This response changes nothing, and has no answers to our concerns. It is a rights issue. "Consultation" is pointless when the results are ignored. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #access #safety #disability

Yesterday I heard someone say on Nine to Noon that #poverty and #homelessness are, to the current government "a balance sheet that needed to be managed down." I suspect it is applyed to #disability and aged care as well. #ageing

But wait there's yet more #ableism www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #blind #visionimpaired #safety #cycleways

More bloody #ableism www.rnz.co.nz/news/communi... #cycleways #safety

Just heard on Nine to Noon RNZ, the interviewee said homeless people are seen as "a problem on a balance sheet that needs to be managed down" He was not referring to #disability or #disabled people, but it seemes a succinct summing up of a situation for many of the so-called "bottom feeders" in NZ.

And the reactions to what is a #humanrights #abuse. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...

This is what happens to institutionalised people who society chooses to forget to notice. Outrageous, inhumane, & an absolute #humanRights #abuse. One abusive pile on after another for #disabled people right now. www.ombudsman.parliament.nz/news/serious... #disability

So much #disability stuff going on, and most of it not good. Petition calling for the community services card, disability allowance and supported living payment to be assessed on an individual basis, not including a partner's #income. www.rnz.co.nz/news/busines... #discrimination

I would be very interested in a #media survey of recent coverage of #disability, and how many #parents, #carers and support orgs had been interviewed compared with #disabiled people and our organisations. Not that they don't have their stories to tell, but media seem to expect them to tell ours too.

We had a go at this piece of #discrimination when I was a #HumanRights Commissioner, but whatever government is in power, there is real resistance to change, sadly. www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...

I've already had a couple of close shaves with silent escooters on The Terrace, where footpaths are narrow and steep in places. livingstreets.org.nz/government-r... #disability #accessibility #safety

Labour promising to repeal the Disability Support Services Bill if they're elected is a good start but we also need real accessibility legislation from them and real support for disabled people and their families so we can have good lives where we're not expected to accept living in poverty #nzpol

Online #Accessibility really matters, but there is help available from @webaim.bsky.social on their web site and in their excellent newsletter. No excuses this newsletter online at webaim.org/newsletter/2... #a11y

#Disabled people get a brief mention, but there's obviously no understanding of the extra costs of #disability or the cost of #discrimination, lack of #accessability etc etc. thespinoff.co.nz/society/01-0... #poverty

Having to give up on my computer and switch to the iPad as the building is swaying in the wind so much and its disconcerting sitting on a wheeled office chair which makes it more noticeable. #Wellingtonweather.

There is a lot of hemispherist lack of representation and recognition, even considering whose works is recognised by the great and the good former colonisers in the North. www.anzliterature.com/feature/the-... #books #publishing #writers #reviewers

A toxic and shameful mix of #ableism, #racisn and ignorance here. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/...

Interesting, a bit irritating, No recognition of denial and internalised #ableism. The #ethics consideration obscure a lack of insight. #Disability aint easy. lithub.com/on-the-ethic...

Well, I guess #disabled people get a mention. I don't think there's much understanding of mental #health issues for disabled people generally, never mind the intersections with the other groups included. thespinoff.co.nz/the-bulletin... #disability

My advice to #women? No matter how in love you are, NEVER change your name when you marry! thespinoff.co.nz/society/16-0...

More on the recent report, Window on #Disability. Much change is needed. Not holding my breath. "It risks becoming yet another document that clearly identifies inequity but stops short of demanding the level of action required to address it." newsroom.co.nz/2026/06/09/d... #health

Submissions on Disability Support Services Bill are closed AND YOU CAN STILL SIGN THIS PETITION to support disabled community There's a few days yet before folk are scheduled to speak to their submissions & before the Select Committee makes report it'd be great to get a few more signatures

We've been talking about this since the 1980s! The difference matters! It fuels #racism, #sexism, #ableism, and all the other kinds of #injustice you can think of. #Equity is critical for meaningful change! www.rnz.co.nz/news/te-manu...

The Spinoff's take on current #disability issues, and they've only scratched the surface! thespinoff.co.nz/politics/12-...

