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Disability Issues portfolio taken away from Paula Bennett, given to Tariana Turia

June 30th, 2009 · 4 Comments

This is interesting. I have a lot of love for Tariana Turia, and I personally think Paula Bennett was always going to be a little bit preoccupied wither her Social Development portfolio. Let’s hope this makes it a little bit easier for disability issues to get some ‘airtime’, eh?
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Tags: News · Politics

Telecom takes over 4 disabled parks in Auckland CBD for XT launch

May 14th, 2009 · 32 Comments

So I’m on my way to University in the rain this morning, and I’m thinking, “Oh great, I’ll park right outside the AUT tower so I won’t get too wet”. Well, bugger me when I see four disabled/mobility parks cordoned off, emblazoned with massive Telecom NZ logos, in preparation for their big XT brand launch […]

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Tags: Disability Awareness · Events · Mobility Parking · News · Transport

Cadbury’s dyslexia ads pulled

May 10th, 2009 · No Comments

It’s being reported that those distasteful Cadbury dyslexia advertisements I mentioned a few days ago have been pulled, as a result of numerous complaints.
Good to hear Cadbury’s listening, but let’s be honest: these never should’ve gone up in the first place.
Link to NZ Herald story

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Tags: Arts · Disability Awareness · News · Ramblings · Signage

Most incredible video ever!

April 25th, 2009 · 2 Comments

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 […]

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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 […]

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Tags: Disability Awareness · Mobility Parking · News · Transport

Obama makes crass “Special Olympics” joke during Jay Leno interview

March 21st, 2009 · 6 Comments

Not impressed, Mr Obama. Not impressed at all. Hopefully the YouTube video below will stay live for you all to see this, but the gist of it goes that Jay Leno is asking Barack Obama if he has kept the bowling alley in the White House. Obama replies that yes, he has kept it, and […]

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Tags: Disability Awareness · News · Paralympics · Politics · World

Welcome, Rise readers!

March 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Thanks for coming to check out my blog! If you’d like to get in touch, head on over to the contact page and drop me a message - would love to know your thoughts on the site or the article, or anything else you’d like to discuss!
For those who don’t know, this month’s Rise […]

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Tags: Blogs · Exciting times · News · Site News

‘Show Your Ability’ Equipment Expo ‘09

February 18th, 2009 · 11 Comments

The ‘Show Your Ability’ equipment expo is back for another year! This is NZ’s premier disability and care equipment expo, and it’s visiting 5 cities during March. This is a unique opportunity to see and experience a massive range of specialised equipment from over 40 suppliers.
Best of all, entry is free!
Download the flyer here (PDF).

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Tags: Events · News · Support services

MOH Consumer Forums alert - Have your say!

February 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Do you or a family member have a disability?
Do you want to help shape the disability support services that the Ministry of Health funds?
The Disability Support Services Group of the Ministry of Health are visiting towns and cities around the country to get feedback from disabled people and their families to help us plan and […]

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Tags: Disability Awareness · Events · News · Support services

NZ Government shafts disabled Kiwis

February 5th, 2009 · 8 Comments

Cabinet Minister Rodney Hide’s recent comments regarding building regulations have outraged the disability community in New Zealand.
On TVNZ’s Close Up programme Rodney Hide recommended that a Christchurch businessman should break the law and not follow accessibility guidelines in building regulations because it was too costly.
CCS Disability Action, the largest pan-disability support provider in New Zealand, […]

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Tags: Disability Rights · News · Politics