Como una de los 600 millones de personas viviendo con una discapacidad, a menudo me pregunta, “¿cómo es?” Lo encuentro difícil responder a esta pregunta, como para mí, no es diferente de preguntar “¿cómo es tener pecas? o “¿cómo es ser grande?” Para mí, tener una discapacidad es definitivamente parte de mi identidad, pero es [...]

As one of 600 million people living with a disability, I am often asked, “what is it like?” I find it difficult to answer this question, as to me, that’s no different from asking “what’s it like to have freckles?” or “what’s it like to be tall?” To me, being disabled is definitely part of [...]

At 4.35am on September 4 , 2010, a 7.1 earthquake struck near my home city of Christchurch, causing billions of dollars’ worth of damage, but miraculously taking no lives. While residents struggled to come to terms with the impact of this natural disaster and while aftershocks continued to shake the ground and the people on it for [...]

In New Zealand, disability support funding is limited, constraining and restrictive. Though there is carer support funding available, family members are not allowed to claim it, even if they provide care for a disabled family member full-time. This makes things very difficult for people with disabilities and their families. For parents with children who have [...]

Hi everyone, I would like to begin a discussion on the area of disability rights, which as some of you will know, is very important to me especially since I am physically disabled myself. I am often asked what ‘disability rights’ actually are, so first of all, I am going to try and explain my [...]