A collection to educate and inspire

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News

Kōrero

15 March 2023

Image of AD logo, and decorative shapes.

Proposal to increase the availability of AD in New Zealand

One key area of interest for the audio description community continues to be the availability of audio…

Life at Able

Te Ora kei Te Taea

10 March 2023

The red carpet and Everything Everywhere All At Once: Captioning the 95th Oscars and Academy Awards

Able communications team member Gabriella Evans sat down with captioner Sean Lydiard to talk about the 95th…

News

Kōrero

8 March 2023

Gaby, a woman with slight caramel dyed blonde hair and glasses sits smiling at the camera against a dusty pink background. She is wearing a white t-shirt with a black corduroy pinafore dress.

“Let Deaf people take the lead”: Interview with Gabriella Evans and Stella Huggins on 95bFM

Recently, Gabriella Evans from Able’s Communications team sat down with Stella Huggins from 95bFM to kōrero about…

Articles

Tuhinga

5 March 2023

Image of Able Chief Executive Dan Buckingham speaking at the Listen Up conference. Standing behind him is NZSL interpreter Kelley Hodgins translating his presentation.

Listen Up! A reflection

On Friday 3rd of March 2023, a few people from the Able team attended the Listen Up…

Stories

Ngā kōrero

22 February 2023

Ivy is sitting on a chair and smiles happily at the camera.

Impact Stories: Meet Ivy

"Not having a guide dog would be like no audio description because it's way harder for me…

Articles

Tuhinga

16 February 2023

Justia Miles smiling at camera in front of football field and huge crowd.

Justina Miles and Visible Accessibility

With the recent soaring popularity of Justina Miles’ – the first Deaf female performer for the Superbowl…

Stories

Ngā kōrero

16 February 2023

Ursula has dark blonde curly hair, green eyes, she has a relaxed smile as she looks at the camera against a blue background.

Impact Stories: Meet Ursula

"When I finally got access to captions, I would watch heaps of shows to make up for…

Life at Able

Te Ora kei Te Taea

15 February 2023

Gabriella Evans sits in a pink lit studio, smiling.

Behind the Screens | Meet Gabriella!

This week, we welcome Gabriella Evans to Able’s communications team, where she is working to raise awareness…