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A park that speaks

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A park that speaks

Gina Burlin and her dog Homer walk through Auckland's Western Park in 2009. The park had been covered in solid speech bubbles to emphasise the everyday consequences of hearing loss and show support for the National Foundation for the Deaf.

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Martin Sullivan, Disability and disability organisations – Organisations for people with disabilities, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/29176/a-park-that-speaks (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Martin Sullivan, published 30 March 2011.