Information for Everyone
A wide range of services are provided by the Centre.
To find out more see Specialist Services
Frequently Asked Questions
 How Does the Ear Work? Click on the image to see the animation. |
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 How Does a Hearing Aid Work? Click on the image to see the animation. Parts and functions of the Hearing Aid and Radio Aid. Click to see images, diagrams and spoken english video clips. |
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 How Does a Cochlear Implant Work? Click on the image to see the animation. Names and functions of the internal and external parts of the cochlear implant. Click to see images, diagrams and spoken english video clips. |
 What is New Zealand Sign Language? Click on the link above to find out about NZSL.
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NZSL video clips for common Signs at School and at Home. |
go to > Signs In And Around The School
go to > Signs In And Around The Home
Where Can I Learn New Zealand Sign Language?
The New Zealand Sign Language Tutors Assocciation web site http://www.nzslta.org.nz lists classes around New Zealand where you can go to learn NZSL. Or alternatively you can contact your local office of the New Zealand Deaf Association or local community college/school to see if there are New Zealand Sign Language classes in your area.
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Deaf Awareness Week
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Each year, in the last week of September, the National Foundation Deaf focus on a significant issue affecting the deaf and hearing impaired people of New Zealand.
Deaf Awareness Week is also a prompt for all New Zealanders to consider having their hearing tested.
New Zealand Relay
New Zealand Relay (NZ Relay) is a telecommunications service for people who are Deaf, hearing-impaired, deaf-blind, or speech-impaired. You can use NZ Relay to make telephone calls to family, businesses, government ministries—anyone who has a phone.
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Technology for deaf
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