Category: Deaf History

Update: Despite the significant setback of the hacking incident in February-March 2024, the Deaf History International and New Zealand Meta Page have shown remarkable resilience and determination in their recovery, serving as a beacon of inspiration for all. We must address this blog, which has been made public, to point out that the company’s failure…

Did you know that today (October 1st) is International Day for Older Persons?? Every year, on October 1st, people from all corners of the globe come together to observe the United Nations International Day of Older People. This global event is a platform for all of us to raise awareness of the opportunities and challenges…

This photo above was taken in 1970s outside Hamilton City of Waikato, New Zealand. The deaf author/blogger standing with a broken wrist along with Deaf children and two hearing children who were holding the leashes. Monday: International Day of the Sign Language. Sign Up for Sign Language Rights Given the 20th anniversary of the CRPD…

A FOREVER LANGUAGE The theme for Te Wiki 2024 is ‘Ake ake ake—A Forever Language’. This theme represents our language’s resilience, adaptability, and endurance and reflects New Zealanders’ commitment to embracing and learning te reo Māori long into the future. Under enduring pressure, te reo Māori has shown it will adapt and survive. It grows with our…

A FOREVER LANGUAGE The theme for Te Wiki 2024 is ‘Ake ake ake—A Forever Language’. This theme represents our language’s resilience, adaptability, and endurance and reflects New Zealanders’ commitment to embracing and learning te reo Māori long into the future. Under enduring pressure, te reo Māori has shown it will adapt and survive. It grows with our…

“When Life puts you in tough situtations, Don’t say, “Why me? Say, “Try Me.” I woke up with a bit of nagging pain in the right side of my body (from the neck via shoulder down to arm.) this morning. It was an annoying way to start on a Monday for work. Yes, my fatigue…

I want to share with you all the links I plan to use to raise funds or donate to specific projects of Waikato Deaf Society Inc. and Waikato Deaf Units, such as [Project 1] and [Project 2]. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nzdeafprojects/waikato-deaf-soceity-inc-1956-1999-dissolved-2004 https://gogetfunding.com/deafhistoryprojects There are no resources or stories in the library or on the website. Many people and…

This year, the Deaf Aotearoa’s theme is “an Aotearoa where anyone can sign anywhere.” Our goal? To spread the joy of NZSL across every corner of Aotearoa. From the mountaintops to the ocean depths and everywhere in between, let’s make NZSL a language for everyone, everywhere, from the Deaf Aotearoa Office.  The sentences above from…

What was it like to have Deaf brothers in one family plus a Deaf cousin in the other part of the family over many years? What sets them apart is not just their shared Deaf identity, but the extraordinary resilience and strength that this bond has fostered. In 1956, they banded together under the banner…

“Like the warmth of the sun And the light of the day, may the luck of the Irish shine bright on your way.” On the 29th of February (Leap Year 2024), I visited a Deaf elderly with poor mobility chap (91 years old) at the Waikato Hospital for a visiting routine over three weeks under…