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Lived experiences

We need the world to understand us better - World Hearing Awareness Month

March is World Hearing Awareness Month, Gaby shares her thoughts on what this means to her as Deaf person.

Gaby Evans
Gaby Evans
Lived experiences

Education for all, or just those that fit the mould?

Exploring the challenges both a disabled student and parent face when starting school. Our Talent & Project Manager, Natalie, shares her experience as a parent preparing for her son to start school.

Natalie Robinson
Natalie Robinson
Lived experiences

Feeling my power at NZFW23

Surreal. If you were to ask me how it felt being the first blind model to be on New Zealand Fashion Week runway using a cane, that’s the word I’d choose.

Ari Kerssens
Ari Kerssens
Social commentaries

Caption Legislation needed to put Aotearoa in step with other OECD Nations

Hope Cotton is a member of The Hive, a group of young people helping to shape policy. She's a proud member of the Deaf community and relies on captions for information access. Here she speaks about the changes needed for her to better experience the world around her.

Hope Cotton
Hope Cotton
Opinion pieces

Hephaestian Song: a poem by Blake Leitch

Blake Leitch, a poet who lives with Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type II writes about how the world looks different from his wheelchair.

Blake Leitch
Blake Leitch
Recipes

Low FOODMAP, Gluten & Dairy Free French Toast

Kate Henry is a recipe creator and the voice behind “Princess Poorly” here she shares her journey with food as a person with Chronic Illness.

Kate Henry
Kate Henry
Social commentaries

Accessibility: a makeshift kind of love

There's nothing like getting a message that says, We’re getting married! Only looking at accessible venues. (red love heart emoji).

Henrietta Bollinger
Henrietta Bollinger
Social commentaries

The Podcast Breaking New Media Ground For Disabled People

Olivia Shivas and Rebecca Dubber are asking the tough questions.

Olivia Shivas
Olivia Shivas