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Courageous Effort of Tokyo Paralympics by NZ Disabled Athletes
The Paralympics have come and gone with a hiss and roar. They provided a welcome relief from the daily Jacinda and Ashleigh talk show earnestly explaining – the nuances of…
by JonnySep 11 No comments -
Disabled people struggle with Covid 10 Vaccination process too
A Different Light – 28 August 2021 – Disabled people struggles with Covid 19 vaccination process too Last Tuesday we were all heads down totally focused on our Getting Out…
by Pip NewmanAug 28 No comments -
Leslie’s decision a no-brainer
A Different Light – 14 August 2021 – Leslies’s decision a no-brainer It’s been man flu central for the last couple of weeks. As such I have had to remain…
by Pip NewmanAug 14 No comments -
Getting Out There Highlights – Northland Disability Services
A Different Light – 31st July 2021 – Getting Out There Highlights – Northland Disability Services Last week the magazine ‘Getting Out There’ we (Tiaho Trust) produce was dispersed Northland…
by JonnyJul 31 No comments -
Moving House surprising makes Google’s top five stressful events in life lists
A Different Light – 17 July 2021 Death of a loved one, divorce, moving, major illness or injury, job loss: these are life’s five most stressful events according to the…
by JonnyJul 17 No comments -
Letting go of well-travelled mobility scooter – Not easy
A Different Light – 3 July 2021 Out with the old and in with the new. Sometimes things just wear out their welcome and go their use- by date. Sometimes…
by JonnyJul 3 No comments -
First it was lightning then it was migrainal lights
A Different Light – 19 June 2021-First it was lightning then it was migrainal lights Lightning filled the bedroom window in the early hours of the morning, followed by long…
by JonnyJun 19 No comments -
Ice place
A Different Light – 5 June 2021 – Ice Place Was it cold? Yes. Freezing? Borderline! It was Dunedin in the twilight days of Autumn after all, so what else…
by JonnyJun 5 No comments -
Plenty of Disability related stories in News Media recently
A Different Light – 22 May 2021 -Plenty of Disability related stories in News Media recently Writing a regular column can be torturous, when you need to come up with…
by JonnyMay 22 No comments -
ANZAC a reminder of disability support progress
A Different Light – 24 April 2021 – ANZAC a reminder of disability support progress It’s ANZAC weekend. Another prized long weekend. Last year the ANZAC commemorations were reduced to…
by JonnyApr 24 No comments -
As winter nears so does the aches & pains
A Different Light – 10 April 2021 – As winter nears so does the aches & pains We are well into April, Easter has been gone and it feels like…
by JonnyApr 10 No comments -
Call for new six-syllable protest in support of disabled people
There is nothing like a good protest to provoke a feeling of solidarity, whether this involves a march, a sit in, a picket or a chant. I remember Billy Connolly…
by JonnyMar 27 No comments
