Title: Aspects of being deaf in New Zealand /
Authors: Dugdale, Pat.; Victoria University of Wellington.; Victoria University of Wellington.
Publisher: Victoria University of Wellington, School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies,
Year: 2002
Subjects: Deaf New Zealand Social conditions.; Deaf Education New Zealand.
Contents: A review of the history of deaf education in New Zealand (Speech, language and the education of the deaf ; Deaf education in Britain ;Deaf education in New Zealand ; Total communication ; Current issues in deaf education ; Bilingual education ; Bilingual education in New Zealand ; Literacy : a study of reading comprehension in Southern New Zealand ; Teaching and teacher training ; Tertiary education for deaf people ; Research into the education of deaf children in New Zealand) -- Survey of the Wellington deaf community, 1997 -- Hearing loss, use of aids, and personal data -- Education (The scope of the questions on education ; Educational placement ; Communication at school ; Communication at home ; School examinations attempted, and results ; Summary of data on education) -- Work (The scope of the questions on employment ; Kinds of work and feelings about work ; Job stability and job seeking ; Problems in the workplace) -- Services (The scope of the questions on use of and access to services ; use of hearing community services, problems encountered ; Communication with the family doctor and other medical persons ; Deaf Association of New Zealand, Wellington branch office ; Awareness of legislation : the Human Rights Act ; Summary of questions on use of services) -- Leisure time pursuits and associated questions (The scope and topics of the leisure time section ; Membership of social groups ; Communication with deaf and hearing people ; Leisure time pursuits ; Television and subtitles ; Equipment used by deaf people ; Reported satisfaction with life ; Summary of data of leisure pursuits and associated questions -- Conclusions (Factors in the conditon of deaf people in New Zealand ; The education factor ; The discrimination factor ; Literacy)