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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.
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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.
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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.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
thedlist.co.nz | William J. Sangster |Olivia Shivas
Boccia is often seen as the Stereotypical Disability Sport, but it’s so much more than PVC gutters and ball muffin trays. It’s a game of strategy, skill and teamwork that brings people together, creating a sense of community, culture - and a healthy dose of competitive beef. Boccia is a sport where you can have a specific rival or matchup with whom you share unspoken tension or a motivating competitive drive.
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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.
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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.
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Nov 7, 2024 | 
thedlist.co.nz | Eda Tang |William J. Sangster |Amy Clements
While Three Feet Under is an absurd comedy about two girls burying a body in their backyard, The God of Unborn Children strikes a little closer to home for Fletcher. The play is about the things that may stop people from being able to have children such as infertility and miscarriages, and the alternative narratives around it that don’t speak of it as a taboo.
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Apr 23, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | William J. Sangster
From nearly dying as a tiny premature baby to surviving and thriving with autism. Fa’alili Fa’alili, 10, was only two years old when she was diagnosed with autism - a neurodevelopmental condition that affects how people communicate, learn, behave and interact with other people. Known as Lili to her family, the young girl was born extremely premature and developed a disease called necrotising enterocolitis.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | William J. Sangster
Te Rito Journalism cadet William Sangster, 25, has spent the past year telling people's stories - many of them covering the disabilities community. Photo / Mihingarangi SateleAfter a year telling people’s stories, many of them covering the disabilities community, Te Rito Journalism cadet and Tongan-Kiwi William Sangster is due to graduate alongside his fellow journalism cadets this month. He shares about his experiences in the last year, as a reporter with cerebral palsy.
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Apr 12, 2024 | 
nzherald.co.nz | William J. Sangster
A former Muay Thai World champion is kicking down barriers, going viral about the abuse of accessible car parks. Pili Jason “Psycho” Suttie, is a six-time kickboxing champion and current head trainer at Elite Thai Kickboxing Gym in Auckland. Suttie is also a proud father of 11-year-old Phoenix; who was born with Cerebral Palsy, has an intellectual disability and is in a wheelchair. Speaking about his son, Suttie describes him as bringing “calmness” to his life. AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
