Today we are learning about New Zealand Sign Language. We have to read an article about NZ Sign Language. After we read the article we have to answer some questions. Here are the answers. NZSL became an official language in 20006. There was a need for NZSL because NZSL has a distinct vocabulary and grammar that has developed in the deaf community. Two facts about this are that 23,000 people in New Zealand have some knowledge of NZSL and only 3,000 - 4,000 of those people are deaf. Also, did you know what 5% of deaf children have deaf parents and acquire NZSL from birth as a native language. NZSL begins in Christchurch. After we answered the questions we have to learn our name in NZSL.
It is important to have NZSL interpreters at Jacinda Arderns speeches because if deaf people are watching and they don't have the people they won't know what she is saying. Also if deaf people don't know how to put subtitles on they also won't know. One of the good things that they could lip-read but if they don't know how to lip read and they are all alone they won't know what's happening. If anyone didn't have NZSL interpreters it would be harder for deaf people to tell what's happening.
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