Posts Tagged ‘Sign language’

World’s first sign language Bible completed

Thursday, September 24th, 2020

The fifteen year-long labor of love recently culminated with the public release of the final book of the New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures in American Sign Language (ASL), making it the world’s first complete sign language Bible translation. “As far as we know, Jehovah’s Witnesses are the first organization or group of persons Read more

Pray the Lord’s prayer in New Zealand sign language

Thursday, May 3rd, 2018

New Zealand Sign Language Week 2018 is occurring from the 7th to the 13th of May. There are many ways to engage with New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Week. A great way to connect NZSL with prayer would be to learn the Lord’s prayer in NZSL. Watch this video (turn the subtitles on!) from the Deaf Read more

St Theresa’s school wins sign lanuage award

Friday, June 10th, 2016

St Theresa’s School in Plimmerton, near Wellington has won an award for promoting New Zealand Sign Language, after only including it in curriculum at the beginning of this year. A deaf pupil began in the new entrants class in term 1, and sign language is needed to communicate with him. The school received the New Read more