Amplify

Ari on the end of NZFW runway, wearing a green waistcoat, black shirt and has his cane his your hand. He has ear length black hair and wears sunglasses.
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

Travelling is an incredible experience, but is it inclusive?

Pieta Bouma
Pieta Bouma
Photo of Zach when he was a child. The image shows a young Zach with brown hair, brown eyes and wearing a blue striped tshirt looking at the camera while holding a slice of chocolate cake as he sits in a garden.
Social commentaries

Disability imposter syndrome: Severity is no measure of validity

Zach Thompson reflects on Mens Health Week and his disability imposter syndrome.

Zach Thompson
Zach Thompson
Hope has brown long curly hair and smiles into the camera. She is wearing a white top and green blazer.
Opinion pieces

Understanding the Power of New Zealand Sign Language

Hope Cotton
Hope Cotton
Misty is looking into the camera in one of their stage costumes. The attire is black and white and covers their shoulders. They have thick white makeup on their face with bright red eye shadow and lipstick. Their curly hair is pulled back with it rolled around cans above their head in a black headscarf
Lived experiences

Autism Acceptance and Appreciation

To recognise Autism Awareness Month, Piripi shares their journey with discovering they are autistic, and reflects on how this affected their childhood.

Piripi Mackie
Piripi Mackie
Luka has a hat on and smiles looking at the camera as he flexes his muscles. He is wearing a straw yellow hat, white t-shirt and patterned orange shirt.
Lived experiences

Enable Me, Support Me, Then Let Me Fly

Luka shares how he will be celebrating World Down Syndrome Day on 21 March.

Luka Willems
Luka Willems
Three black analogue phones against a grey backdrop
Lived experiences

A Deaf Person's Perspective of Phone Calls

Gaby recently interned with us at All is for All. In this piece, she details the current perceptions of phone calls as a Deaf person and what she imagines the future to be like.

Gaby Evans
Gaby Evans
Bec is wearing a green jumpsuit with her legs up on her wheelchair as she lays on the ground on a white fluffy rug. She has shoulder length dark hair.
Social commentaries

Authentic Representation. What is it, really?

Ari brings their unique perspective and eloquent wordsmithery to the topic of authentic representation in the disability space. This piece takes us on a journey through time, beginning in 20th-century disability history, before sending us on a wild ride of ideas and debates from Ari's colourful lens. Strap in for a wonderfully educational and mind-opening read.

Ari Kerssens
Ari Kerssens
White graphic image showing various gradients of white in waves.
Announcements

The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care

Bart recounts All is for All's recent involvement with the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in State Care, what this means for the disability community, and how you can get involved. Content warning: abuse & neglect.

Bart English
Bart English