walking . is . overrated

Following on from this post, regarding some right-wing politicians’ view that disabled children are better off segregated within their educational environment, a recent local study has shown that in fact, disabled children usually thrive in an integrated classroom.
A huge factor in the success of integration is the part played by the classroom’s teacher, say […]

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Thanks to Terry for bringing this to my attention!
A local mother has reached out to the media after she says a school went overboard while restraining her child. Isaiah Moore came home from Oak Hammock K-8 last April looking like he had just been in a fight. But the autistic boy’s injuries didn’t come from […]

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As you may or may not have read recently, National’s Associate Spokesperson for Education, Allan Peachey, has copped plenty of flak from all corners over his comments surrounding educational facilities for disabled people, or apparent lack thereof. Mr Peachey, pictured left, seems to want to fill our country with special schools for kids with special […]

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“If you dream it and believe it, you can achieve it”.
This is the motto of motivational speaker and track champion Cameron Calkoen, so it’s no surprise that he’s the one behind the revolutionary step in the world of mentoring, a programme he’s dubbed “Carabiner”.
Carabiner is a mentoring project developed in conjunction with the North Shore […]

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A Nelson child psychotherapist has spoken up, claiming he sees a handful of children referred to him each year for behavioural and mental health problems, when in reality, it turns out they have an undiagnosed intellectual disability.
The doctor, Joe Babinski, spoke at the recent New Zealand Association of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapists conference, which […]

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I think people who smoke are silly in the first place, but new research has shown that if you smoke and have multiple sclerosis, you’re even sillier.
The research suggests that smoking increases brain tissue shrinkage in those with MS, and could, as a result, affect the severity of their impairment. Doesn’t sound like much fun, […]

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As user ’sophieg’ pointed out over at the forums, it is the annual Blind Week appeal coming up towards the end of the month - October 23 - 29, to be exact! Not knowing much about what the Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind do, a quick squizz around their official site reveals a […]

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