Around 25 Volunteers from the midland offices of Npower are going to support the UK Indoor Disability Athletics Tournament. The UK Indoor Disability Athletics Tournament is a two day tournament which is going to be held at Birmingham’s NIA. This is also the first major championship to be held in 2009 for schools.
The UK Indoor […]

Mobility aids have improved a lot from what they used to be in the past. Those with mobility disabilities have been given a second chance to experience freedom through the use of mobility aids which have given them the chance to live a normal life.
Mobility aids gives disabled people a level of self dependency; it […]

This is interesting. I have a lot of love for Tariana Turia, and I personally think Paula Bennett was always going to be a little bit preoccupied wither her Social Development portfolio. Let’s hope this makes it a little bit easier for disability issues to get some ‘airtime’, eh?
The Disability Issues portfolio has been transferred […]

So I’m on my way to University in the rain this morning, and I’m thinking, “Oh great, I’ll park right outside the AUT tower so I won’t get too wet”. Well, bugger me when I see four disabled/mobility parks cordoned off, emblazoned with massive Telecom NZ logos, in preparation for their big XT brand launch […]

It’s being reported that those distasteful Cadbury dyslexia advertisements I mentioned a few days ago have been pulled, as a result of numerous complaints.
Good to hear Cadbury’s listening, but let’s be honest: these never should’ve gone up in the first place.
Link to NZ Herald story

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Everybody has a right to live a comfortable life. Even if a person is suffering from a medical condition or has certain mobility limitations, he or she should have the best available comfort. Especially if it is your elderly relative who has to spend maximum time sitting on a chair then you must make sure […]