Jennifer Brain, the President of the New Zealand Association of the Deaf (NZAD) presents their monthly newsletter in NZSL. Some of the items covered include WFD, the proposed change from NZAD to DANZ, the Deaf View 1991 conference summary, and more.
NZAD Newsletter, November 1993
1993 •
- Deaf Organisations
Jennifer Brain, the President of the New Zealand Association of the Deaf (NZAD) presents their monthly newsletter in NZSL.
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Taonga source:
Deaf Aotearoa
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VHS
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SignDNA – Deaf National Archive New Zealand, DA60-01-DOC93
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