In today’s politically correct world, using the right word to describe minority groups is becoming increasingly important. No longer are black people described as ‘black’. No longer are gay people described as ‘faggots’. So why, then, is it deemed appropriate for disabled people to be called ‘retards’? The latest Hollywood blockbuster ‘Tropic Thunder’, produced by movie studio Dreamworks, features an intellectually disabled character named Simple Jack, played by Ben Stiller. Throughout the film, he is repeatedly referred to as a

I very rarely get upset. But today, when trying to book tickets for Phantom of the Opera at Auckland’s Civic Theatre, the disabled seating “policy” employed by The Edge pushed me to my limit, and I decided to pen this letter to try and get them to change what is an offensive, discriminatory, and utterly incomprehensible disabled seating arrangement. I’ve spoken about this before, but this time I’m going to do something about it. Read on, and leave your thoughts

I came across this 2-minute YouTube clip when googling ‘walking is overrated’, and found it so compelling I thought I’d share it with you all. It was added to YouTube on the 29th of June 2007, so theoretically, this guy coined the phrase way before I did! But anyway, I digress, check out the video below and bask in this guy’s wicked spin on life. Literally.

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 do I have to do to win? All you have to do is send me an email telling me about the most exciting

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Well, now it’s become apparent that half of Americans would rather be dead than disabled, I thought I’d take it upon myself to show everyone that being disabled isn’t all that bad, really So here’s the first in a collection of my own images that I’ve oh-so-wittily added captions to. More to come – let me know what you think!

Hahaha… Steep much? And just in case you weren’t sure what/who it was intended for, they’ve made it unmistakably clear

Sure, the slogan’s good, but what about this logo? (Click on the image to see a bigger version) Borrowed from Alex Woodruff’s blog, leave a comment below and let me know what you think…

Hey everyone, I’ve received a disappointing number of entries for the first iPod comp (read: none) so if you wanna win an iPod nano you’re in with a pretty good chance if you enter now! Head on over to the competition page and send me your ‘accessible’ review, I’ll extend the deadline to midnight tomorrow – so get in quick! Good luck Red