Graduation for Certificate in Deaf Studies students
The May graduation marked the largest cohort of Certificate in Deaf Studies: Teaching NZSL graduands in the University's history, with 13 students attending the ceremonies and ten more choosing to graduate in absentia.
Associate Professor Rachel McKee in the School of Linguistics and Applied Language Studies says that many of the students in the programme have faced barriers to educational success in school. “It has been a big step for them to join and complete the course, and it will open up new opportunities for them,” she says. Read more about some of these students.