ Deaf News spanned 23 years. Upon moving to New Zealand in 1962, he was surprised to find out that there was no NZ Deaf News at a time where radio and TV (which was inaccessible for Deaf people) were one of the main medium of news. He established the NZ Deaf News publication with a group of 10 people. The first issue was only 8 pages and with donations, the next one was 16 pages. It grew exponentially and was the place to go for Deaf-related news.
Taonga source:
New Zealand Deaf News
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DN1971-8-2-MJN
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