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 ...

Sam Murray, our National Policy Coordinator, takes a look at whether we are valuing expertise wrong. Last year during the Brexit debates, a conservative politician was asked about whether economists supported his stance. His response was that people have had enough of experts (despite being an Oxford graduate and senior Minister himself). He is not ...

Mike Pulman is a regular public speaker for various organisations in the disability sector. Mike is also a part time sports reporter for the All Blacks, Chiefs Rugby, and the Blackcaps cricket team. When not busy writing, Mike hosts a weekly talkback radio show. He was the winner of 2016’s Youth with Disability award. I ...

Sam Murray, our National Policy Coordinator, takes us through data on tertiary students with a disability. Christmas is almost here and it came early for me this year. I have discovered a treasure trove of data on tertiary students with a disability (and those that know me know how I like data). If you have ...

Mike Pulman is a Communications Coordinator for CCS Disability Action Waikato/BoP and is a regular Public Speaker for various organisations in the disability sector. Mike is also a part time sports reporter for the All Blacks, Chiefs Rugby, and the Blackcaps cricket team. When not busy writing, Mike hosts a weekly talkback radio show. He ...

Chris Bristow is a member of the Northern Region’s disabled staff group, DAA. As 3 December 2016 came to Northland, we celebrated the International Day of Persons with Disability, the focus will be celebrating abilities. While the day was recognised across the globe, what Whangarei showcased was a vision of what inclusive communities can look ...

Nick Svensen is a policy advisor intern at CCS Disability Action. For many in the disability community, the inability to obtain a driver’s licence leaves them unable to prove their age or identity in a wide array of situations – perhaps something so obvious that it is easily overlooked. As a result, they are forced ...