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We all have a part to play in not reinforcing negative perceptions
It was only the other week I wrote about potty mouthed Hamilton City Councillor Andrew Bydder, who made ableist derogatory comments in an online submission to Waipā District Council. I…
by JonnyAug 3 No comments -
Spotlight on Troy Robertson
I had some trepidation about selecting someone for a ‘Spotlight Interview’ for the Tiaho Trust’s ‘Getting Out There’ magazine this year. This annual magazine insert in the Northern Advocate highlights…
by JonnyJul 20 No comments -
Nobody uses the ‘n word’ anymore
Nobody uses the ‘n word’ anymore. People long ago stopped using the word ‘gay’ in a derogative fashion. Society in general, thankfully, has a sense of language which is not…
by JonnyJul 6 No comments -
Tiaho Trust offering social change and Leadership workshops to potential Disabled Leaders
Despite the announcement from the Government in March about restrictions to the Purchasing Rules for Individualised Funding the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) approach is still front of mind in the…
by JonnyJun 22 No comments -
The Budget could have been much worse
This weekend is the anniversary of my mother’s death. She died on Queens birthday. It’s now called called Kings birthday weekend (a little hard to get use to but we…
by JonnyJun 8 No comments -
Terrorist and Extremist Groups have decided that vulnerable and Disable people are fair game
I used to think disabled people had a free pass in certain areas. I thought we benefited from some sort of unwritten societal codes. That we were safe from attacks…
by JonnyMay 12 No comments -
Come on Minister Simmonds, we need a champion of our people – not champion of covert hatchet
Beware the Ides of Match! Okay, it’s a couple of days out but the announcement about changes to Disability Services on 18th March was foreboding to say the least! Out…
by JonnyMar 30 No comments -
Attacking the most vulnerable seems both ineffectual and mean-spirited
A Different Light – 2 March 2024 – Attacking the most vulnerable seems both ineffectual and mean-spirited ‘Cost of living gets so high, rich and poor they start to cry,…
by JonnyMar 2 No comments -
Election 2023 – What has been absent so far is any announcements of disability policy
Election fever has been feverish. Policies have been coming thick and fast. GST off our 5 + a day fruit and vege is dangled in front of us beguilingly. On…
by JonnyAug 19 No comments -
Scammers pursue even the disabled
A Different Light – 22 July 2023 – Scammers pursue even the disabled Conned, tricked, spammed, slammed and scammed! Apparently, we are getting ripped off more and more. It is…
by JonnyJul 22 No comments -
Ministry’s gift of name a sign of the times – at last
Hold one hand in a “stop” sign. Now turn the palm to face you , as you bring it upwards. No, it’s not creative dance. It’s not yoga. It’s the…
by JonnyJul 8 No comments -
So what is in this year’s budget for Disabled people
Due to the extortionist increase in food prices and the insidious creep of mortgage interest rates ‘budgets’ have become the buzz. The big Budget came out the other day and,…
by JonnyMay 27 No comments