#Digital and #arts #accessibility #consulting services. laurenhayesconsulting.com

Maybe #AI is just another bubble? theconversation.com/friday-essay...

Crip Cafe from the DList. Every two weeks. This week on your favourite fictional disabled characters. #disability www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkT9...

The #Writers on Monday programme in Welly looks interesting this year. www.wgtn.ac.nz/modernletter... #writing #books

There is still time, til June 30, for #writers to submit #poems on the theme of #water to Landing Press. landingpressnz.com/2026/04/13/l... #writing #poetry

Some Wellington hauntings and history. Why we toot in the tunnel, and the destruction of a cemetory. thespinoff.co.nz/society/08-0...

Shock horror! Neither NZ or Aus might have invented the pav! thespinoff.co.nz/kai/07-06-20...

The #disability and #health companion report to the HDC report I posted earlier. This one brings little comfort to #disabled people either. www.hqsc.govt.nz/resources/re... #health #healthdata

And yet more difficulties for #disabled people revealed. #Access to #health is a #HumanRights issue. www.rnz.co.nz/news/health/... #health #disability #CRPD

Lack of transparency here causes concern for #disabled people who are struggling on a number of fronts right now. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability

I'm sick of hearing the cliche, often used in the #media, "my disability doesn't define me." What does it actually mean? Of course #disability is not all of who I am, but it has had a big influence, been formative in my identity & I love the disability community where I belong. #disabilitypride.

Dame Lynda Topp continues what she started at the Music Awards on RNZ Checkpoint. We need more people to be as passionate about the #arts. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...

Am I going to spend my old age relitigating everything we have fought for, including #peace #nuclearfree for the sake of my grandchildren? #women's rights, #disability rights, #racism, all kinds of right and social justice. It is so frustrating. It makes me tired! But also angry

Well well. Just another brick in the wall for #disabled people. drbex.substack.com/p/the-govern... #disability

Hmm, so those most at risk will be guinea pigs for #AI. www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic... #disability #benefits, #wwelfare

Dame Lynda Topp on the #arts. www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/d...

Today is the international day of the spud! Humble, but nutritious.

From a #disabled mum on #parenting disabled #children. "Banish euphemisms, focus on rights" she sensibly says. rewirenewsgroup.com/2026/05/22/s... #disability #HumanRights #Disabilityjustice

Just one of the problems for disabled people right now. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #disability #transport #travel #work #employment

#Disabled people are getting fed up. Here's the summary from the DList, although the lottery grants have been walked back. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/dis... #disability #housing #transport #education #disabilitysupport etc

What would it look like if disabled people in Aotearoa defined our own vision for rights, dignity, belonging, and justice? Help us create a shared Declaration of Disabled Peoples’ Rights in Aotearoa New Zealand! Survey: tinyurl.com/yz9ybnjm Easy Read version available: tinyurl.com/3s6wn8ft

The DSS bill is only open for a short period of time. The closing date for submissions is 1.00pm on Friday, 12 June. Dr Huhana Hickey has outlined why people should make a submission and provided a template. The D*List are running submission workshops. you can sign up here: tinyurl.com/yhaex8h6

This is such an interesting, thoughtful and #creative take on #disabilityarts, #dance #AI and #Audiodescription, and how they all are part of the creative process. I hope I get to see this. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/can...

We do not have "different abilities" We have the same range of human abilities. "Othering" language Ingrid Hipkiss, @rnz.co.nz.web.brid.gy Morning Report. Seen a few of these things. Proper standards and legislation would be good. www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro... #access #accessibility

This sounds like an excellent idea. Tangata Whaikaha “represent 17 per cent of New Zealand’s population, and only two per cent of New Zealand homes are accessible.” Shameful as older people need them too. www.teaonews.co.nz/2026/05/19/m... #housing #disability #accessibility

A welcome #disability #reading list from the folks at the DList. I would add. My Wide White Bed by Trish Harris, & the Crash, by Sally Wenley. Exploring each others' stories is important. #books #writing #reading thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/spo...