We asked the main political parties questions about disability issues. Here is the National Party’s response. Employment – our questions What would your party do to tackle barriers to employment for disabled people? How will your party ensure disabled people can access the same range of employment opportunities as non-disabled people? National’s answers: Getting more ...

We asked the main political parties questions about disability issues. Here is the Labour Party’s response. We will post the responses as we get them. Employment – our questions What would your party do to tackle barriers to employment for disabled people? How will your party ensure disabled people can access the same range of ...

We asked the main political parties questions about disability issues. Here is the Māori Party’s response. We will post the responses as we get them. Employment – our questions What would your party do to tackle barriers to employment for disabled people? How will your party ensure disabled people can access the same range of ...

Nick Svensen, our Policy Analyst, shares and second-guesses his thoughts in the lead up to the upcoming election. For the upcoming election, I was asked to check out and summarise the party’s policies with a view to giving advice. That advice is: don’t (just) take it. Not because I’m 22, have only voted once and have no ...

We asked the main political parties questions about disability issues. Here is the Green Party’s response. We will post the responses as we get them. Employment – our first question What would your party do to tackle barriers to employment for disabled people? The Green Party’s answer: One of the biggest barriers to employment for ...

We asked the main political parties questions about disability issues. Here is the United Future Party’s response. We will post the responses as we get them. Employment – our first question What will your party do to tackle barriers to employment for disabled people? The United Future Party’s answer: Support a campaign aimed at employers ...

Allyson Hamblett and Aych McArdle are members of CCS Disability Action’s Auckland Local Advisory Committee (LAC). Allyson and Arch have a particular interest in how LGBTQI+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning and Intersex) and disability issues interrelate. We have a chat to them to find out more.   Q. Can you tell me a bit ...

Dunedin student and Local Advisory Committee Member Tom McAlpine (27) wonders whether there’s a middle-ground in perceptions of disabled people as inspirational or, conversely, as passive objects of bystanders’ goodwill. ...

By Ariel Henley Ariel Henley is a writer from Northern California. She has a B.A. in English and Political Science from the University of Vermont. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, Narratively, The Rumpus, and The Establishment. You can find her on Twitter: @ariel_henley9. Gaslighting is a psychological term ...

Susan Sherrard leads the Disability Action Team in CCS Disability Action Auckland branch. Susan talks about the importance of celebrating disabled women on International Women’s Day. Today is International Women’s Day- A time to celebrate women! The work we do, the lives we live, the leadership we provide and the people that we love, all ...