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Category: History of NZSL

History of NZSL
  • May 14, 2021
  • 6 mins
  • 5 years
  • 799 words
  • 1
  • 1

The right for all Deaf babies to use sign language as their first language

Throughout Jean’s life as a deaf blogger/historian researcher/advocator, her first language is English, and the second language is sign language. Jean was […]

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History of NZSL
  • February 3, 2021
  • 3 mins
  • 5 years
  • 429 words
  • 3

The Disaster of the Napier Earthquake 1931

Today, the earthquake in Napier, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, and I decided to research any stories from the D/deaf people and people […]

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History of NZSL
  • January 27, 2021
  • 5 mins
  • 5 years
  • 710 words
  • 11

Remembering the Holocaust Survivors with D/deaf and Disabilities

Today is the day of remembrance to many Holocaust survivors, including survivors with disabilities. We must not forget a few Deaf survivours […]

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History of NZSL
  • January 7, 2021
  • 11 mins
  • 5 years
  • 1,555 word
  • 7

Second part – Behind the Louis Braille’s works and the history for the Blind people

The picture of the Saint Ovid’s Fair show here. This image called “A Fair at St. Ovids” shows several ladies and gentlemen at […]

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History of NZSL
  • January 5, 2021
  • 5 mins
  • 5 years
  • 645 words
  • 4

Louis Braille

Bust of Louis Braille (1809-1852) by Étienne Leroux (1836-1906) Who is Louis Braille? Has Louis got any disability, and what type of […]

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History of NZSL
  • December 21, 2020
  • 6 mins
  • 5 years
  • 833 words
  • 5

Exploring the new environment and making accessible!

Thunderstorm pounding down while I was waiting for my partner at the hospital in July 2020. Several things I didn’t expect to […]

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History of NZSL
  • December 3, 2020
  • 6 mins
  • 5 years
  • 776 words
  • 2

Celebrate our International Day of Persons with disAbilities

Every year we, persons with disAbilities and Deaf people celebrate and raise our awareness today. The theme for our day is “Not […]

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History of NZSL
  • November 9, 2020
  • 4 mins
  • 5 years
  • 469 words
  • 3

Thomas Jefferson’s great-grandson was Deaf.

The third President of the USA was Thomas Jefferson and ran the White House from March 1801 to March 1809. Nevertheless, Thomas […]

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History of NZSL
  • November 6, 2020
  • 4 mins
  • 5 years
  • 492 words
  • 3

James Monroes – The Fifth President of the USA

I have been watching the USA Election 2020 and something made me realise by reading many comments between Trump vs Biden from […]

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History of NZSL
  • September 24, 2020
  • 3 mins
  • 5 years
  • 368 words
  • 1

From Deaf babies to adult – the right to use the sign language

When you as a parent of the Deaf baby and start to worry about the Deaf baby’s hearing ability and to have […]

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