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.
Memories of Patreena Bryan
2002 •
- Life Stories/People
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.
Taonga source:
AUT Visual Languages Section
Produced by:
AUT Visual Languages Section
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DVD
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, AUT001-01-LS02
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