THE OFFICIAL BLOG OF MICHAEL PULMAN
Little over a year since the newest big pilot launched, one of New Zealand’s biggest players released a report stating that the disability support sector has entered full crisis mode. NZDSN certainly pulled no punches in its latest report, stating […]
Rebranded, re-designed and hopefully better than ever! This is the All Sorts podcast! In our first show back in audio land, I talk with Duane Mutu from esports broadcaster Lets Play Live about the new deal with Vodafone and the […]
The Ministry of Health may have fronted, but the detail on what’s next for Disability Support Services was light and uncommitted during the latest round of conversation. During a live stream hosted last Thursday, the Ministry of Health shared its […]
As a writer who occasionally attempts to delve into the issues facing the disability community, the argument of being allowed to speak about something is very real. Whether spoken or not, the frequent rule is that your opinion only counts […]
We in New Zealand’s disability community desperately need something to change because the frameworks in place are clearly not having the desired outcome that our leaders say that fight so hard to achieve. Yet another damaging report into the state […]
Recently, a friend linked me to an article that discusses the portrayal of disability in literature – and it got me thinking about the importance of disability community leaders being progressive and true to its promises. Reading headlines like “Ardern’s […]
Ministers responsible for representing disability rights are having a tough go of it down in Parliament. Why aren’t more disabled people leading the conversation? The question of representation at a political level has long been a talking point amongst the […]
A growing sense of déjà vu and justified frustration can be felt as funding shortages for disability support services show no signs of slowing down – and one of the Ministers involved doesn’t seem to care. Disability support providers have […]
The disability sector now has a choice to make, either throw out the entire script and start again or consider the true lack of options it has in a support system where costs will continue to rise and packages won’t […]
How a person with a disability chooses to talk about disability or identify with it is an important conversation, but it may not be one that will impact much change in the hearts and minds of the so-called ‘ignorant’ non-disabled. […]