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Recently, Deafradio sent out their flash new-look newsletter with more detailed content, replacing previous newsletters.

Deafradio’s news will be regularly sent out with various information, including: recent NZSL videos that Government departments and organisations have asked Seeflow to translate; upcoming events or information that is of interest; and updates from Deafradio’s hub projects such as SignDNA and Multichannel Media, and any Deafradio announcements.

Occasionally, they may include announcements from the Government, seeking submissions/feedback from the Deaf community on various topics. You will be able to give feedback/make submissions via Seeflow NZSL Direct.

All of Deafradio’s news and updates will be accessible in NZSL.

Newsletters are sent out to email addresses on Deafradio’s database, which is comprised of email addresses received either by submitters emailing hello@deafradio.co.nz (with ‘subscribe’ as the subject), or visiting www.seeflow.co.nz and entering their email address to subscribe to our news. If you wish to subscribe to Deafradio’s news, simply follow either method.

The Deafradio team is looking forward to providing the Deaf community with ongoing updates and interesting information in NZSL!

Submissions: Marriage Equality Bill

Public submissions are now being invited on the Marriage (Definition of Marriage) Amendment Bill. We are delighted to announce that you can make your submission via Seeflow NZSL Direct. This is a completely free service.

When making a submission, please select ‘Parliamentary Select Committee’ from the list. As with the recent MMP Review, Seeflow’s translation team will translate your submission from NZSL into English, and pass it onto the Select Committee on your behalf. Be aware the English version of your submission will be publicly available on the Parliament website. The last day for submissions is Friday 26th October, 2012.

Tablet Winner!

The Seeflow team brings you the latest update! Recently we had a competition where people who signed up to receive news from Seeflow via our website, their email address would go into a draw to win a Samsung tablet. The competition recently ended, and the winner’s email address was drawn. The lucky winner was…Mark Berry from Wellington. Congratulations Mark! We hope you enjoy your new tablet.

To those who missed out on the tablet, fear not, for we hope to have further competitions!

We hope you’ve enjoyed receiving public news in NZSL via Seeflow. And remember if you find other public information that you are keen to access in NZSL, please let us know.

MMP Review: Proposals Paper

This year, Seeflow gave Deaf people an opportunity to participate in a democratic first! The Electoral Commission undertook a review of the MMP voting system, after NZ people voted to keep the system at the last general election.

The commission used Seeflow to enable Deaf people to submit their opinions directly via the Seeflow NZSL Direct page, where their submissions were translated into written English and passed on to the commission. Submissions from the Deaf community exceeded the national average, and were received from all over NZ.

That feedback has now been analysed by the commission and they have now released a summary of responses and their proposals for any changes.

These are now available to view in NZSL via Seeflow. The commission also invites people to comment on the proposals before a deadline of 7 September 2012, 5:00pm.

Deaf people are again invited to make any comments either in writing or via NZSL through the Seeflow NZSL Direct page on the Seeflow website: www.seeflow.co.nz/direct

Seeflow: enabling the Deaf community to achieve their rights since March 2012!

TedxAuckland is coming!

Deafradio is excited to be sponsoring NZSL interpreters for the upcoming TEDxAuckland event. Tickets are going to be out on sale soon, and you’ll have no excuse not to grab the opportunity to see ‘Great Kiwi Ideas Worth Spreading!’. Now, what is TEDxAuckland?

And most importantly, here are the details! Be sure to keep an eye on www.tedxauckland.com.