Public Address | Cafe | Access: A short disability history of Aotearoa New Zealand https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374381#post374381 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374381#post374381 Started with the 13 members of the co-design group. From what I can tell it looks like the perspectives include roughly:
1 Maori, 1 Asian, 1 Pasifika and 10 Pakeha;
1 person with impaired intellect, 3 with impaired mobility and 8 either not impaired or type not mentioned;
5 disabled…

]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:11:20 +1200 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374380#post374380 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374380#post374380 latest system transformation plan.... ]]> Mon, 31 Jul 2017 10:10:44 +1200 linger https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374379#post374379 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374379#post374379 And yes, Hilary’s history ran here in Access.
Links to those posts:
part 1; part 2; part 3; and part 4.

]]> Sun, 30 Jul 2017 23:23:52 +1200 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374378#post374378 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374378#post374378 Sun, 30 Jul 2017 21:57:32 +1200 WaterDragon https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374376#post374376 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374376#post374376 Sun, 30 Jul 2017 20:32:37 +1200 mark taslov https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374371#post374371 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374371#post374371 This is excellent Hilary, thank you.
the language shift is both horrific and fascinating,
each quote, it seems, a harrowing story in itself.

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2017 19:59:13 +1200 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374367#post374367 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374367#post374367 But disability was unwelcome and immigration acts banned ‘cripples, idiots, lunatics, infirm, blind, deaf and dumb’.

Anyone like to bet on when Aotearoa will welcome those perceived as less than perfect?

Thank you Hilary, again.

(You are writing a book, no?)

]]> Sat, 29 Jul 2017 13:46:24 +1200 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374360#post374360 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374360#post374360 Fri, 28 Jul 2017 16:55:20 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374359#post374359 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-a-short-disability-history-of-aotearoa/?p=374359#post374359 Discussion from blog post.

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