Okay, so I don’t often get mushy about stuff but this has to be one of the sweetest things I’ve seen in quite some time. Nick Chisholm, paralyzed for the last 9 years with locked-in syndrome, has found love on the internet (with a hot chick!). I’ll stop rambling because it’s portrayed much more heart-warmingly […]
Entries from April 2009
Most incredible video ever!
April 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Tags: Exciting times · News · World
Mobility taxi parking frustrations
April 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments
Interesting piece this. Taken from The Aucklander
“Sorry lass, we can’t pull up outside. We’ve had to park 200m that way,” says the driver to the woman in the wheelchair.
Pushing and pulling the wheelchair over kerbs past the disabled parking spots, the driver manages to help his disabled customer to the van. It happens all the […]
Tags: Disability Awareness · Mobility Parking · News · Transport
New disability-focussed NZ accommodation site pops up
April 25th, 2009 · 6 Comments
I was sent a link to a new NZ-based accommodation site that’s popped up, reviewing/rating establishments based on their level of accessibility. It’s called AccoMobility, and you can visit it here.
Now, while it’s great to see others doing their bit to increase the amount of information available to the disabled traveller, this site (in its […]
Tags: Accommodation · Blogs
Win tickets to Philip Patston’s comedy show next month!
April 2nd, 2009 · 4 Comments
My good mate Philip Patston is performing as part of the NZ International Comedy Festival going down in May, and you could see him for free!
I’m going to post up a video interview with Philip soon, and I’d like you to be a part of it by asking some questions! Simply post a comment below […]
Tags: Arts · Competitions · Events