Honour for work to remove disability stigma
Posted 2.02.12 at 12:47pm
Helping to break down stereotypes about people with disabilities amongst the Pacific Island community is a major driver for Pati Umaga.
The Naenae resident has been awarded a Queen's Service Medal for services to the Pacific community.
Mr Umaga knows the problems facing the disabled. A fall from slipping on a shower mat in 2005 left him paralysed.
"Removing the stigma about disability within our own Pacific community is a big thing for me. We kind of get left a bit behind because we're still trying to come to terms with how our culture views the disabled."
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