Victoria Manning

Victoria Manning grew up with an older deaf brother in an academic-focused family. She gained a bachelors degree in Wellington, New Zealand followed by a Masters in Mental Health Counselling at Gallaudet University, in 1996. Returning home, Victoria provided New Zealand’s first Deaf mental health services. She was also one of two individuals who took a human rights case against the largest telecommunications company and succeeding in establishing a telephone relay service for New Zealand.