walking . is . overrated

I’m sure it’s nothing new to any of you that petrol prices are on this inexorable rise to, well, unaffordability, but do you think as disabled New Zealanders, this is having more of a severe impact than on the rest of the population?
Many of us are on a benefit of some description, and some […]

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Hey everyone,
Just a quick update to let you all know why I haven’t been posting as much the last few weeks - I really am still alive!

I’ve started back at Uni for my 2nd year of my Communications degree, which of course brings with it such joyous obligations as essays, assignments, et al.
I’ve scored a […]

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From the blog of Philip Patston…
www.200gr8.com
27 March 2008
Here’s an innovative idea…NOT
You bring around 800 of the world’s leading social entrepreneurs together to celebrate five years of excellence in social innovation. You call it the 2008 Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship. You hold it at the prestigious Saîd Business School at Oxford University.
You hold the […]

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What do you enjoy doing on a Sunday afternoon? Looking up random synonyms on your Mac? No? Well, me neither. But someone out there in this crazy world evidently does, and one day stumbled upon a rather peculiar one. For those of you - like me - with an Apple Mac, open up your Thesaurus […]

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I’ve been contacted by a research manager from a Polytechnic in Greymouth, who is making a presentation to the Wellington City Council, and wants to know the answer to the following question:
What’s it like to journey through Wellington with a disability?
We’re talking hotels, motels, footpaths, public facilities (art galleries, movie theatres, etc.), tourist attractions (cable […]

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Some time ago, I wondered whether Beijing was ready to host the 2008 Paralympics.
I think this picture says it all, don’t you?

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This is so, so important. Please read this post.
I’m sure many of you have a passionate stance on the whole ACC vs. MOH funding conundrum, and why those who can prove “medical misadventure” was the cause of their disability (or, ironically, those who got drunk, crashed their car, and are now wheelchair users) are entitled […]

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Well gosh, try as I might to entertain you all with interesting stories, or inform you all with, well, informative ones, nothing much appears to be happening in the world of disability! So, please. If you’ve seen or heard anything recently which you think might interest the rest of the walkingisoverrated family, then let us […]

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It’s a common pastime of mine to watch those with mobility permits exiting their cars, watching for the slightest signal of mobility impairment, ready to pounce on those failing to show any such signs. However deep down, I know there are impairments which are ‘invisible’, and no doubt result in many unkind stares from naive […]

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To celebrate the last weekend of my summer holidays, some friends and I are off to “New Zealand’s leading edge summer festival” - Splore! So whilst I won’t be updating the site over the weekend, I’ll be sure to take plenty of pictures and write up a comprehensive review when I get back. To be […]

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