Paula Tesoriero: Disabled Kiwis face long fight for equality

Paula Tesoriero

Paula Tesoriero MNZM, newly appointed New Zealand's Disability Rights Commissioner, has served on the Halberg Disability Sport Foundation, NZ Artificial Limb Service and Sport Wellington. She is also a member of the NZ Sports Tribunal. She won a cycling gold medal in a world record breaking time at the Beijing Paralympics.

In this article Paula talks to NZ Herald about Disability in NZ and how being disabled shaped her own life.


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