Posts by Angela Hart
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Physical access to facilities is a major issue. A friend turned up yesterday to chew the fat (yes I've been reading the obesity thread :-) and it turned out she's been fighting for access to the local Auckland Council run pool for two years now.
Unbelievable!
A lovely person who has been dealing with someone who either has zero comprehension of the scale and impact of the problem in spite of it being pointed out to him, or who simply doesn't give a damn. We are putting our heads together because exercising in the water is what works for her and her rights are being trampled on- along with those of many others who would be using the pool if they could get in and out of it safely.
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The Be. outfit is taking a fresh approach to accessibility
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/health/73743062/help-make-new-zealand-more-accessibleI had no idea Tariana had a tetraplegic brother, it explains a lot, you really can't appreciate people’s experiences of disability unless you get to know them well
“For too long, the disability community in particular have been denied their right to be,” former Minister of Disability Issues Tariana Turia said. In a speech at the time Turia, whose brother was a tetraplegic, said “accessibility is all about attitude”.
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to Moz,
Surely for water heating you’d choose a solar heat exchanger rather than converting solar into electricity first?
We have a panel type heat exchanger on the roof. We didn't need to move the cylinder and the pump is small and silent. Since we installed it several years ago there has been a huge reduction in our power bills. It has been trouble free and long may that last.
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
I suggested that someone from Genesis come here and read the post and the comments.
Good on ya Rosemary!
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Hard News: Dirty Politics, in reply to izogi,
Never heard of him but he certainly has an odd and extreme point of view. Trollish.
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Speaker: Are there opportunities within…, in reply to Lilith __,
As well as being nasty, fat-shaming leads to weight-gain
right at the start I expressed my doubts about officially labelling kids as fat, there's a high probability of unintended consequences from that, far better to change the culture to one where most food is healthy and most people exercise routinely. Easier to say than to do though.
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Speaker: Are there opportunities within…, in reply to Katharine Moody,
Who could complain about a taxation initiative that aims to feed our kids real food, as opposed to empty calories?
National's business supporters/donors
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to Hilary Stace,
thanks Hilary, it feels like wading through mud
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to ,
Do they vent the oxygen to atmosphere?
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Thanks Sacha, Prof Paterson and his team deserve the credit here.
That particular reason won’t be used to decline again. But the Ministry’s strategy was successful in delaying an informative response.
The information ultimately provided was quite limited because almost every NASC claimed not to know total hours of support needed, or the extent of natural support provided- even though assessing these things is their job and FFC policy requires them to record assessed support needs, both paid and unpaid (13.2).
I pointed this out to the Ministry, which has responsibility for the NASCs working to their contracts, and have not given up on this one yet.