Allyson Hamblett is an artist and a long-time disability and transgender rights advocate. This week, she tells us about Arts Access Aotearoa’s “I Am an Artist campaign”, which aims to change people’s attitudes and perceptions by promoting the work of artists who experience disability. Society holds many preconceptions about disability, based on fear of the…
Dear Rainbow Youth, I remember the first time I met you. I was on a trip up from Dunedin, and my friend invited me to a trans guy meet-up that was being held at your drop-in centre on K Rd. I had been running a queer and trans youth group in Dunedin for the last…
Nikki Frittmann is a notetaker and reader/writer for students with disabilities at AUT University. She has Spina Bifida and lives in Auckland with her husband and two cats. In this week’s guest blog, Nikki tells us what she has learned from recent dealings with Work and Income New Zealand. I was always brought up to be…
*Tick tick tick* Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about my career. Yep, I already have a job, but it never hurts to ponder where you’re heading and what your future holds. My grandparents tell me stories about how they became proficient in one area and had the same job all their lives. My parents…
