THE DEAF.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20490, 8 March 1932, Page 5

THE DEAF.

—» FORMATION OF ' LEAGUE ADVOCATED. A scheme to provide the deaf of New Zealand with facilities for largely overcoming their disability is beiii" advocated by Mrs G. A. Hurd-Wood, tormerly of Hamilton, and now of Auckland. . She proposes to establish m Auckland an organisation to be knoVyn as the "Now Zealand League for t" e Hard of Hearing." The aims and objects of the proposed league are as follows: —To improve the outlook for totally or partially deafened adults; to reduce the ill effects ot deafness to a minimum; to encourage deaf people to realise 'and face their disability; to assist deafened and hard of, hearing people to pursue their accustomed means of livelihood, with a minimum • of inconvenience to then employers, their public and themselves, to eliminate quackery; to co-operate with the Government in dealing wiui the prevention of deafness in childien. The means to be. employed are as follows:—Teaching o F . lip-readmg; demonstration of mechanical and e ecfcrieal hearing aids; - re-education o the ears; providing recreation ana fostering a spirit of sociability; ass ', ~ ing in finding employment for tw) deafened •_ providing books and pamptiOf special interest to those interested was the morning tea given in Auckland Lyceum Club recently to enable Mrs Hurd-Wood to meet representatives of various women s tions in the City Mrs spoke of the marvellous work toi tne deaf that was being done in °"' e ' countries by the league that had been formed for the puiposs 1 hro "£ f -. t 'j means people who had been « with various degrees, ot deafness h.ui, been enabled to overcome their disabilities. and had become useful and happy members of society Though the league is to be <* national organisation, it is proposed o establish headquarters in A ' K '. , h \"; | and only when this is fully estab sheJ to form branches in the other <entie. ■