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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 -
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 -
What critics are saying about the Accessibility Bill
A Different Light – 22 October 2022 – What critics are saying about the Accessiblity Bill Accessibility. It’s a clear-cut concept to the individual. You know what you need to…
by JonnyOct 22 No comments -
It says to NZ and the rest of the World that disabled people are not wanted and are a burden
The United Nations Expert Committee who reviews New Zealand’s progress on the implementation of the Convention of the Rights of Disabled People has been rather critical of New Zealand’s progress.…
by JonnyOct 8 No comments -
Hundertwasser building is stunning but is it accessible?
It was a long time coming. Over a quarter of a century in fact. The Hundertwasser building. I remember back in the 90’s my mother who was then the art…
by JonnySep 24 No comments -
Jonny Wilkinson says it’s time to discuss employment for the disabled
A Different Light – 27 August 2022 – Jonny Wilkinson sys it’s time to discuss employment for the disabled Have you ever found yourself singing a song either out loud…
by JonnyAug 27 No comments
