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Getting Out There is for everyone
A Different Light – 18 June 2022 – Getting Out There is for everyone Don’t you hate it when you double book? Particularly when both things are important and have…
by JonnyJun 18 No comments -
The mastery of being “visually diverse
“This is a low point”, I thought to myself, as I looked in the mirror on Monday morning. A forehead with a big angry looking graze the shape of an…
by JonnyJun 4 No comments -
Art for therapy good for all
A Different Light – 21 May 2022 – Art therapy good for all ‘Art for art’s sake, money for God’s sake’ was an earworm chorus line in the hit song…
by JonnyMay 21 No comments -
Reconnecting after two years can be bittersweet
A Different Light – 7 May – Reconnecting after two years can be bittersweet Absence makes the heart grow fonder. It is a cliché that we hope bears fruit now…
by JonnyMay 7 No comments -
We must address this fundamental right to a place to lay your head
Printable version: A Different Light – 23 April 2022 -We must address this fundamental right to a place to lay your head A study by a community housing collective…
by JonnyApr 23 No comments -
I have mellowed out from my zero tolerance of be teased or harassed about the visual display of Cerebral Palsy
A Different Light – 9 April 2022 – I have mellowed out from my zero tolerance of be teased or harassed about the visual display of Cerebral Palsy You don’t…
by JonnyApr 9 No comments -
It’s good practice to lean into one’s vulnerabilities
A Different Light – 26 March 2022 – It’s good practice to lean into ones’s vulnerabilities Brené Brown says “It’s good practise to lean into one’s vulnerabilities.” She should know.…
by JonnyMar 26 No comments -
I’m transfixed by the speed and the deftness of our Kiwi Paralympians
A Different Light – 12 March 2022 – I’m transfixed by the speed and the deftness of our Kiwi Paralympians I used to joke that when you turn 50 it’s…
by JonnyMar 12 No comments -
Dark weekend lifted by Pataua North Light
A Different Light – 12 February 2022 – Dark weekend lifted by Pataua North Light I used to like to describe the Ruakaka Horse Races as a ‘Bad Western’. I…
by JonnyFeb 12 No comments -
Need to ensure disabled sector not left behind at red
A Different Light – 29 January 2022 – Need to ensure disabled sector not left behind at red Wow I thought. Thank goodness that’s over! After weeks of being at…
by JonnyJan 29 No comments -
Jonny Wilkinson looks at Disability Sector and Covid response
A Different Light – 15 January 2022 – Jonny Wilkinson looks at disabiity Sector and Covid Response Let’s celebrate the home-grown rock stars of the pandemic – Michael Baker, Siouxsie…
by JonnyJan 15 No comments -
Covid 19 deepening pre-existing inequalities for disabled people
It was the International Day of Persons with Disabilities yesterday. The third of December. It’s same day every year. For well over a decade, on the same day every year,…
by JonnyDec 4 No comments
