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Acquiring disability meant acquiring creative wealth for author Sam Smith
Once a dentist, now a full time funny man, Sam Smith still wants to see your grin.
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How Parasport helped a young athlete reject the pressures of mainstream sport
Athlete Sarah Clarke wasn’t even planning on showing up to table tennis at the Halberg Games, but a year later she’s on a pathway for the Oceania Par…
1 year, 1 month ago
Love horror, hate ableism: Modern horror’s obsession with disability
Thriller film fan Lotto Ramsay loves a good scare, but is finding them less desirable to watch because of some disability tropes.
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1 year, 1 month ago
Police are depending on 'individual champions' to understand disability communities
A recent case of police misidentifying an 11-year-old non-verbal autistic girl for someone else shows New Zealand Police need to urgently change thei…
1 year, 2 months ago
The day my neurodivergent doomscrolling paid off
Vixen Temple describes the moment an old research study helped release her from the validation of neurotypicals.
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1 year, 2 months ago
Yes, I am wearing a neck brace and no, you can’t ask me about it
Although they might mean well, next time someone asks you inappropriate questions on the street here's some strategies to keep them moving along.
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1 year, 2 months ago
No more pity stories thanks! Merging sports and design to elevate disabled athletes
Fresh out of Otago University, Dylan Lloyd is a graphic designer and athlete making a huge mark in his community - both on the wheelchair rugby court…
1 year, 2 months ago
'We are creators of culture': Putting disabled writers at the helm
Having access to funding for disabled-led projects makes our storytelling braver, says a recent recipient of the Whakahoa Kaitoi Whanaketanga Creativ…
1 year, 2 months ago
A film 18 years in the making
The Māoriland Film Festival is about to premiere a The Doctor’s Wife, co-directed by Paula Whetu Jones and Tamara Azizian.
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1 year, 2 months ago
March 18th: One year since our lives became smaller
We have to remind the Government there aren’t deserving and undeserving disabled people, urges Etta Bollinger, we’re just a community with different …
1 year, 2 months ago