Comic explainer: young disabled New Zealanders on the barriers to a better life
- Written by Penelope Carroll, Researcher in Public Health, Massey University
Our research project explored the everyday lives of disabled young people, aged from 12 to 25 years, with mobility, vision and hearing impairments. We measured and asked them about factors that enabled or constrained their opportunities to fully participate in community life, including education, employment and recreational activities.
With support from participants and our research advisory group of young disabled people and their whānau (extended families), we have collaborated with graphic artist Toby Morris on a comic to highlight participants’ accounts of everyday ableism they encounter. We hope this comic will invite and challenge able-bodied people to think and act differently.
Authors: Penelope Carroll, Researcher in Public Health, Massey University