Reflections from Nui te Kōrero. "Nui te Kōrero had the largest cohort of Deaf and disabled people attending and presenting yet." tahahotu.org.nz/disability-a... #arts #disability #disabilityarts #a11y

WOW has never bothered to market itself as accessible. I've never bothered to go as from footage I've seen I would find it overwhelming. Glad it worked. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/a-s...

An interesting question. Was I fortunate to be denied any services from this organisation until I was well into adulthood, despite my lifelong low vision. More from the D*List. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/we-...

A lighter look at the causes of #autism on the D*List thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/fiv...

#Poverty. Policy failure keeps people in Aotearoa in a cycle of poverty – especially if you’re #disabled and #Māori. From @thespinoff.bsky.social thespinoff.co.nz/books/25-09-...

Last call for entries! The Monica Taylor Poetry Prize closes at the end of September, so don't miss your chance to be part of this beloved competition. 💚$300 first prize + publication in the December issue of takahē 💚$150 runner up www.takahe.org.nz/submit/

Wise words from a wise man, in @thespinoff.bsky.social thespinoff.co.nz/books/24-09-...

An important opportunity for #Deaf and #disabled #artists in different fields from Welly and thereabouts. A very worthwhile opportunity. Go for it! toiponeke.nz/ddeaf-andor-... #arts #theatre #writers #disability #disabilityarts

someone with a strong sense of irony perhaps? Image. A set of steps with a neatly painted access logo.

On a less grumpy note, I have actually spent most of the day #writing. Yay! I've been struggling for ages, and especially with this particular piece. It may all be crap but still... #amwriting

I think this Welly weather is making me grumpy. Why do we have to hear so much on RNZ about an assassinated American no one had heard of five minutes ago? (Rhetorical question.) I turn it off in protest.

I just don't understand their logic on this.

Interesting. We need more #books from #disabled adults for disabled #children, but I wish RNZ Saturday Morning would interview our own disabled #writers. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #writing #CriptheLit

Denied right to learn Braille: Woman shares historical experience at Royal New Zealand Foundation of the Blind's apology

For those of you who didn't get to Nui te Kōrero, you can catch up on Day 1 keynotes and plenary sessions. Well wortth checking them out. www.youtube.com/live/D8xSVjJ... #arts

Last year the hikoi, then the hopeful international quality resource for arts in prisons. And now more hope for the future for us all. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/s...

A straightforward NZ case for, and guide to writing alt text for social media platforms. blindlowvision.org.nz/news/alt-tex... #a11y

Yes yes yes! #Media have colluded with the absence of #disabled voices. The proof of the pudding... thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/mor... #disability #supportfunds

It annoys me so much that RNZ news insists on talking about carers and families, as if no disabled adults have agency or control.

Interested in what those who are affected think. As usual RNZ News interviewed a service provider rather than a #disabled people's organisation. The CCS Disability Action spokesperson was positive. On the surface at least it looks better than last year's changes. www.beehive.govt.nz/release/impr...

Mobility parking, and the abuse of it is a critical issue for those who really need it. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #transport #accessibility

Read the excellent @webaim.bsky.social #a11y newsletter online at webaim.org/newsletter/2...

Looking forward to Nui te Kōrero, Creative NZ's #arts conference in Tauranga 8 - 10 Sept. #ArtsAccess and #disabilityarts will be well represented. Check it out! Plenaries livestreamed. creativenz.govt.nz/development-...

Disability Thinking Weekday - Thursday, August 28, 2025 - COVID vaccines, "Baywatch," and some disability basics #Disability #Disabled disability-thinking-weekday.ghost.io/8-28-25-covi...

'Now, now, now': Save the Children NZ urges end to Gaza blockade

On National #Poetry Day check out the calendar of events. www.nzbookawards.nz/national-poe... #writers #writing

Our streets are becoming less friendly to #disabled and older people, with scooters, bike lanes across bus stops, and noiseless EVs www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #safety #access

A lovely extract from a The Quiet Ear: An Investigation of Missing Sound by Raymond Antrobus. lithub.com/whats-good-r... #Deaf #writing #memoir

Total Mobility is a lifeline for many of us, and most use it carefully. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #transport #accessibility

We need disabled people in local government, but it may be a daunting prospect

And another systems failure, affecting a child as well as his #disabled father. Not enough accessible housing - they've been told and told but either don't listen or don't care. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #disability #housing #accessibility

Sorry 2 see slurs in my inbox from @aunz.theconversation.com‬. Support importance of free journalism in war zones, but this hurts. "Without media freedom,... we are blind and deaf”. Blind and Deaf people are not unaware unless we are denied information, a whole issue in itself

#Abuse in state care is not over yet. #Disabled people are the only citizens who can be locked up, sometimes for years, without due process. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa... #disability #autism

I gave a speech about the importance of #disabilityarts and #artsaccess, and now its a blog. The #arts are both bread and roses. They give us hope, joy, and speak truth to power. artsaccess.org.nz/Onwards-and-... #disability #artsinprisons

This is a shameful way to treat one of our treasured national languages. www.1news.co.nz/2025/08/12/f... #Deaf #NZSL #children #education

I like this. Feeling a bit unmotivated right now, but really want to get bak to a proper #writing schedule. inventingrealityediting.com/2018/11/17/w...

An interesting exploration in the current climate. Also issues around #elder #carework which are not discussed here. www.publicbooks.org/will-care-sa... #disability #care

Arts Access Aotearoa looks back on 30 years, but also looks forwards to an accessible #disabilityarts future. creativenz.govt.nz/news-and-blo... #artsaccess #Deaf #Disability

Gotta love the Scots!

Online and digital access is more critical than ever, since there are often no other accessible choices. The newsletter from @webaim.bsky.social is a great source of information. #a11y. Read their newsletter online. webaim.org/newsletter/2...

Erasure of #disability by #technosolutionism. Technology, its creation and creators are full of #ableism. www.publicbooks.org/no-future-le...

Lucky Auckland. An innovative theatre show about #disability and siblings, #NZSL interpreted and embedded #audiodescription. #Disabilityarts. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

I thought this was an interesting interview, and helpful for those unfamiliar with the #Deaf community, language and culture. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #artsaccess

Agree totally with this. Finland included media/social media literacy and ethics at school and disinformation decreased significantly. We desperately need this. edition.cnn.com/interactive/...

If it means more taxi vans for wheelchair users it would be good, but not holding my breath. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #transport

Not the way to make change, or to invoke empathy. My experience of #disability simulation. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/con... #education #DisabilityRights

Pioneering creative Lusi Faiva premiered her terrific show AIGA in Te Whanganui-a-Tara for the first time as part of Kia Mau Festival this week. It was great! thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/lus... #disabilityArts

One for the creative nonfiction readers at Unity Books Wgtn tomorrow, 1230: memoirists Harry Ricketts and Jan Jordan discuss the perennial life-writing question, 'How much weight should you give as a writer to how others might feel on reading your account?' www.unitybooks.co.nz/news-and-eve...

We are a wonderfully rich and diverse #disabled community, #ableism is bad enough. But then there are all the other intersections we have to deal with... thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/the... #disability #transphobia

new study finds that disabled people die from cancer far more than non-disabled people theconversation.com/people-with-...