World Hearing Day - another perspective from Deaf Aotearoa

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, early, and lifelong access to New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL). As the Ordinary Member of the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) for Aotearoa New Zealand, Deaf Aotearoa stands with Dea