Articles tagged with: attitude
Supreme ACC Attitude Award winner a children’s champion
Auckland teenager Muskan Devta (16) has won the Attitude ACC Supreme Award for 2015 on December 3 – the UN sanctioned ‘International Day of People with Disability’.
Overcoming strong competition, the champion for social good took …
Inspired to Thrive: Alicia’s Story
International Day of People with Disability, Thursday 3 December
At 44, Alicia Thompson is a professional businesswoman with a husband, a teenage son and a love of knitting. Not much different from many women you’d meet …
Wheelchair warrior proves attitude is everything
Attitude Awards
Wheelchair warrior proves attitude is everything
Nick Chisholm (42) is setting high goals and smashing them, despite being ‘locked-in’ his own body for 15 years.
The Dunedin man is a finalist in the Spirit of Attitude …
Blind sculptor and author from Mt Roskill appreciated for positive attitude
Attitude Awards
Juliet Jackson is a gifted painter, sculptor and writer. She is also blind.
The Mt Roskill woman is a finalist in the Artistic Achievement category in the 2015 Attitude Awards. The national awards celebrate the …
Six year old burn victim Dukie proves confidence is more than skin deep
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Dukie King looks a bit different to other six-year-olds, but he’s not letting it phase him.
The Hawke’s Bay boy is a finalist in the Junior category in the 2015 Attitude Awards. The national awards …
Wellington singer’s spirit outsings challenges
Attitude Awards
Ailsa Lipscombe (23) is in pain every day, but that hasn’t stopped her singing her way to America and supporting others with disabilities.
The Wellington musician is a finalist in the Spirit of Attitude category …
People with attitude sought for spotlight
Media release: May 6, 2014
Press release: the Attitude Trust
People with attitude sought for spotlight
Do you know someone who is leaving his or her mark on the world while challenging the perception of disability?
Now is your …
Wellington ‘changemaker’ wins national attitude award
A fearless fighter for disability rights, Robyn Hunt, has won the Attitude ACC Supreme Award at the 2013 Attitude Awards on December 3 – World Disability Day.
In its sixth year, the national awards celebrate the excellence …
“Will not quit” attitude earns accolades
Attitude Awards Trust
30 November 2012
Sharon Davies has won the Attitude ACC Supreme Award for 2012, heading off strong competition from more than 20 other national finalists.
Sharon, better known as Shaz in the West Auckland community …
Attitude Award gives champion a boost
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Attitude Award gives champion a boost
Mike Gourley says receiving the 2011 Attitude ACC Supreme Award couldn’t have come at a better time in his life.
Mike had a stroke earlier in the …
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