Kia ora koutou

Spring is here already! It is so nice to see the days getting a little longer and the temperature is warming up. It won’t be long, and this year will be behind us and I for one am looking forward to that. Covid has certainly had an impact on us all both personally and professionally with the lock down and not being able to move about as freely as we once did.

Things are slowly getting back to “normal” or the new “normal” that we now have to live by as we take care of ourselves and those in our community, by following the guidelines for how we must interact while in level two.

As part of my role here at BIA I attend community group meetings to be able to add our and our clients voice to relevant discussions happening that affect the disability community. One of the groups that I sit on is the Central Hawke’s Bay Disability Group which meets once a month to discuss issues relevant to those living with a disability in CHB. We managed to maintain our meetings during the lockdown via zoom, but now we are back at level two, we are able to return to face to face meetings.

I would like to invite anyone who has a disability related community issue to contact with me if there is something you might like raised at this meeting. For example, we have discussed uneven pavements and accessibility to some businesses amongst other issues. It you have something that you would like to create an awareness on give me a call on 06 8786875 ext 1.

Ngā mihi

Debbie

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