by Genevieve McLachlan | Oct 16, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Anxiety, Articles, Autism, Seniors, Shopping, Social Change
From Wednesday, 23 October 2019 Countdown stores around New Zealand will hold a weekly Quiet Hour on a Wednesday from 2.30 pm to 3.30 pm. This comes after overwhelmingly positive feedback from customers and communities in the 10 stores where Quiet Hours have been held...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Oct 4, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Diversity, Events, Fashion, People with Disabilities, Social Change
A fantastic blog from the very awesome Grace Stratton. “I have lived my whole life as a wheelchair user. At 20 years old, I actually really like my wheelchair and I like my body. Fashion helped give me an avenue for expressing myself beyond my chair, changing my power...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Oct 1, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Articles, Awards, Be. Lab, Celebration, Events, Social Change
As part of my contract with Be. Lab, I had the pleasure of working with the staff at Parliamentary Service’s public tours & educational visits as they worked towards achieving a Platinum Accessibility Rating. I enjoyed presenting this to them & know...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Sep 3, 2019 | Film, Social Change, Travel
Has anyone watched ‘The Kindness Diaries’ a documentary on Netflix by Leon Logothetis? Here’s a sneak peek if you haven’t tuned in already. Once an uninspired & unfulfilled broker in London, Leon left everything behind to travel the world to spread kindness. Since...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Aug 13, 2019 | Access Citizen, Accessibility, Accessible Accommodation, Accessible Web Design, Articles, Assistive technology, Inclusive Design, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Technology
This is an interesting article on why every business should be thinking about disability by Emma McClelland Here are some useful things I use at least monthly: Text messaging. Lifts. Automatic doors. Voice commands. Video captions. That handy pinch-zoom function on...
by Genevieve McLachlan | Jul 23, 2019 | Accessibility, Articles, Blindness, People with Disabilities, Social Change, Visual Impairment
Mary Fisher is an #AccessMatters campaigner, former Paralympian and she also works in the Blind Foundation’s Community and Life Enrichment team. She shares some of the access barriers she faces in her everyday life as well as some examples of what good...
