Air New Zealand Says “No”

Apr 142008
 

A Christchurch tetraplegic is being forced to pay thousands of dollars for an in-flight carer because Air New Zealand staff cannot help him into his seat. Make that “will not” instead of “cannot”; other airlines seem to manage it somehow. Full article: Airline says ‘no’ to help

Karen Stone

Apr 022008
 

I was dismayed to read of the death of Karen Stone in this month’s New Mobility (and surprised that I hadn’t heard already). Karen Stone, who used illness and writing to teach, dead at 62: “She wrote about it (having a disability). It was a big thing when she was writing. She wrote about it [...]

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