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Vivian Naylor is a Pakeha woman with grey short hair. Her face expresses excitement. Two hand are thrown up, with 'stop' and barrier signs behind her.

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Vivian Naylor is a woman with grey, short hair. Her face expresses excitement. Two hand are thrown up, with 'stop' and barrier signs behind her.

Vivian Naylor on her relentless pursuit of a barrier-free world

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By Red Nicholson

In June this year, Vivian Naylor was inducted as a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit, in recognition of her advocacy for disabled Kiwis.

  • An advocate for more than 40 years, Vivian Naylor has spent most of her life working to improve accessibility for disabled people.

    In this year's King's Birthday Honours, she became a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to people with disabilities.

    The D*List sat down with Vivian at her home in Tāmaki Makaurau to ask her where she gets her tenacity from and her hopes for an accessible future. You can watch our four-part interview below.

  • Arrival in New Zealand and the search for community

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    Yes it’s true, we’re making progress

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    The changing shape of advocacy and activism in Aotearoa

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    Holding hope for the next generation

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