Reports commissioned by the Board
A collection of research carried out on behalf of the New Zealand Sign Language Board.
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Giving effect to the New Zealand Sign Language Act
A practical guide for departments on how to give effect to the principles through their policies and practices in order to promote access to government information and services for the Deaf community.
- Download the guide to giving effect to the NZSL Act (DOCX 229 KB)
- Download the guide to giving effect to the NZSL Act (PDF 480 KB)
Interpreter Standards Reports
- A review of NZSL interpreting standards – Fitzgerald & Associates (2017) (PDF 1.5 MB)
- NZSL Interpreter Registry Design Report – Fitzgerald & Associates (2017) (PDF 2.9 MB)
- NZSL Interpreter Registry Consultation – Fitzgerald & Associates (2018) (PDF 1.4 MB)
- Developing NZSL Interpreter Standards - Deaf Studies Research Unit, Victoria University of Wellington (2020) (PDF 1.3 MB)
- NZSL Interpreter workforce coordination - Deaf Studies Research Unit, Victoria University of Wellington (2022) (PDF 616 KB)
Translations Report
Scoping report
This report summaries an initial review of the New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL) Act 2006 conducted by the NZSL Board, and outlines options for the next steps.
- Download the scoping report (PDF 2 MB) (from December 2020)
Youth Project
NZSL Online Hub Report