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"If there is a fire, throw yourself out of your wheelchair, and crawl outside”
“If there is a fire, throw yourself out of your wheelchair, and crawl outside” that is what agencies responsible for the care of wheelchair-bound and blind Sarndra Tamepo allegedly told her to do in case of a fire.
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Help Cerebral Palsy sufferer Beauche McGregor become a Social Worker
Twenty three year old Beauche Mcgregor was born with Athetoid Cerebral Palsy (ACP) and is currently studying towards a Bachelor of Social Work degree. She requires an Academic Support Worker to assist her in her studies and she is know fundraising through her 'Give a Little Page' to get the help she desperately needs.
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Te Anga Pāua o Aotearoa kapa haka festival a hit
300 performers with intellectual disabilities from around the North Island took to the stage at the inaugural Te Anga Pāua o Āotearoa National Kapa Haka Festival in Hamilton.
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Te Anga Pāua o Aotearoa host national kapa haka festival
Fifteen kapa haka teams from across the country have gathered at Hamilton’s Claudelands Event Centre to vie for the chance to take out the inaugural Te Anga Pāua o Aotearoa National Kapa Haka Festival for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Kapa haka helps those with learning disabilities
Next Wednesday, December 5, Te Anga Pāua o Aotearoa will host the inaugural National Kapa Haka Festival for people with intellectual disabilities at the Claudelands Event Centre in Hamilton.
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Australian Paralympian looks to NZ for inspiration
Australian Paralympic silver and bronze medallist, Rheed McCracken is calling on his country to put more support into children with disabilities. This comes after the wheelchair racer attended the Halberg Junior Disability Games in Auckland.
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Young swimmer hopes to make Paralympics
A nine-year-old boy named Rawiri Tristram hopes one day to turn his sporting dreams into a reality. Even though he can't walk his determination to succeed in swimming, basketball and rugby has given him recognition at the Halberg Junior Disability Games.
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A true competitor overcoming the odds
Tama Wirepa lives with cerebral palsy, but he doesn't let it hold him back. The fourteen-year-old is training in preparation for the Halberg Junior Disability Games in Auckland this weekend.
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Ministers in wheelchairs to support World Spinal Cord Injury Day
To promote World Spinal Cord Injury Day and raise awareness of pressure injuries, Disabilities Minister Carmel Sepuloni and ACC Minister Iain Lees-Galloway have spent the day at parliament in wheelchairs.
