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Disability needs a greater National Advocacy Service
An investigation has recently been launched by the Health and Disability Commissioner after a volunteer disability advocate lodged a complaint calling for an independent investigation into the National Advocacy Trust.…
by JonnyMay 13 No comments -
Alfie teaching valuable life lessons
A Different Light –29th April 2023 – Alfie teaching valuable life lessons Well, it’s grim. I knew it would be, when the time came, so I had methodically put it…
by JonnyApr 29 No comments -
A great day for Disability Action – Yeah right
A Different Light – 1 April 2023 – A Great day for Disability Action – Yeah right Finally, we are going to say goodbye to the yawning discrepancy between ACC…
by JonnyApr 1 No comments -
Disabled people and whanau need to be in the driving seat of Enabling Good Lives
EGL. Extremely Good Luck? Extraordinarily Good Looking? Extra Good Lie In? Oh, no, no, no. If you’re disabled, whanau of a person with a disability or a service provider for…
by JonnyMar 18 No comments -
There can’t continue to be no resources in times of crisis for disabled Northlanders
Downloadable: A Different Light – 4 March 2023 – There can’t continue to be no resources in times of crisis for disabled Northlanders It’s been one disaster after another in…
by JonnyMar 4 No comments -
Luck was with us ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle
A Different Light – 18th February 2023 – Luck was with us ahead of Cyclone Gabrielle In my last column I wrote about the perils of holding events and the…
by JonnyFeb 18 No comments -
Expect the Unexpected
A Different Light – 4 February 2023 – Expect the unexpected We all know to expect the unexpected. Wasn’t that drilled into our brains with the dreaded C 19 word?…
by JonnyFeb 4 No comments -
Making the transition from holiday to work can be hard
Downloadable: A Different Light 21 January 2023 – Making the transition from holiday to work can be hard It’s nothing but a happy memory. The summer holidays. Long lie ins.…
by JonnyJan 21 No comments -
Time to look back on all we have done this year – The good and bad of 2022
It’s nearly the end of the year and with a big PHEW it’s goodbye to 2022. Si how has been in through the lens of “A Different Light” In January…
by JonnyDec 17 No comments -
Focus on Equal Opportunities for All
When writing a column, there is one thing you really must consider: timing. Yesterday’s current events become the wrapper on today’s fish n chips very quickly. The small cycle of…
by JonnyDec 3 No comments -
Time for Government to put money where mouths are
A Different Light – 19 November 2022 – Time for Government to put money where mouths are If you don’t see them regularly it will bite you in the butt…
by JonnyNov 19 No comments -
Finally we are making progress for disabled
Downloadable version: A Different Light – 5 November 2022 – Finally we are making progress for disabled Progress. As Mark Twain famously observed, “The secret of making progress is to…
by JonnyNov 5 No comments
