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
Adding insult to injury.
Crown abuse response minister Erica Stanford is 'furious' and tells me she's referred this breach of vulnerable Lake Alice abuse survivors' privacy to the Public Service Commissioner. Laura Walters and I reveal the breach at @newsroom.co.nz. newsroom.co.nz/2025/11/27/s...
'Significant' breach of privacy of Lake Alice survivors, by Crown abuse office
A 'furious' Erica Stanford has referred the privacy breach to the Public Service Commissioner, write Jonathan Milne and Laura Walters.
newsroom.co.nz
November 26, 2025 at 10:49 PM
Adding insult to injury.
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Part of disability is trying to explain our experiences, whether it be to children, bureaucrats or a new lover.
My favourite quotes on self-advocacy and much more, including @accease.bsky.social @rossshowalter.com @afropersonnage.ch et al
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/self...
My favourite quotes on self-advocacy and much more, including @accease.bsky.social @rossshowalter.com @afropersonnage.ch et al
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/self...
“Self-advocacy is hard work”
Explaining our experiences, “cripping up”, and kids' questions
www.disabilitydebrief.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Part of disability is trying to explain our experiences, whether it be to children, bureaucrats or a new lover.
My favourite quotes on self-advocacy and much more, including @accease.bsky.social @rossshowalter.com @afropersonnage.ch et al
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/self...
My favourite quotes on self-advocacy and much more, including @accease.bsky.social @rossshowalter.com @afropersonnage.ch et al
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/self...
Read the excellent as always WebAIM #a11y newsletter here. at webaim.org/newsletter/2.... Their web site has a lot of other good stuff too.
WebAIM: November 2025 Newsletter
webaim.org
November 26, 2025 at 3:28 AM
Read the excellent as always WebAIM #a11y newsletter here. at webaim.org/newsletter/2.... Their web site has a lot of other good stuff too.
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‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
Tech critic Corey Doctorow explains why for so many the internet – from Amazon to Google to Instagram – seems to be getting worse
www.theguardian.com
November 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
‘Enshittification’: how we got the internet no one asked for – podcast
Are you my ancestor? #CriptheLit with Verb Wellington discover our #disabled ancestors on Dec 3 at Two Fiftyseven Willis St 6 - 7 pm to mark the International Day of Disabled People. #disability #Disabilityarts #writers #writing www.facebook.com/events/18598...
Are you my ancestor?
Event in Wellington, New Zealand by Verb Wellington on Wednesday, December 3 2025
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November 24, 2025 at 7:53 AM
Are you my ancestor? #CriptheLit with Verb Wellington discover our #disabled ancestors on Dec 3 at Two Fiftyseven Willis St 6 - 7 pm to mark the International Day of Disabled People. #disability #Disabilityarts #writers #writing www.facebook.com/events/18598...
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"Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to. And the worst thing you can do is nothing."
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
#Discworld
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
#Discworld
November 10, 2024 at 2:57 PM
"Goodness is about what you do. Not who you pray to. And the worst thing you can do is nothing."
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
#Discworld
- Terry Pratchett, Snuff
#Discworld
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💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
💔 Alice Wong’s last words: “Don’t let the bastards grind you down.”
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
We can never thank Alice enough for fighting all the good fights and especially all the hard fights. We all learned so much from your brilliance, your courage, and your indefatigable leadership. We will never forget you.
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It's time for the New Zealand Labour Party to ditch a policy steeped in eugenicism. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
Call on the labour party to end ableist immigration policy
We want to live in a welcoming Aotearoa where migrants with disabilities and health conditions fully belong. But currently, our immigration policy is getting in the way by barring people with disabili...
actionnetwork.org
November 13, 2025 at 10:17 PM
It's time for the New Zealand Labour Party to ditch a policy steeped in eugenicism. actionnetwork.org/petitions/ca...
This makes me sad and angry in equal measure. Robin Hyde was and is such an important NZ writer. And not the least a #disabled writer. Go those women. Wish I could have signed the open letter. www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert... #disability #writing #CriptheLit
Stuff
www.stuff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 10:47 PM
This makes me sad and angry in equal measure. Robin Hyde was and is such an important NZ writer. And not the least a #disabled writer. Go those women. Wish I could have signed the open letter. www.stuff.co.nz/home-propert... #disability #writing #CriptheLit
This is such a good piece in The Spinoff. I saw the exhibit before it was taken down and totally got the point. A wasted opportunity to leave it up as an art work to challenge the viewer to think, as art should. I made sure I saw the play, "Ration the Queen's veges." thespinoff.co.nz/atea/11-11-2...
Redacting the Crown’s lies: Why I defaced an exhibition in our national museum
In September, Catherine Murupaenga-Ikenn was convicted of graffiti vandalism and ordered to pay Te Papa $1,500 in reparations for her 2023 protest.
thespinoff.co.nz
November 11, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This is such a good piece in The Spinoff. I saw the exhibit before it was taken down and totally got the point. A wasted opportunity to leave it up as an art work to challenge the viewer to think, as art should. I made sure I saw the play, "Ration the Queen's veges." thespinoff.co.nz/atea/11-11-2...
Yes! Well said this man!
November 9, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Yes! Well said this man!
Mediawatch is such a great programmed. Discussion of trust of the #media this morning was excellent. #journalism #journalists www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawa...
www.rnz.co.nz
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Mediawatch is such a great programmed. Discussion of trust of the #media this morning was excellent. #journalism #journalists www.rnz.co.nz/news/mediawa...
