Strong Voices

Who cares for the carers? The people who do the best job are those walking in the same shoes.

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Courtney Ratana has his first job at the age of 40. He started in January as a pool attendant at the Lido Aquatic Centre in Palmerston North.

IHC Association member Doreen Barns wondered what had happened when she had a call just before Christmas from a reporter from the Whanganui Chronicle.

No matter where you live in the country, you have some friends in high places in Wellington.

Former IHC Vice President Shelley Payne was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the New Year’s Honours, for services to people with intellectual disabilities.

It was a quirky idea – donate a calf to IHC and get a pair of gumboots. But for some reason dairy farmers said, “Count on us”.

TVNZ’s new dating show Down for Love is set to screen soon on TV2.

Autism New Zealand has launched an online tool that supports autistic people looking to get COVID-19 vaccinations.

People with intellectual disabilities make up a small percentage of people in New Zealand with disabilities. How small? No one really knows because no one is counting them properly.

New rules about using physical restraint at school are a huge step in the right direction.

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