This week is New Zealand Sign Language week with a theme around the language being essential! To celebrate, we spoke with 2022 NZSLW Hero Emmie Bensley and interpreter Phillippa Stratford about Emmie's job as an essential Countdown worker. For more on this, check out www.nzslweek.org.nz | Breakfast

2K views · 65 reactions | This is Danny, one of our people. He’s part of an ACC sign language practise group in Wellington. This week it’s New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) week. NZSL is one of our three official languages in Aotearoa and around 20,000 New Zealanders use NZSL to communicate. Find out more at Deaf Aotearoa: https://www.deaf.org.nz/ #nzslweek2021 #NZSLisForEveryone | ACC New Zealand | Facebook

It’s New Zealand Sign Language Week! Here are some of our awesome NZSL students on why they love the language. | AUT - Auckland University of Technology

1.5K views · 17 reactions | It's New Zealand Sign Language Week! Our Faculty of Science asked Bachelor of Science student Anthony Sammons to teach them some science-related signs 離 You can check them out here: https://bit.ly/2WxFDfQ | Te Herenga Waka—Victoria University of Wellington | Facebook

For those of you with hearing or speech difficulties, we want you to know your voice is heard too. Do you have difficulty hearing or talking on the phone? You can register for the 111 TXT service so you can contact Fire, Ambulance or Police in an emergency - www.police.govt.nz/111-txt #NZSLWeek | New Zealand Police

Pleaser share this New Zealand Sign Language Week Awareness with your community. Each May, Deaf Aotearoa runs New Zealand Sign Language Week, celebrating this beautiful and unique language. NZSL Week raises awareness of New Zealand’s Deaf community and provides a platform for Deaf people to proudly promote their language and culture. American Sign Language V.S. New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Words that we will sign: -MOM -DAD -BROTHER -SISTER -WATER -HOW ARE YOU DOING? -INTERESTING -BATHROOM -