Posts Tagged ‘Disability’

What my son’s disabilities taught me about ‘having it all’ Comments 0

Tuesday, August 7th, 2012
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Because of her child’s problems, the author will never have a tidy, peaceful life. But none of this keeps her from being happy — as long as she asks herself the right questions: As someone in her 40s, unequivocally in middle age, I find myself and my friends in that stage of life that seems Read more

Respecting and celebrating life in all its glorious forms Comments 0

Friday, October 7th, 2011
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This account of living with disability highlights this month’s focus on respecting life. Sarah is in Year 4 at St Patrick’s Kilbirnie and her story tells of a danger many people with disability face, that of being known only for their condition rather than as people who live with a disability: “My condition is called Read more

Pasifika Church Disability Toolkit Comments 0

Friday, April 8th, 2011
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At the Pacific Disability Forum Region Conference  on 5 April Tariana Turia, New Zealand Minister of Disability Issues, used the Pasifika Church Disability Toolkit as an  example of an initiative that helps to achieve needed changes with regard to the care of  people with disabilities. The Pasifika Church Disability Toolkit is a resource which provides nourishment to the roots of the Read more