Defined as the practice of gaining awareness and acting upon the oppression of marginalized groups, allyship can account for the power interpreters hold in systems of oppression and can contribute…continue reading
Advocacy
Workshop report: Improving working conditions for interpreters, a collaborative session
By: Carolina Cannard, Agustina Marianacci and Alejandra González Campanella
Published: 2023-09-16
On 16 September 2023, an interactive workshop was held during the New Zealand Society of Translators and Interpreters (NZSTI) Conference in Ōtautahi Christchurch to address fair pay and working conditions…continue reading
Advocacy
Law and Justice
Voices from the Margins: Aotearoa/New Zealand Young Carers Reflect on Their Experiences
By: Dr Lauren Donnan, Professor Janet Gaffney, Professor Toni Bruce
Published: 2023-08-01
Young carers are a largely invisible and unsupported population of Aotearoa New Zealand (NZ) children and youth aged 25 years and under who physically, emotionally, socially, and/or spiritually support loved…continue reading
Advocacy Health & Wellbeing Whānau
Law and Justice
Who Cares About Us? The Hidden Population of Current and Former Aotearoa/New Zealand Young Carers Reflect on Their Experiences
By: Dr Lauren Donnan
Published: 2020-12-01
New Zealand [NZ] young carers are an invisible and disadvantaged population of children, youth, and young adults aged 25 years and under providing significant, ongoing care for a family member…continue reading
Advocacy Health & Wellbeing Whānau
Advocacy
Gender Dysphoria
By: Ryan
Published: 2015-12-03
Those diagnosed with gender dysphoria count themselves among the largely diverse transgender community. Gender dysphoria is a treatable disorder that occurs when an individual’s gender identity doesn’t match what was…continue reading
Advocacy Human Rights & Civil Liberties Rainbow/LGBTQIA+
Advocacy
Moving beyond love and luck: building right relationships and respecting lived experience in New Zealand autism policy
By: Hilary Stace
Published: 2012-12-19
PhD thesis in Public Policy which looks at the policy problems arising from the rapidly increasing diagnoses of autism in recent decades. Considers history and construction of the concept of…continue reading
Advocacy Children & Youth Disability Families, Whānau and Parenting Health & Wellbeing Research & Evaluation Social Services
Health
Refugee Health Care: A Handbook for Health Professionals
By: Dr Annette Mortensen, Dr William Rainger, Sally Hughes
Published: 2012-06-01
In the 10 years since the publication of the first refugee health handbook there have been considerable steps taken toward improving long-term settlement outcomes for refugees settled in New Zealand.…continue reading