Áine Kelly-CostelloÁine Kelly-Costello

Áine Kelly-Costello is a campaigner, musician, language lover and blogger

How becoming a Covid long-hauler made me rethink disability

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Despite having lived with a disability her whole life, it took becoming one of the unlucky few who experience symptoms long after they should have ‘recovered’ from Covid-19 that forced Áine Kelly-Costello to reckon with a different kind of disability experience. I was born with a congenital condition with a fancy name that designates a … Read more

Why these resettlement portraits meant so much to me, a blind immigrant

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This World Refugee Day, and always, I hope the portraits and voices of our resettled community in Aotearoa can guide us in our efforts to ensure they feel valued, writes Áine Kelly-Costello. What is cultural pride? It is not pretending that any culture is perfect, or making comparisons between cultures to argue that one is above … Read more