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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, 5 months 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, 5 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, 5 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, 5 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 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, 6 months ago
When did Ōtautahi festivals become so accessible?
Twominds Festival is going beyond the bare minimum at their event this weekend, hosting multiple ‘chill-out’ zones onsite and promoting the Sunflower…
1 year, 6 months ago
When is ‘Nothing About Us Without Us’ going to reach academia?
Imagine a world where students didn’t have to read between the lines to figure out whether their disability studies lecturer has lived experience.
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1 year, 6 months ago