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• 'We are creators of culture': Putting disabled writers at the helm

  By Joegen Daniels, Eda Tang, Henrietta Bollinger, Olivia Shivas| thedlist.co.nz@ Bollinger explains that Arts Access Aotearoa’s approach to the fellowship has allowed them the necessary space and time to develop the script. “We all know what’s been going on for the disabled community. Over the last year I’ve put a lot of energy into responding to the changes to disability support because it’s hard to feel creative when you’re worrying about basic needs,” Bollinger explains. "That’s what’s so significant about Arts Access Aotearoa.

  By Joegen Daniels, Eda Tang, Henrietta Bollinger, Olivia Shivas · thedlist.co.nz

  Mar. 20, 2025

• March 18th: One year on from the disability cuts

  By Henrietta Bollinger, Olivia Shivas, Emily Coull| thedlist.co.nz@ March 18th. What a bitter anniversary for us to have reached. A year ago I was trying to make my feelings coherent in the immediate aftermath of Whaikaha’s shock announcement about cuts to flexible disability support and a suite of changes to Equipment and Modification Services. It was hard then to find the words for something that I was in the middle of. I settled on the feeling that my possible future - our possible futures -  were narrowing in front of us. A year on I feel much the same.

  By Henrietta Bollinger, Olivia Shivas, Emily Coull · thedlist.co.nz

  Mar. 16, 2025

• 'We are creators of culture': Putting disabled writers at the helm

  By Joegen Daniels, Eda Tang, Henrietta Bollinger, Olivia Shivas| thedlist.co.nz@ Bollinger explains that Arts Access Aotearoa’s approach to the fellowship has allowed them the necessary space and time to develop the script. “We all know what’s been going on for the disabled community. Over the last year I’ve put a lot of energy into responding to the changes to disability support because it’s hard to feel creative when you’re worrying about basic needs,” Bollinger explains. "That’s what’s so significant about Arts Access Aotearoa.

  By Joegen Daniels, Eda Tang, Henrietta Bollinger, Olivia Shivas · thedlist.co.nz

  Mar. 20, 2025

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