Public Address | Cafe | Access: Disability: Election Promises for the 24% https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/ en-us Copyright (c) 2026 Public Address Marc C https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=329088#post329088 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=329088#post329088 Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:23:20 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=329067#post329067 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=329067#post329067 Nicky Wagner.....well, she did participate in the 'pretend to be Deaf' / walk a mile stunt...in between schmoozing her Boss. Trained as a teacher but quickly morphed into business...specifically fashion.

Read all about it here...http://www.nickywagner.co.nz/

Coleman...trained as a doctor, but clearly had taken the wrong fork. Got back on track…

]]> Mon, 06 Oct 2014 20:10:28 +1300 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328960#post328960 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328960#post328960 Mon, 06 Oct 2014 11:23:14 +1300 Marc C https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328789#post328789 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328789#post328789 Fri, 03 Oct 2014 16:39:47 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328772#post328772 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328772#post328772 Always interesting to see who is chosen to sit on these panels and advisory groups Marc C....always interesting.

The TAG for the Family Carers issue.....ALL of the members had some financial relationship with the Ministry of Health.

Two of the members' primary experience with disabilty was through the ACC system...which…

]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2014 12:31:44 +1300 Marc C https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328742#post328742 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328742#post328742 Quote: "We KNOW an enquiry, or god forbid, a complaint, will risk public humiliation …or worse…a ‘review’. We know about the ‘kick them when they’re down’ philosophy.

Some of us are cowed. Some of us engage with WINZ in automatic defensive mode. Others….with a tenuous hold on their sanity …have…

]]> Fri, 03 Oct 2014 01:00:18 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328574#post328574 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328574#post328574 Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:05:20 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328571#post328571 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328571#post328571 Even Bennett is going to leave social security, as it must be a too “hot potato” for her now.

Hmmm…..from left field again….

Bennett did such an awesome job of whipping us beneficiaries into shape. Her staunch stance against we lazy bludgers has created the perfect environment and culture…going forward…as…

]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2014 11:02:29 +1300 Angela Hart https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328529#post328529 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328529#post328529 both Flavell and Turia are under the mistaken impression that they voted AGAINST the PHDAct ammendment.

They are. I wonder if the votes they registered match those recorded in their names. I had put the Maori party's assent to the bill down to the way it was bundled with the…

]]> Thu, 02 Oct 2014 00:34:31 +1300 Marc C https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328502#post328502 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328502#post328502 Wed, 01 Oct 2014 22:43:00 +1300 Rosemary McDonald https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328470#post328470 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=328470#post328470 "The meeting started badly when Te Ururoa Flavell stated that the Māori party wants to repeal the NZ Public Health and Disability Amendment Act No 2 – the bill that was passed under urgency following the 2013 Budget and which denies the paid care option to many family members, and… ]]> Wed, 01 Oct 2014 18:28:30 +1300 mark taslov https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325456#post325456 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325456#post325456 Which he then denied. And then he had to leave.

Well that's an unfortunate turn of events.

I'm surprised this thread doesn't have more views, If anything is going to confirm/ inform assumptions about the deeper ethical principles of a political party it's how they propose to assist those in…

]]> Fri, 19 Sept 2014 05:17:16 +1200 Marc C https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325453#post325453 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325453#post325453 Fri, 19 Sept 2014 02:17:10 +1200 Sacha https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325202#post325202 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325202#post325202 Many older people get antsy and harrumph they are “not disabled”, but they’re clinging onto last millennium concepts

They are reflecting widespread stereotypes that disabled = undesirable, weak, unworthy. We need to tackle those more effectively than we have been, including public investment.

]]> Wed, 17 Sept 2014 21:37:59 +1200 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325034#post325034 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325034#post325034 Wed, 17 Sept 2014 12:17:09 +1200 WaterDragon https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325025#post325025 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=325025#post325025 Wed, 17 Sept 2014 11:43:00 +1200 Karen Adams https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=324998#post324998 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=324998#post324998 Wed, 17 Sept 2014 10:38:48 +1200 Hilary Stace https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=324952#post324952 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=324952#post324952 arguing the case for more work to be done in NZ on implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. This report from… ]]> Wed, 17 Sept 2014 08:02:19 +1200 Public Address https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=324951#post324951 https://publicaddress.net/system/cafe/access-disability-election-promises-for-the/?p=324951#post324951 Discussion from blog post.

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