Today, 3 March, is World Hearing Day – and we’re bringing another perspective. Here in Aotearoa, Deaf people continue to face barriers in education, health, employment, and public participation. These barriers are not caused by being Deaf – they are created by systems and environments that do not provide full, … Read more
Here’s your chance to watch a powerful moment in history – the Deaf Flag raised at New Zealand Parliament for the very first time! Huge ngā mihi to World Federation of the Deaf Board member Victoria Manning for raising the flag with pride and purpose, and to everyone who braved … Read more
We want to share something exciting with our Deaf community here in Aotearoa. What is it? This is the new Deaf Flag. 👋🌏 It was designed by a DeafBlind artist, Arnaud Balard, from France. In 2023, the World Federation of the Deaf officially recognised this as the Deaf Flag for … Read more
🌏✋ Historic First for Aotearoa! ✋🌏 Next wiki is International Week of Deaf People (22 – 29 September). On Tuesday 23 September, we also celebrate the International Day of Sign Languages. For the very first time, the Deaf Flag will be flown outside Parliament Buildings in Pōneke (Wellington). 🇳🇿🏛️ 📍 … Read more
Victoria Manning, MNZM provides an update from Chicago, USA, on what the World Federation of the Deaf Ry has been doing lately! TRANSCRIPT:Hi NZ, Aotearoa! I’m here in Chicago, America, for the WFD Board meeting. It’s been five days, and we’ve covered a lot. Now, we’re done! We discussed various … Read more
WFD Board sees there is much discussion about the selection of the host for the 2027 Congress. As we previously stated, before the XXI General Assembly, the WFD received assurances from all three bid OMs that all delegates were welcome in their countries and that specifically LGBTQIA+ delegates would be safe … Read more
Kia ora Aotearoa Deaf community. We wanted to update you all and share of of the background of the voting process held yesterday. We had many people reaching out to us, thank you. Firstly, Deaf Aotearoa voted for Norway. NZ delegates Joanne and Craig has opportunity in the break to discuss … Read more
Transcript: Joanne: What are your plans for the next 4 years? Victoria: I have been on the Board for the past four years and I have learned so much about how WFD works and there is still so much more work to do. I have worked with a focus on … Read more
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