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A brilliant time in Roto-Vagas
It was colder than I remembered and the smell was more pungent. Mind you it’s been a good couple of decades since I have been to Rotorua. We took our…
by JonnyJul 18 No comments -
Health & Disability Review – if it ain’t broke…
A Different Light – 4 July “I’m not sick!” Apart from the usual aches and pains and snuffles and sneezes I am not by virtue of my disability-‘sick’ and I…
by JonnyJul 4 No comments -
Accessible Tourism a no-brainer
A Different Light – 20 June 2020- Accessible Tourism a no-brainer “Don’t leave home ‘till you have seen the country”. Do you remember that catchphrase from the 80’s campaign to…
by JonnyJun 22 No comments -
Things are the same but different
A Different Light – 6 June – Things are the same but different The term the ‘New Normal’ is almost getting old. It’s used to describe how things are now…
by JonnyJun 6 No comments -
Adjusting to the new normal after Level 3
A Different Light – 11th May 2020 It’s official. I am disheveled. When I look in the mirror, it’s not ideal! It’s my hair mainly. It’s growing fast and in…
by Pip NewmanMay 11 No comments -
Tough time for many disabled folk in lockdown
A Different Light – 11 April 2020 – Tough time for many disabled folk in lockdown We’re halfway there. At least I hope we have done enough so that four…
by Pip NewmanApr 11 No comments -
Time to take a break and look out for others
A Different Light – 28 March – Time to take a break and look out for others I knew things were fluid and fast moving. But I like many others…
by Pip NewmanMar 28 No comments -
Access Issues in Waitangi Improving
A Different Light – 15 Feb 2020 February has been hot and busy. No doubt it will get hotter and busier with the weekends having the most activity. While February…
by JonnyFeb 15 No comments -
Disabled people often disadvantaged during a disaster
A Different Light 18 January 2020 The afternoon of Sunday, the fifth of January, had a particularly gloomy feel about it. It wasn’t just because I was going back to…
by JonnyJan 18 No comments -
As we enter the 20s, relish and remember the good times
A Different Light – 14 December 2019 It’s not only the end of a year- it’s the of a decade. The acceleration of change has been bowel shattering in some…
by JonnyDec 14 No comments -
Diversity Rulz OK!
Link to PDF A Different Light – 19 October 2019- Diversity Rulz OK! When I was asked to be a speaker at a conference months ago, I was blasé in my…
by JonnyOct 19 No comments -
Ableism??
PDF version: A Different Light – 5 October 2019-Ableism Ableism is a waiter asking your colleague if you have finished your meal in a restaurant. Ableism is being pushed in a…
by JonnyOct 5 No comments
