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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…
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Disabled People and Getting Work, never ending issue
Remember the movie “Groundhog Day” featuring the hapless Bill Murray, who was caught in a never ending spiral of living the same day- forever? Sometimes the working week can totally…
by JonnyNov 30 No comments -
When You’re Disabled and Put Yourself Out There
A Different Light – 16 November 2019 – When You’re Disabled and Put Yourself Out There A couple of weeks ago, the Opposition party circulated a discussion document on Social…
by JonnyNov 16 No comments -
Movie time reflections on the Joker
A Different Light – 2 November 2019 – Movie time relection of the Joker I used to resist going to the movies. It was the conformity that put me off…
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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 -
State your piece – Inquiry into abuse in care
A Different Light – 22 September Our very own Cameron Leslie was deservedly front and centre in the Northern Advocate again this week. Front page! The article was about him…
by JonnySep 27 No comments -
Different to my Dad
My parents never believed in Fathers’ or Mothers’ Day. They both dismissed the practice of sons and daughters paying homage to their parents on a prescribed day of the year…
by JonnySep 7 No comments -
Grey Matter
A Different Light – 10 August – Grey Matter Don’t you hate when things won’t work for no apparent reason or when a straight forward plan fails miserably? Like a…
by JonnyAug 10 No comments -
WORLD TO RITES
A Different Light – 27 July 2019 Funerals and Powhiri. I instinctually tend to shy away from such formal and public events. Both occasions generally require me walking in front…
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Free Bird
A Different Light – 13 July 2019 – Free Bird When I was eighteen I could not wait to leave home. I was off to Auckland University with my friend…
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Your Best Shot
A Different Light – 15 June I went for my flu jab yesterday. I had been procrastinating. The feeble logic that flu vaccines give you the flu was vaguely in…
by JonnyJun 15 No comments
