walking . is . overrated

How cool is this? Snowplanet is launching a snowsport coaching programme designed specifically for those with physical, sensory, and cognitive impairments! Snowplanet say they’re launching these coaching sessions to “ensure there is no limit to enjoying the freedom of skiing and boarding with your family and friends”. In case you’re not familiar with Snowplanet, Auckland’s […]

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In quite exciting news for anyone who wants to get in the good books of an internationally-acclaimed comedian and disabled leader Liz Carr, Liz is visiting NZ with her partner throughout March and April, and is looking for places to stay! If any of you out there know of anyone with an accessible home who’d […]

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I must embarrassingly admit I’ve never actually seen a Touch Compass performance, but if it’s anything as good as these guys, I’m missing out big-time! Check this video out, talk about stunning…

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Crazy, perhaps, but this guy did it! Check out the video below…

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You’d better believe it.
Curtis Palmer, pictured left in his sporting days but now one of the Attitude TV presenters, has written in his blog about the delight he experienced when he found that EVA Air’s aeroplane had an accessible toilet onboard! He was on his way to Shanghai to watch several of NZ’s top athletes […]

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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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Great news for those of you living in the bewilderingly blustery city of Wellington, you now have your very own wheelchair accessible swing! The new swing (see the picture on the left, and click on it for a larger view) is located in Shorland Park in the suburb of Island Bay (a pretty place if […]

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Well here’s something I didn’t think was possible, along with the All Blacks winning the World Cup, except this one actually came to fruition - the Waitomo Caves now have a wheelchair accessible route through the Ruakuri cave!
After an 18-year absence, the Ruakuri cave, one of several within the Waitomo caves area, reopened recently […]

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Update: Hey everyone, thanks for checking out the site! It doesn’t matter where you are in the country, if you’d like to contribute an “accessible” review, send it through to me at: red@walkingisoverrated.com and I’ll publish it on the blog! If you’d like to chat some more, head on over to the forums!
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Well think again! If you have a physical impairment and have always wanted to test your sea-legs (or sea-wheels, as the case may be), then keep reading. If, like me, you’re terrified of capsizing and being swallowed by a whale (anyone? ..no?), then click away now. Yes, I’m scared of whales
Apparently, and admittedly […]

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