Soundscape: March 2016

Some of the items featured in the March 2016 issue of ‘Soundscape’:

In 2015, the Auckland Theatre Company staged two NZSL interpreted performances with sponsorship from the Oticon Foundation.
Phil Harper, an international expert on accessibility and technology, was the keynote at the Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand July conference.
Oticon Foundation Grant Recipients 2014.

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Dan Hanks

Karen Pullar

Phil Harper

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Oticon Foundation New Zealand

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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, OF2016-03-MJN

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Being Me: Jared Flitcroft

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NZSL interpreting course begins

The first NZSL interpreting course has recently started in Auckland, being led by Drs. David and Rachel McKee. We take a peek at one of their NZSL classes, and Rachel predicts the areas of work graduates will go into.

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New Year Honours: Whangārei’s Kim Robinson, MNZM, deaf community advocate

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Deaf call for more interpreters

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Deaf viewers ask for a hand

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