This morning Steve Jobs announced a brand new lineup of those hot little iPod Nano music players, and guess what? You can win one right here on walkingisoverrated!
Throughout the month of September, everyone who sends me an “accessible review” will go into the draw to win a brand new, 4th-generation 8GB iPod Nano, in your […]
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Win a brand, BRAND new iPod Nano!
September 10th, 2008 · No Comments
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‘Attitude Awards’ now open for nominations
September 8th, 2008 · No Comments
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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New competition: Win a SkyWalk double pass!
July 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
Fresh from Jenny winning our latest iPod Nano competition, I’m extremely pleased to announce our next competition, where thanks to the awesome folk up in the SkyTower, the winner will get to experience the dizzying heights of Auckland’s SkyWalk!
Competition is open NOW, and entries close August 10. I’ll announce the winner the following week!
Awesome! What […]
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The first motorbike designed specifically for wheelchair users!
July 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Well mark this down in the ‘never-thought-it’d-happen’ file, but a bloke over in the UK has built the world’s first motorbike designed specifically for wheelchair users, and boy is it impressive. The bike is actually being shipped over here and donated to the CatWalk Trust, to be auctioned off to raise funds for spinal cord […]
Tags: Exciting times · Transport · World
CCS Disability Action kicks off awareness week
June 29th, 2008 · 7 Comments
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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Check out NZ’s first travel advisor for disabled people!
June 19th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Well it’s about time. Hawkes Bay resident Felicity Patterson has teamed up with United Travel to provide a travel advisory service exclusively to help disabled travellers! Felicity decided to take the initiative after travelling extensively throughout NZ and the world, and learning plenty about the potential pitfalls of travelling with a disability along the way! […]
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Win an iPod Nano - competition now open!
June 1st, 2008 · No Comments
Competition is now open!
Want to win a brand new 4GB iPod Nano? Enter walkingisoverrated.com’s first ever competition and it could be yours!
All you have to do is email me an accessible review of somewhere in your local area. It could be a cafe, your local movie theatre, a museum, anything at all! I’ll publish […]
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Auckland Disability Law launches
May 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Now these are exciting times. The fact that it is now being acknowledged that there is a real need for disability focus and representation around legal issues, and not just letting us ‘fall through the cracks’ is great to see. Leading that charge is the newly-launched Auckland Disability Law community law service, which aims to […]
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Shameless self-promotion #4: Attitude
May 26th, 2008 · 4 Comments
So for those of you who missed it (and shame on you :P) I was featured on Attitude last Sunday morning! Attitude is a great disability-flavoured TV show hosted by Curtis Palmer, Tanya Black, and Grant Sharman, amongst others, which screens every Sunday morning at 9:30 on TV1.
But never fear! If you didn’t get […]
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Oscar gets a shot at Olympic dream
May 21st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Well, whaddya know. It seems the Gods, or at least the IAAF, are smiling upon South African double-amputee Oscar Pistorius, overturning his ban on competing in the Beijing Olympics. So this means that Oscar, complete with carbon fibre blades for feet, has the opportunity to qualify for the Olympics - note, not the Paras - […]
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