#112 Disability rights rant: why does NZ not have a disability rights act?!

I can’t quite believe this. There’s no act specifically protecting the rights of disabled New Zealander’s, and equally no governing body making sure businesses are acting fairly. What?!?

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#103 They are trying to drown me in a sea of form filling!

Just when I thought the stupid damn battles I’m having to get my life back to some type of normal can’t get any worse, someone mails me half a tree in forms and tells me all my previous ones need to wait till I send this one! 😤 I shan’t be beaten, but I could do with a tiny break right now!

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#96 Accommodating v normalising disability

The visit to St Clair pool – and how very well the dealt with my visit got me thinking. On top of that, a friend commented that she was talking to her friend that said she knew about me (despite me not knowing her and her living in a different city). So, does this mean my disability has been normalised?

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