Category: History of NZSL

#IDSL2020 #SLEveryone #GlobalLeadersChallenge  Before this post – this deaf blogger must say “Congratulated the Netherland Deaf Community because their Parliament passed the proposed law for their Dutch Sign language to be recognised as an official legal language today. The International Day of Sign Languages is an unique opportunity to support and protect the linguistic identity…

#IWDeaf National sign languages secure the full inclusion of deaf people in their societies! This inclusion starts at an early age with bilingual education for deaf learners in national sign languages and national written languages with deaf peers, following a curriculum that maximises the full learning potential of deaf children taught by teachers fluent in…

21 September 2020- Sign Languages Today it is the moment of the week to share the awareness on sign language around the world. #IWDeaf National sign languages are the natural languages of deaf people.  With more than 200 different sign languages used around the globe, national sign languages are the native languages of more than 70…

‘Kia Kaha te Reo Māori New Zealand National Anthem in NZSL (New Zealand Sign Language) https://youtu.be/CbDf0YG2xnA Today it is the start of our te Reo Māori Week in New Zealand. Here are a few Māori concepts in NZSL. Let learn the colours along with the signs. https://youtu.be/gY9Aq9zI8QI The picture is from Van Asch Education of the Deaf…

Trying to pinpoint so many Deaf people in history. How about John Dyott of United Kingdom? Did you know he was the excellent sniper during the English Civil War? Mm, John Dyott formally knows by another name Dummy Dyott, born deaf to an influential family in Lichfield, Staffordshire, England. John was unable to speak,, and…

Who is he? What he was famous for? Gerolamo Cardano of Padua, Italy who tried to teach his deaf son using written symbols. in the history of education of the deaf, he said that deaf people were capable of using their minds, argued for the importance of teaching them, and was one of the first…

Did you know how many sign language around the world? Is there any official sign language under the Government or not? Did you know that there is a Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) under the United Nations or not? Sign Language Rights for All Mmm, it is easy to forget about us – Deaf people…

This quote which I don’t remember where I got it from but more likely from my facebook page. This quote ‘being Deaf’ was useful for any sign language/Deaf culture class in the community. Many Deaf people hate a label “Deaf” in society by other hearing people, including medical specialists. There is another label ‘disabilities/disability’ in…

Here is a video clip – ‘NZSL Week – My Place, My Language’ https://vimeo.com/334768557 Transcript from the video. This week we, Deaf people celebrate our unique ‘NZSL’ – New Zealand sign language e because it is our first language than English or Māori Language. In this video, I, Jean is in Eureka which is my…

In New Zealand and Australia – every year we remember our forefathers, grandfathers, uncles or brothers who served World War One and the landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula in 1915. Here are a few photos of our family members who served and died during the wars. They are not deaf or had any kind of…