Red NicholsonRed Nicholson

Red is a Media Studies teacher at an Auckland high school, father to two toddlers, and a long-suffering Warriors fan. He enjoys hiphop, coffee, and Donald Trump’s tweets, preferably all at the same time. He uses a wheelchair but definitely does not suffer from cerebral palsy.

Why MPs playing wheelchair dress-ups is such a terrible idea

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Our wheelchairs are not gimmicks to help you realise ‘how good you’ve got it’, writes Red Nicholson. Yesterday, Labour ministers Carmel Sepuloni and Iain Lees-Galloway were invited by the Spinal Trust to spend the day in wheelchairs, in order to highlight the challenges a wheelchair user might face getting around parliament. A well-intentioned PR stunt … Read more

Writing about disability? Here are five tips to get it right

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Last week Red Nicholson tweeted a word of advice to Stuff, and found the system works. But to help us avoid bungling it in the first place, he offers some extra advice for journalists and editors on disability-related news and language Most days on Twitter are spent shouting enlightened reckons into the social media void, … Read more