What's new

NZSL Board Meeting Summary August 2023

Jaime Brown shared the key messages from the last NZSL Board meeting, held in August 2023.

NZSL Community Survey Results 2022

FAQs - NAATI certification for interpreters

Frequently asked questions and answers about the National Accreditation Authority for Translators and Interpreters.

DAP Biannual reports

Interpreter Standards for New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Interpreters

The NZSL Board have explored a range of options to set NZSL Interpreter standards post-graduation as an outcome of the NZSL Strategy (2018-2023).

New data for Outcome Area 2 of the New Zealand Disability Strategy

In February 2023, Te Ara Ahunga Ora - the Retirement Commission released their focus report on the financial capability of New Zealanders with disabilities or long-term health conditions. It contains data showing that disabled people continue to have, on average, lower levels of economic security and income.

Corporate publications

Download our 2020 Annual Report and Briefings to the Incoming Minister for Disability issues.

Round 7 recipients

Thirteen NZSL community projects have been approved for grants from the NZSL Fund, totalling $395,800.20 for the 2020/21 financial year.

Changing Minds in the Deaf Community

Thanks to funding from the NZ Sign Language Board, Changing Minds was able to run two projects to change the conversation about mental health within the Deaf community.