Robyn Hunt
@accease.bsky.social
Co-founder #CriptheLit. #Writer, #essays #writing #HumanRights, #disability, #access, #digitalaccess, #artsaccess, #disabilityarts, disability activist, feminist. Leftish. Views my own. https://tahahotu.org.nz/Meet-the-artists/robyn-hunt
Right on the button from the DList. "Young disabled people shouldn’t wait until adulthood to be included in mainstream society." Young #disabled people shouldn’t wait until adulthood to be included in mainstream society. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/spe... #disability #youth #education
‘Specialist schools’? More segregation is not the solution for disabled learners
Disabled people have a right to be fully included in every part of society, especially during our formative years at school.
thedlist.co.nz
February 2, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Right on the button from the DList. "Young disabled people shouldn’t wait until adulthood to be included in mainstream society." Young #disabled people shouldn’t wait until adulthood to be included in mainstream society. thedlist.co.nz/newsfeed/spe... #disability #youth #education
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Please read this
It's so very true as we think we are prepared, but we are not.
Thank you Verity for being honest.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
It's so very true as we think we are prepared, but we are not.
Thank you Verity for being honest.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
February 1, 2026 at 11:27 PM
Please read this
It's so very true as we think we are prepared, but we are not.
Thank you Verity for being honest.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
It's so very true as we think we are prepared, but we are not.
Thank you Verity for being honest.
#nzpol
www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3609...
Check out the WebAIM newsletter, full of #a11y goodness a usual. Read this newsletter online at webaim.org/newsletter/2... #accessibility
WebAIM: January 2026 Newsletter
webaim.org
January 30, 2026 at 10:32 PM
Check out the WebAIM newsletter, full of #a11y goodness a usual. Read this newsletter online at webaim.org/newsletter/2... #accessibility
1989 equal right to #education. 2008 complaint. #Disability claims take years to get systemic change in #Humanrights. ORS #funding is deficit based. Opening more specialist schools counterproductive. Great analysis from advocates. Hope for real change. #discrimination www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Landmark settlement for disabled children promises education reform
Landmark settlement for disabled children promises education reform
www.rnz.co.nz
January 29, 2026 at 9:13 PM
1989 equal right to #education. 2008 complaint. #Disability claims take years to get systemic change in #Humanrights. ORS #funding is deficit based. Opening more specialist schools counterproductive. Great analysis from advocates. Hope for real change. #discrimination www.rnz.co.nz/national/pro...
Beautiful Welly day, for once. Out with 2 of the lovely lively Grandkids, playground, ice cream, museum. Feeding them stuff that isn't really good for them, but fun,
January 28, 2026 at 3:51 AM
Beautiful Welly day, for once. Out with 2 of the lovely lively Grandkids, playground, ice cream, museum. Feeding them stuff that isn't really good for them, but fun,
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Time for a rewatch. The money is going to pour into ACT as fast as their misinformation, lies and divisiveness will pour out leading up to the ejection. They’ve got millions but we’ve got community, organising and facts. #NZpol #ACTout
New Mata doco from Mihi Forbes and Annabelle Lee looking at the influences that shaped David Seymour. Pretty concerning for the health of NZ democracy and future. youtu.be/QLOjiiC3P1Y?...
Mata Reports | ACT: The Foreign Influences That Have Shaped David Seymour's Political Agenda | RNZ
YouTube video by RNZ
youtu.be
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
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Meeting WCAG is an achievement, not a baseline to scoff at. Eric Eggert explains why recognizing progress in accessibility matters and how it drives better outcomes. Worth reading and sharing.
yatil.net/blog/meeting...
#DigitalAccessibility #WCAG #InclusiveDesign #A11y
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#DigitalAccessibility #WCAG #InclusiveDesign #A11y
Meeting WCAG is an achievement · Eric Eggert
A notion that I always hear and have heard for a long time is that meeting the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) feels like not …
yatil.net
January 27, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Meeting WCAG is an achievement, not a baseline to scoff at. Eric Eggert explains why recognizing progress in accessibility matters and how it drives better outcomes. Worth reading and sharing.
yatil.net/blog/meeting...
#DigitalAccessibility #WCAG #InclusiveDesign #A11y
yatil.net/blog/meeting...
#DigitalAccessibility #WCAG #InclusiveDesign #A11y
This is really disappointing. A new #theatre with real #accessibility problem. thespinoff.co.nz/society/27-0... #access #artsaccess
Worst seats in the house at Christchurch’s Court Theatre? Apparently, there’s a lot of them
Audience members as well as people working on shows say in some seats you can’t see parts of the stage, while in others you can peer behind the scenes. And then there’s the sore backs, necks and knees...
thespinoff.co.nz
January 26, 2026 at 7:58 PM
This is really disappointing. A new #theatre with real #accessibility problem. thespinoff.co.nz/society/27-0... #access #artsaccess
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Helen Keller wasn’t a feel-good parable She was a socialist labor militant anti-war dissenter and disability theorist who said capitalism manufactures misery and disability When she became politically dangerous, her ideas were erased and she was repackaged Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/17QU...
January 24, 2026 at 1:27 AM
Helen Keller wasn’t a feel-good parable She was a socialist labor militant anti-war dissenter and disability theorist who said capitalism manufactures misery and disability When she became politically dangerous, her ideas were erased and she was repackaged Read more: www.facebook.com/share/p/17QU...
Been there, done that. Starting out, u don't have a clear idea about requirements & how they might #work with impairments, or workarounds. U try 2 b positive, but this is destructive. No change over time. Hope he has support. #disability #employment #discrimination www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
January 23, 2026 at 9:47 PM
Been there, done that. Starting out, u don't have a clear idea about requirements & how they might #work with impairments, or workarounds. U try 2 b positive, but this is destructive. No change over time. Hope he has support. #disability #employment #discrimination www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3608...
