walking . is . overrated

I’m sure many of you are familiar with TVNZ’s Attitude programme, which focuses on NZ’s disabled community and their lives, struggles, and achievements. Well now, Attitude are launching the ‘Attitude Awards’!
Says the Attitude website:
The Attitude Awards seek to honour the outstanding achievements of ordinary New Zealanders who have disabilities – men and women who […]

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In today’s politically correct world, using the right word to describe minority groups is becoming increasingly important. No longer are black people described as ‘black’. No longer are gay people described as ‘faggots’. So why, then, is it deemed appropriate for disabled people to be called ‘retards’?
The latest Hollywood blockbuster ‘Tropic Thunder’, produced by movie […]

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Well, the bloggers over at TVNZ’s Olympic site are kicking up a stink about the disabled bathroom signage through the National Stadium in Beijing. As you can see in the picture on the left, rather than your traditional white-on-blue ‘wheelchair’ sign, the Chinese have adapted it somewhat and made it a funky black-on-red logo, in […]

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I came across this 2-minute YouTube clip when googling ‘walking is overrated’, and found it so compelling I thought I’d share it with you all. It was added to YouTube on the 29th of June 2007, so theoretically, this guy coined the phrase way before I did! But anyway, I digress, check out the video […]

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As undeniably awesome as Walking Is Overrated is, it’s been ‘picked up’ by something even awesome-er. Check out disability.alltop.com for a comprehensive database of the best disability blogs from around the world! Admittedly, this site is on there, but it’s a great one-stop-shop for disability-related news and opinion from people all over the globe.
Check […]

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Well, now it’s become apparent that half of Americans would rather be dead than disabled, I thought I’d take it upon myself to show everyone that being disabled isn’t all that bad, really So here’s the first in a collection of my own images that I’ve oh-so-wittily added captions to. More to come - […]

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So I’m sure you’ve all heard of how PM Helen Clark’s security entourage blocked all the mobility parking spaces outside Christchurch’s Town Hall last week.
What that did, interestingly, is bring this debate over the misuse of mobility parking spots into the mainstream, and the NZ Herald has a really fascinating debate going on over […]

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Coming to a TV near you is CCS Disability Action’s new disability awareness campaign, featuring me! Check it out below, and let me know what you think!

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