Ava Buzzard talks about the love and support her hearing parents gave to her as she learns to sign and make friends both at home and in school. Ava expresses her love of life while speaking of her disappointment with the level of education provided to young Deaf people and elaborates more on how her first job helped her with the rest of her life.
Memories of Ava Buzzard (2004)
2004 •
- Life Stories/People
Ava Buzzard talks about commuting to school via her father’s motorbike, home signs, signing and oralism, and the next generation of signers.
Taonga source:
AUT Visual Languages Section
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AUT Visual Languages Section
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VHS
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, AUT023-01-LS04
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