Inside Out (a mainstream programme focusing on disability related stories) produces a programme about NZSL, its value to the Deaf community as well as its artistic forms. Dr David McKee leads an exploration of the way NZSL is used for storytelling, poetry, and for Deaf people to express limitless ideas.
Inside Out: The Art of Signing
2000 •
- TV/Media
Inside Out produces a programme about New Zealand Sign Language, its value to the Deaf community as well as its artistic forms.
Taonga source:
Deaf Aotearoa
Produced by:
Inside Out, Television New Zealand
Original format:
VHS
Sponsored by:
David & Rachel Locker McKee
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DA70-01-TV00
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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