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Police are depending on 'individual champions' to understand disability communities

A recent case of police misidentifying an 11-year-old non-verbal autistic girl for someone else shows New Zealand Police need to urgently change their processes on working with...

By Eda Tang

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'We are creators of culture': Putting disabled writers at the helm

Having access to funding for disabled-led projects makes our storytelling braver, says a recent recipient of the Whakahoa Kaitoi Whanaketanga Creative New Zealand Artist...

ByJoegen Daniels

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A film 18 years in the making

The Māoriland Film Festival is about to premiere a The Doctor’s Wife, co-directed by Paula Whetu Jones and Tamara Azizian.

ByEda Tang

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Celebrating Pride with rainbow cupcakes and makeup photoshoots in Ōtautahi

Emily Coull helped organise a Pride event for her community so people felt accepted for who they are, she says.

ByEmily Coull

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Are we becoming less disabled?

New data estimates 17% of New Zealanders were disabled in 2023, compared to 24% in 2013. Where did the other 200,000 disabled people go?

ByEda Tang

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‘I’m not the problem’: Celebrating five years of the National Disabled Students Association and tertiary advocacy

Shifting uni classes online during Covid and planning O-week events that aren’t foam parties are just some of the ways NDSA has advocated for disabled students in the last five...

ByOlivia Shivas

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Lights, camera, access: What it's like being an access coordinator

The emerging role of access coordinator is making the screen industry in Aotearoa more accessible and inclusive.

ByJoegen Daniels

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