Centre for Deaf Studies 20th anniversary
| When: | Friday, 14 September 2018 - Friday, 14 September 2018 |
| Where: | Parktown Education Campus Centre for Deaf Studies, Parktown Education Campus, Wits University |
| Start time: | 9:30 |
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The Centre for Deaf Studies will celebrate 20 years of research excellence in Deaf Education.
The prgramme is as follows:
- Welcome by Master of Ceremonies / Host - Prof. Tawana Kupe
- SASL signing choir - You raise me up
- Reflections on 20 years
- Address by World Federation of the Deaf President - Colin Allen
- Lifetime Achievement Award - Father Cyril Axelrod - DeafBlind world leader (born and raised in SA, now living in the UK due to total lack of services and support for DeafBlind ppl in SA)
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Art Award - 1st Place - Marnitz Steyn
- Words of Congratulations, which will include among others:
- Prof Alys Young, University of Manchester
- Philip Dobson, DeafBlind SA
- WASLI - World Association of Sign Language Interpreters
- Vice Chancellor- Prof Adam Habib
- SASL signing choir – The Rains of Africa
- Official Opening of the New Wits Centre for Deaf Studies – Examplar of “Deaf Space”
- Launch of the International Art Gallery
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