Presented by Miranda Harcourt, the National Foundation for the Deaf promotional video covers different organisations in relation to hearing loss and outlines what their services cover. It includes NZAD, the Hearing Association, NZ Federation of Deaf Children, NZ Deaf Sports Association, Deafness Research Foundation. The video highlights examples of what cooperation can achieve in terms of public awareness, fundraising and advocacy.
National Foundation for the Deaf promotional video
1989 •
- Deaf Organisations
National Foundation for the Deaf produce a promotional video explaining their role and the purpose of their member organisations.
Relevant Links
Taonga source:
Deaf Aotearoa
Produced by:
Point of View Productions
Original format:
VHS
Sponsored by:
Teena Jelsma
Reference number:
SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DA48-01-DOC89
Copyright status:
This work is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0
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This item has been compressed and/or edited.
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