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NZSL Week 2011
New Zealand Sign Language Week 2011
New Zealand Sign language Week 2011 was a fantastic success!
Deaf Aotearoa wishes to thank all the tutors, volunteers and staff who were involved.
NZSL Week 2011 was based around learning NZSL @ work, @ home and @ play.
Learn @ Home - helping families to learn specific, practical, everyday signs, particularly those families with Deaf children/young children
Learn @ Work - introducing workplaces to specific signs which helps to break down communication barriers and increase access to services for Deaf people
Learn @ Play - reaching everyday New Zealanders to raise awareness of NZSL enabling Deaf to be able to participate more freely in their local communities
To represent these three areas we introduced three “heroes of the Deaf community”
These Deaf Kiwis shared their personal experiences of being Deaf and how they live their busy day-to-day lives.
Useful videos with 25 commonly used words in the work, play and home environments.
The NZSL Week Heroes
Come and meet the three Deaf Kiwis behind NZSL Week… more
