Two traffic officers visit Kelston to teach older Deaf students the drivers road code. Footage in black and white.
Driver training for Deaf students
1962 •
- Deaf Education
Two traffic officers visit Kelston to teach older Deaf students the drivers road code.
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1992
publication – Taonga source: National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
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1958
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2017
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Milestone in deaf education
A multimillion dollar education centre is helping deaf students communicate. More than 400 people attended the opening of the Kelston Deaf Education Centre (KDEC) rebuild on February 28, 2017.
2004
video – Taonga source: AUT Visual Languages Section
Memories of Ava Buzzard (2004)
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1997
video – Taonga source: AUT Visual Languages Section
Memories of Perry Strawson
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1980
publication – Taonga source: New Zealand Deaf News
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2018
article – Taonga source: Stuff
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1956-57
video – Taonga source: Susan Hamilton
Kelston School for Deaf: Clearing of the Ground and Construction
Students from the Titirangi School for the Deaf visit the construction site of the future Kelston School for the Deaf.