From @apulrang.bsky.social QALY practices threaten #disabled ppl. Usually bad when our #healthcare is curtailed because of our disabilities. Ppl in general r notoriously bad @ evaluating "quality" of disabled peoples' everyday lives. These metrics only appear to be objective. #disability
Congress should ban metric that devalues people with disabilities
Former lawmakers argue against the use of a so-called quality-of-life measure when it comes to determining coverage of treatment.
rollcall.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:50 PM
From @apulrang.bsky.social QALY practices threaten #disabled ppl. Usually bad when our #healthcare is curtailed because of our disabilities. Ppl in general r notoriously bad @ evaluating "quality" of disabled peoples' everyday lives. These metrics only appear to be objective. #disability
Totally inappropriate in the current climate, both political, and in light of #climate change - as we see the effects of the latter today, and the former is totally wild. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
Warbirds Over Wānaka display of deadly jets sparks backlash
The F-22 Raptors are widely considered the most lethal fighter jets ever built, says a former Doctors Without Borders worker.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 21, 2026 at 7:33 PM
Totally inappropriate in the current climate, both political, and in light of #climate change - as we see the effects of the latter today, and the former is totally wild. www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
The Spinoff was right about the election date, Nov 7.
January 21, 2026 at 1:36 AM
The Spinoff was right about the election date, Nov 7.
Just dreadful to read. Have providers learned nothing from the Inquiry into #abuse in state and faith based care? Shame on that service provider. Also shame on the lack of funding to support and value placed on people like this young man. #disability #HumanRights www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
20-year-old man dies after staff miss major red flag his bowel had ruptured
Caregivers at the secure residence failed to notice the man was dying from a ruptured bowel.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 20, 2026 at 4:40 AM
Just dreadful to read. Have providers learned nothing from the Inquiry into #abuse in state and faith based care? Shame on that service provider. Also shame on the lack of funding to support and value placed on people like this young man. #disability #HumanRights www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
So annoying. When I search for #disabled led #music networks in NZ, excluding therapy, I still get therapy! #Ableism infests everything! And I get #inspieporn for good measure! Sigh. Think I need a cup of tea. #disability #Amwriting about #disabilityarts #writing
January 19, 2026 at 3:12 AM
So annoying. When I search for #disabled led #music networks in NZ, excluding therapy, I still get therapy! #Ableism infests everything! And I get #inspieporn for good measure! Sigh. Think I need a cup of tea. #disability #Amwriting about #disabilityarts #writing
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Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
January 18, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Córy Doctorow with another verbal bullseye: pluralistic.net/2026/01/13/n...
Why I am I not surprised. This is shameful and very sad. People deserve justice.
Abuse in Care: Police prosecuted fewer than 1 in 10 referred cases
Abuse in Care: Police prosecuted fewer than 1 in 10 referred cases
The Royal Commission of Inquiry into Abuse in Care made 110 referrals to police.
www.rnz.co.nz
January 18, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Why I am I not surprised. This is shameful and very sad. People deserve justice.
Feeling aggrieved. Midsummer and the wind is perishing. People, including me are all rugged up in woollies & puffer jackets in Welly.
January 18, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Feeling aggrieved. Midsummer and the wind is perishing. People, including me are all rugged up in woollies & puffer jackets in Welly.
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This finding by international experts in suicide prevention further supports the points I raised in my Policy Options piece about the need for, among other things, the media to follow proper protocols consistent with covering suicide when covering MAiD.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2024/04/maid...
policyoptions.irpp.org/2024/04/maid...
Reality, not religion, is the reason people need MAiD-free health care
“On the question of religious hospitals, despite being a lesbian couple, Patricia and I would tolerate life-size crucifixes in the treatment room if it meant being safe from MAiD.” ~ Catherine Frazee,...
policyoptions.irpp.org
January 16, 2026 at 6:49 PM
This finding by international experts in suicide prevention further supports the points I raised in my Policy Options piece about the need for, among other things, the media to follow proper protocols consistent with covering suicide when covering MAiD.
policyoptions.irpp.org/2024/04/maid...
policyoptions.irpp.org/2024/04/maid...
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The International Association for Suicide Prevention, which is the only suicide prevention organization in official relations with the World Health Organization, has issued a statement about MAiD / euthanasia.
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www.iasp.info
January 16, 2026 at 6:44 PM
The International Association for Suicide Prevention, which is the only suicide prevention organization in official relations with the World Health Organization, has issued a statement about MAiD / euthanasia.
www.iasp.info/wp-content/u...
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This is heartbreaking, and not new for #disabled people or those with facial difference. I can personally relate to this, remembering my youth. Finding my #disability community and the irreverent and subversive humour we share can be liberating. thespinoff.co.nz/society/15-0...
Help me Hera: Am I too ugly for love?
How can I feel better about myself in a world obsessed with physical beauty?
thespinoff.co.nz
January 16, 2026 at 1:29 AM
This is heartbreaking, and not new for #disabled people or those with facial difference. I can personally relate to this, remembering my youth. Finding my #disability community and the irreverent and subversive humour we share can be liberating. thespinoff.co.nz/society/15-0...
This is very hard to read, but sadly not surprising. nonprofitquarterly.org/the-danger-i... #disability #HumanRights
The Danger ICE Poses to the Disabled Community | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Disabled people face increased rates of violence, abandonment, and medical neglect in ICE custody.
nonprofitquarterly.org
January 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM
This is very hard to read, but sadly not surprising. nonprofitquarterly.org/the-danger-i... #disability #HumanRights
There are way more important things in NZ and the world than the All Blacks. I’m over it.
January 15, 2026 at 7:13 PM
There are way more important things in NZ and the world than the All Blacks. I’m over it.