Claire FreemanMar 8, 20185 minDISABLED MODEL IN MILAN....It’s the day after my flight back from Italy to New Zealand attending the Milan Fashion Week as a disabled catwalk model. It was one of t...
Claire FreemanDec 16, 20174 minDISABLED LIVES MATTERA bill regarding assisted suicide is currently going through parliament in New Zealand. It has passed its first reading and has gone to s...
Claire FreemanDec 4, 20178 minDEVOTED TO AN UNUSUAL FETISH: DEVOTEES, WANNABES AND PRETENDERSFor the past two years, I’ve been on a journey to understand the minds of people who have a preference for people with disabilities, whet...
Claire FreemanDec 4, 20173 minWHY NEW ZEALAND IS A PRETTY COOL PLACEI recently went on a trip to Europe to visit friends and my sister and her family. I’ve been to Europe a few times now (not that easy whe...
Claire FreemanDec 4, 20175 minSUICIDE, STRESS AND A BROKEN HEALTHCARE MENTALITYI am C5/6 incomplete tetraplegic as a result of a car accident, age 17. On paper, it doesn’t look great. All four limbs are affected, I u...
Claire FreemanDec 2, 20174 minGRIEF AND RETHINKING IDENTITYWe have an insidious, unspoken problem endemic to our healthcare and rehabilitation system in New Zealand. It is regarding the value we p...