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Blake Forbes’ struggle highlights healthcare inequities for disabled
This week RNZ and Stuff both published articles highlighting the situation of Blake Forbes, a 26-year-old man with Cerebral Palsy, who is struggling to access necessary diagnostic scans due to…
by JonnyApr 12 No comments -
Lessons to be learned on how we respond to our most vulnerable
An eleven-year-old girl with Autism. Non-verbal. Handcuffed. Admitted to a Mental Health Facility under the Section 29 of the Mental Health Act. Misidentified. Injected with two doses of anti-psychotic medication.…
by JonnyMar 29 No comments -
Disability reforms could hinder true progress
When the Government announced changes, restraint and cutbacks for the disability sector in March and September last year, the disability community was outraged. One of the elements of the announcements…
by JonnyFeb 15 No comments -
5Accessible tourism offers untapped potential
This week the newly minted Economic Growth Minister Nicola Willis announced changes to visitor visas, allowing visitors to work remotely for foreign companies whilst in New Zealand. It’s to attract…
by JonnyFeb 1 No comments -
Challenges and hope for disability sector
Well, my dear readers, here we are at the end of 2024. It’s been a year of discontent with the occasional ray of hope. Let’s take a look back and…
by JonnyDec 21 No comments -
Disabled abuse survivors still face inadequate care
Last week survivors of abuse in state and faith-based care received a formal apology from the Government. There was a range of apology givers – some were received with positivity,…
by JonnyNov 23 No comments -
Disabled People must be at the heart of the decision-making
When December looms people start thinking about Christmas. Who’s going to misbehave at the Christmas work do? Which parent in-laws are we going to on Christmas day? Are we going…
by JonnyNov 9 No comments -
Halloween horror: The Monster Mash that is our current Government and other stories
BOO!! It’s Halloween time already. Last year I wrote a Halloween Special about the then brand-new Government Coalition. Over time their ghoulishness has morphed. Last year I portrayed the Prime…
by JonnyOct 26 No comments -
Dogs make our lives a little cuter, a touch crazier and a lot happier
Neurotic, traumatised, nimble with a touch of forgetfulness- no I am not talking about my PA or myself for that matter! I am talking about our one remaining Sydney Silky/…
by JonnyOct 12 No comments -
Funding freeze a recipe for our most vulnerable to be decimated
It was hard before, but now it looks out of reach, unattainable, a mere pipe dream. I am talking about residential facilities for disabled people. More particularly, the simple notion…
by JonnySep 28 No comments -
Accessible Kaipara District? Yeah, nah!
In Tai Tokerau we love the good old catch-all retort- ‘yeah nah! On the face of it, it is an ambiguous response. But what it really means is ‘ Yes,…
by JonnySep 14 No comments -
The Government are basically saying Disabled People are not up for the job?
Downloadable: A Different Light – 31 Aug 2024 – The Government are basically saying Disabled People are not up for the job The 80’s gave me a taste for what…
by JonnyAug 30 No comments
