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6 November 2023

Picture of Virginia Philp (who was part of AD's inception) smiling. She has shoulder length brown hair and brown eyes.

Decade of Able: Virginia Philp, team leader, audio describers

Virginia Philp leads our small crew of audio describers. She overseas everything audio description: recruiting, training and…

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6 November 2023

David wears glasses and a hearing aid, and smiles.

Decade of Able: David Kent, trustee

David Kent is a trustee on the Able board. Since 2005, David has chaired the Southern Hearing…

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6 November 2023

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Decade of Able: Wendy Youens, founding CEO

Wendy Youens was the founding CEO of Able, having led its establishment as an independent organisation in…

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6 November 2023

Lewis Grant has grey hair and blue eyes, and smiles against a seafoam green background.

Decade of Able: Lewis Grant, Chair

Lewis Grant played a crucial role in supporting Able’s journey to become an independent charitable trust, and…

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6 November 2023

A photo of Jane Wrightson, who has chin-length light brown hair and black-framed glasses. She is smiling, wearing a bright flower-printed jacket.

Decade of Able: Jane Wrightson

Jane Wrightson is New Zealand’s Retirement Commissioner. Before that, she was the Chief Executive of NZ On…

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24 April 2023

Daniel Harborne uses NZSL to communicate, surrounded by graphic shapes.

Connecting the Deaf Community: An Interview with Deaf Aotearoa’s Daniel Harborne

Deaf Aotearoa is a national organisation that provides services and support to New Zealand’s Deaf community. One…

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24 March 2023

Jon looks at the camera calmly.

An interview with Jon Tai-Rakena, Māori Deaf TikTok creator

Recently, Able Communications Intern Gabriella Evans had a chat with Jon Tai-Rakena, Aotearoa based TikTok creator and…

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28 January 2022

Sacha McNeil sits in a reporting studio wearing a suit.

Introducing our new trustee, Sacha McNeil!

We are very excited to announce the new appointment to the Media Access Charitable Trust Board. You…