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Attitude What's The Disabili-TEA Series

Takatāpui Artist Inspired by Te Ao Māori: Misty Frequency

Piripi Mackie features in the upcoming Attitude docuseries What’s the Disabili-TEA about people at the intersection of queer and disabled identities.

Henrietta Bollinger
Henrietta Bollinger
Lived experiences

Pregnancy with a Disability

Natalie discusses her pregnancy journey within Aotearoa's health system.

Natalie Robinson
Natalie Robinson
Lived experiences

The Process for Me To Get My License as a Disabled Person was Inequitable. This Must Change.

Thomas Chin is a multi-talented member of our team, a BA/LLB student & Senior Halberg Youth Councillor. In this piece, Thomas discusses his experience obtaining medical clearance to drive.

Thomas Chin
Thomas Chin
Social commentaries

What Autistic Pride Day Means for Our Family

Amy talks about her journey with her son Micah and their celebration of 'Autistic Pride Day'

Amy Klootwyk
Amy Klootwyk
Social commentaries

In Between Sentences: where words and disability meet

Bart English, one of our team, is a talented poet. In this piece, Bart discusses his latest work: "In Between Sentences"

Bart English
Bart English
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
Lived experiences

You Owe Him Nothing

Would a Tamagotchi have done the trick? Áine asks. In this piece, she deals with her experiences of people who don't take "no" for an answer.

Aine Kelly-Costello
Aine Kelly-Costello
Social commentaries

Alice Mander on Disability and Feminism

This long form piece - edited by Umi Asaka and Roberta Francis Watene and written by Alice Mander considers disability and feminism

Alice Mander
Alice Mander