Check out the many events organised for and by the Deaf community. They include New Zealand Sign Language Week held annually in May and the New Zealand Deaf Short Film Festival which is held every two years. There are also plenty of local events organised throughout the year including taster sign language classes, Sign and Mingle nights, meetings, Deaf Awareness workshops and many more.
Come and learn New Zealand’s newest official language and about the culture of Deaf people. We can offer you a paper that will open your eyes and mind to the language of the Deaf Community of New Zealand !
• No previous knowledge of NZ Sign Language is necessary.
• You will be able to communicate at a simple practical level.
• You will learn about Deaf Culture and have an understanding of the characteristics of Deaf identity.
Paper code: 165415
Level: 5
Points: 15
Cost: $666.50 [approx]
Tuesday: 5.30 - 8.30 p.m.
Commencing 1st March, 2010
For course information contact: For enrolment inquiries contact:
Shizue Sameshima, Ella Harris,
Programme Co-ordinator, Programme Administrator,
Phone: (09) 921-9999 Ext 6811 Phone: (09) 921-9999 Ext 6835
Email: shizue.sameshima@aut.ac.nz Email: eharris@aut.ac.nz
Performances on March 1st and 4th @ 6.30pm will be signed/interpreted for Deaf/Hearing Impaired
Who is more unfaithful in love, men or women? What if four young people had been locked away in isolation since birth? What if they were to be released for the first time? How would bodies and minds reared alone respond to the first words, the first lies, the first kisses?
If wet the venue will be held in the Piazza
