It’s Hearing Awareness Month!
March is Hearing Awareness Month! Did you know: over 880,000 Kiwis are Deaf or hard of hearing and about 20% of NZ Year 9 students have measurable hearing loss…
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It’s World Diabetes Day!
Sunday 14 November is World Diabetes Day, and this year marks 100 years since the discovery of insulin in 1921…
My submission on the Human Rights (Disability Assist Dogs Non-Discrimination) Amendment Bill
Although New Zealand was instrumental in negotiating the UN Convention on the Rights of the Disabled in 2006, even today disabled people can be denied service for using service animal…
What you’re feeling is disability
What’s inducing such violent tantrums and angry protests against covid-related public safety measures? The world has become less accessible for everyone…
It’s Disability Pride Week 2019!
You may think “I’ve worked in offices for years, and accessibility in the workplace has never really come up as a serious issue. What’s the problem?” THAT’s the problem…
Happy Disabilities Day!
Today is the International Day of Disabled Persons! (3 Dec 2018). The UN’s theme for 2018 is “Empowering persons with disabilities and ensuring inclusiveness and equality”…
Being Papa
This is my story of how I learned to be Papa to my kids, one of whom has a severe brain injury.