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Acquiring disability meant acquiring creative wealth for author Sam Smith

2 weeks ago | thedlist.co.nz | Eda Tang |Olivia Shivas |Lotto Ramsay

A period of transition is undeniable for anyone who acquires a disability. Smith thought that if he could no longer do the thing he trained to do, he might as well do the thing he wanted to do. “I just got to do my hobby, comedy, more which was great.”Comedy isn’t new to Smith’s world, in fact, as a drama kid at school it’s always been his passion. Even during the time Smith was studying dentistry, comedy was his first love.
Chinese, but not a Chinatown: The rise and rise of Dominion Road

Dec 23, 2024 | thespinoff.co.nz | Eda Tang

Summer reissue: Dominion Road has made a name for itself as a destination for authentic, regionally-specific Chinese food. How did it get here? The Spinoff needs to double the number of paying members we have to continue telling these kinds of stories. Please read our open letter and sign up to be a member today. Imagine Dominion Road with trams and trolley buses. That’s how Mahmmad Bhikoo first knew the place when he opened Hollywood Dairy in 1982.
Watch our community’s highs and lows this International Day of Persons with Disabilities

Dec 2, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Amy Clements |Chris Ford |Eda Tang

This year has been particularly challenging for the disability community, marked by significant changes in funding. But amid these challenges, we’ve also seen moments of joy. Most importantly, we’ve seen the disability community present in lots of spaces - whether at hīkoi, protests or community events - coming together in solidarity and mutual support. Out of every day in the year, today is our day to share disabled joy, to honour our struggles and to stand - or sit - together.
Disabled on dating apps: To disclose or not to disclose

Nov 28, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Amy Clements |Chris Ford |Eda Tang |William J. Sangster

Read the transcript to this podcast below. Amy: Kia ora, I'm your host Amy and you're listening to ‘Disabled on Dating Apps: To Disclose or Not to Disclose’, a podcast episode brought to you by The D*List. Abdulla: Kia ora everyone, my name's Abdulla, I'm 29, I'm also a youth facilitator in the disability sector, I live in Auckland and I've had pretty interesting experiences with dating apps.
How to survive evacuating Dunedin floods in the middle of the night

Nov 25, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Chris Ford |Eda Tang |William J. Sangster

It was a looming puddle along the side of my house by the laundry that prompted me to take action. I live in South Dunedin which is mainly flat, low lying and coastal - conditions which make my home susceptible to all the things climate change is throwing at us: flooding, coastal erosion and rising sea levels. So when, on Wednesday, October 2, MetService issued its first ever red heavy rain warning for Dunedin, I was expecting things to get worse.
Why the recent Pharmac changes don’t fix access barriers to ADHD medication

Nov 20, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Eda Tang |William J. Sangster

We all dream of a world where no one needs to pay for – or repetitively prove – their disability or chronic medical condition. And from December 1, this will no longer be the case for some who are medicated for ADHD. However, access to the gold standard treatment for ADHD will still be impossible for tens of thousands in Aotearoa.
Raising the low bar on accessible dining

Nov 17, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Olivia Shivas |Eda Tang

Wheelchair accessibility seemed like an obvious place to start, said Muru-Lanning. “It’s the most visible form when people are thinking about accessibility.” For a restaurant to be deemed wheelchair accessible on the reviews, there needed to be wheelchair access from the front door to the entirety of the restaurant and the bathrooms. Forty out of 50 restaurants on the list were considered wheelchair accessible.
Tāngata whaikaha join the nationwide hīkoi for Te Tiriti

Nov 13, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Olivia Shivas |Eda Tang

As disabled people, we know how important it is to have a place to belong and contribute to thriving communities. This is what Te Tiriti o Waitangi is about. It's the key agreement that says that as long as people who arrive in Aotearoa respect tikanga or Māori ways of doing things then they can have a place to live and belong here. In te ao Māori, everyone using their strengths to contribute as part of whānau and communities is important.
Royal Commission apology: ‘Survivors need disabled allies’

Nov 10, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Olivia Shivas |Eda Tang |William J. Sangster

As the Government prepares to give an official apology to survivors of abuse in care this week, Gary Williams’ message to disabled people who have not been in care is this: “We need allies.”“If you can come along with us who have been in care to support us, we can keep going,” he says.
What makes a cool, disabled villain?

Nov 7, 2024 | thedlist.co.nz | Eda Tang |William J. Sangster |Amy Clements

This weekend, local disabled writers are speaking at Verb Wellington to explore the topic of villains from literature, theatre, and screen. The disabled villain trope has long been used to portray or explain a character’s evilness or immorality. So we challenged the writers to reframe this narrative and asked them: What makes a cool, disabled villain? Alice ManderI want a badass disabled female villain. She’s sick of misogyny, ableism, and the tyranny of violence against her community.