I would really love to see some proud #Deaf and #disabled artists taking up these awards. Who could and should we nominate for the Arts Foundation Springboard Awards www.thearts.co.nz/springboard-... #disabilityarts #arts
The Arts Foundation Springboard
Springboard aims to kickstart sustainable arts careers for artists at a formative stage of their practice with a year-long funding and mentorship package, thanks to our generous community of arts back...
www.thearts.co.nz
November 7, 2025 at 2:14 AM
I would really love to see some proud #Deaf and #disabled artists taking up these awards. Who could and should we nominate for the Arts Foundation Springboard Awards www.thearts.co.nz/springboard-... #disabilityarts #arts
A really interesting long read about #Deaf #writers reimagines language, text, and sound. thebaffler.com/salvos/manua... #language #ASL #writing
Manual Labor | Andrew Leland
How deaf artists and writers are grappling with a second Trump administration keen on dismantling the Americans with Disabilities Act.
thebaffler.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Today is Parihaka Day. Remembering and acknowledging teaching of nonviolence rather than violent history.
November 4, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Today is Parihaka Day. Remembering and acknowledging teaching of nonviolence rather than violent history.
To do #ArtsAccess well you need to be respectfully engaged with your audience, be as consistent and professional as with anything else and understand that accessibility is part of the creative process, not grace and favour. Policy and leadership matter. Include it in your regular marketing.
October 31, 2025 at 9:14 PM
To do #ArtsAccess well you need to be respectfully engaged with your audience, be as consistent and professional as with anything else and understand that accessibility is part of the creative process, not grace and favour. Policy and leadership matter. Include it in your regular marketing.
Their site is full of #a11y goodness. Read the October @webaim.bsky.social newsletter online at webaim.org/newsletter/2...
WebAIM: October 2025 Newsletter
webaim.org
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Their site is full of #a11y goodness. Read the October @webaim.bsky.social newsletter online at webaim.org/newsletter/2...
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Last Thursday, one of the biggest strikes in the country took place. Learning support staff and teacher aides were joined by nurses, social workers, firefighters and doctors.
'More fair pay for our cares': The mega strike in photos
Learning support staff and teacher aides were joined by nurses, social workers, firefighters and doctors.
thedlist.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Last Thursday, one of the biggest strikes in the country took place. Learning support staff and teacher aides were joined by nurses, social workers, firefighters and doctors.
As an Austen fan I love this. So true!
Jane Austen’s terrible parents
Jane Austen’s terrible parents
'Would you want General Tilney to be your daddy?'...
thespinoff.co.nz
October 27, 2025 at 9:49 PM
As an Austen fan I love this. So true!
If you have an accessible #arts event in Aotearoa list it here to reach the #disabled audience. And #disabled people check out the events listed. #accessibility artsaccess.org.nz/events
Events
Events...
artsaccess.org.nz
October 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
If you have an accessible #arts event in Aotearoa list it here to reach the #disabled audience. And #disabled people check out the events listed. #accessibility artsaccess.org.nz/events
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Breaking news: Space Minister Judith Collins admits she knew that we could be abetting Israel's genocide with Rocket Lab launch of Black Sky satellite. #KeepSpaceForPeace #ArmsTradeDeathTrade www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/24/m...
Minister warned about possible Israeli use of NZ-launched satellites
Space Minister Judith Collins said this week the decision to go ahead with BlackSky satellite launches was the right one.
www.1news.co.nz
October 24, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Breaking news: Space Minister Judith Collins admits she knew that we could be abetting Israel's genocide with Rocket Lab launch of Black Sky satellite. #KeepSpaceForPeace #ArmsTradeDeathTrade www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/24/m...
After all the #work we have done over the years this makes me feel pretty depressed. tikatangata.org.nz/news/an-incl... #emplyment #disability #diversity (Ha!) #humanrights
An inclusive public service still proving elusive for disabled public servants
tikatangata.org.nz
October 24, 2025 at 1:22 AM
After all the #work we have done over the years this makes me feel pretty depressed. tikatangata.org.nz/news/an-incl... #emplyment #disability #diversity (Ha!) #humanrights
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The UN isn't doing enough on disability: an evaluation of a five-year reform shows progress is “extremely slow”.
Plus, the lessons of inclusion that I took from latrines.
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/un-s...
Plus, the lessons of inclusion that I took from latrines.
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/un-s...
The United Nations isn't doing enough on disability
A five-year reform made important steps but progress is “extremely slow”
www.disabilitydebrief.org
October 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The UN isn't doing enough on disability: an evaluation of a five-year reform shows progress is “extremely slow”.
Plus, the lessons of inclusion that I took from latrines.
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/un-s...
Plus, the lessons of inclusion that I took from latrines.
www.disabilitydebrief.org/debrief/un-s...
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Its a once in a [checks notes] twice in a week event
The second of two significant weather systems this week arrives on Thursday, and looks more intense and more widespread
Warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain cover a broad swathe of the country
Here's Heather with what to expect
youtu.be/_L1dax9uqwo?...
Warnings for damaging winds and heavy rain cover a broad swathe of the country
Here's Heather with what to expect
youtu.be/_L1dax9uqwo?...
NZ Severe Weather Update - Wednesday 22 October 2025
YouTube video by MetService - NZ Weather
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Its a once in a [checks notes] twice in a week event