Memories of Patreena Bryan

2002
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Patreena Bryan (also known as Pat, with her sign name being TAP – a play on her name) is filmed at AUT talking to NZSL interpreting students. Married with two sons, Patreena talks about her schooling days at Titirangi and her involvement with the Deaf community.
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Patreena Bryan (nee Barningham) visits Auckland University of Technology (AUT) to meet NZSL Interpreting students and to talk about her life. Pat as she is known is questions by students. Married with two sons, Pat talks about her schooling days at Titirangi and its mentoring system, to attending Avondale College; to multiple different jobs and her involvement with the Auckland Deaf Society, where she met old school friends and her involvement with the Deaf community.

NZSL story – Taonga source: Patreena Bryan

Titirangi School for the Deaf: Going home for the holidays

Patreena Bryan, an ex-Titirangi School for the Deaf student reminisces when students would be going home for the holidays, and how they'd all wake up at 5am in excitement for the day (and holidays) ahead!
Taonga source:
AUT Visual Languages Section
Original format:
DVD
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, AUT001-01-LS02
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