A history of disabled characters on New Zealand television
Kitty Wasasala delves into The Kids From O. .L, a superhero spy show from 80's about disabled kids with computerised wheelchairs and stun guns.
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A group of people protest. A cardboard sign reads: Good lives disabled by Penny's lies. Another sign reads: Carers care, do you?
Tāmaki Makaurau disability communities protest funding cuts
Image description: A group of disabled and nondisabled people protest, with a man speaking into a megaphone in front of the crowd. A cardboard sign reads: Good lives disabled by Penny's lies. Another sign reads: Carers care, do you?
Image description: Two disabled women pose for a photo on Queen Street; one is using a powered-wheelchair and wears a face mask.
Image description: A dad and two kids hold up cardboard placards; one reads: Return my rights!
Image description: A crowd of protesters listen to speakers at a rally. A sign reads: Respect carers.
Image description: A man with a black cap and pro-Palestine clothing is at a protest in front of city buildings.
Image description: The wheels of a powered-wheelchair are rolling next to signs that read: Nothing about us without us, and Stop the cuts.
Image description: A woman with a prosthetic leg stands behind a baby pram and holds up two signs that read: Stop cuts, stop disabling our good lives! And: Kāti tēnā!
Image description: A young wheelchair-user wears glasses and holds up a sign that reads: Reverse the funding cut.
Image description: A crowd of people with a placard that reads: Reverse the cuts. Flexible budgets now.
Image description: A crowd of disabled and nondisabled people chant at a protest rally, a sign reads: Carers are a frontline service. Respite is essential for the welling of families.
Image description: A family with a woman in a wheelchair holds up a sign that reads: Give back flexibility, give me back my voice, give me back my choice, ordinary life outcomes!!!
Image description: A crowd gathers at a protest rally. A woman stands in the middle raising and clapping her hands.
Image description: The back of a wheelchair-user wearing a blue jacket is among the crowd at a protest rally.
Image description: A man and woman hold a megaphone and stand in front of signs that read: Nothing about us without us.
Image description: A dog is lying on the ground among a crowd. A woman is in the background videoing on her phone.
Image description: A man holds up a sign that reads: To Nicola Willis, Give Whaikaha (Ministry of Disabled People) a budget to support disabled people and their carers to have equity.
Image description: A child with Down syndrome sits in a pushchair and a woman stands beside him with a placard reading: System change. Flexible funding.
Image description: A man speaks into a microphone and a woman communicates in New Zealand Sign Language next to him.
Image description: A group of people protest. A cardboard sign reads: Good lives disabled by Penny's lies. Another sign reads: Carers care, do you?
Image description: A young person in a powered-wheelchair and another young person head towards a crowd of people at a protest rally.
