Katy Thomas

TV Presenter, Editor, Patient Advocate, Mum. Loves acccessibility, lemons, animals, words, style, people, organics. Not tall. Makes chocolate disappear.

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

My clever #Mummy organised this #hikoi for #homelessness (blondie on right) Youngest female chairperson on a Catholic board too 😉 #payparity https://t.co/6e6iGJ7JwV

[Paula Bennett @paulalbennett]

Hosted Sisters of Mercy and lovely ladies from St Catherine's rest home to talk housing & pay equity @WoodhouseMP

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@dchengnz @_chloeswarbrick Long-standing MOH failure to address equity and access exemplified by forcing the exit of the most affordable medicinal cannabis come October

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@SachaDylan @JulieAnneGenter @jenospeno Why isn't this a given 🤷🏻‍♀️ smh

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

Think of the most vulnerable person you know. Vote for them ❤

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

The clock is ticking. Anyone on the fence about the #CannabisControlReferendum ? Patient advocate here. Ready and willing to answer questions if you have any for the health perspective 🖐

[Pete Robson @Pete_Robson]

Thanks @HelenClarkNZ for sharing your views about the #CannabisControlReferendum tonight at St Peters in Wellington. You really helped me with firming up my decision to vote "Yes" - it's clearly a #HealthIssue not a criminal issue for all @newzealand to tackle

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@MsWonderOutLoud @jackyan Omg yes 🙌

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@aunties_the Love it. Best bold foot forward ❤

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

So happy #Accessibility legislation has cross-party support, especially in the pre-election / lockdown climate. Our access community will be adversely impacted by level 2 & 3. Why it's take so long to gain traction I'll never understand. Me mahi tahi tatou ❤

[sam @toxickilos]

this is super informative

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

This! When people debate inequity in our public health system - it's not a matter of opinion, it's a statement of fact: Maori are consistently failed, all the outcomes are dire for tangata whenua well done @emmawehipeihana https://t.co/SJJBLxw9ZK

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@tautokai Thank you for succintly illuminating the point I have tried to convey to my own whānau. I fear more the rampant abuse of those living in the margins, failed by a deeply discriminatory health system than I care for the autonomy of the privileged few

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@2TAPU Omg yes. Feels 💖

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@aunties_the I think you just summed up my own ambivalence + confused response to the annual mass mourning for the few not the many ❤

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

We will be there with Bears on! Please RSVP: Teddy Bears' Picnic with Marama Davidson https://t.co/9ytS7TGfsP #NZGreens

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

Why #AccessLaw2020 is so crucial (and long overdue) in Aotearoa

[Paula Tesoriero MNZM @PaulaTesoriero]

The lack of accessible housing for disabled New Zealanders is an "egregious" human rights issue, says UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Adequate Housing Leilani Farha.
https://t.co/LZhYu7squg. I was pleased to spend time with Leilani talking about housing for disabled people.

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

It's here! Well done @_chloeswarbrick and @NZGreens for making our dreams come true. For my son and millions of patients throughout Aotearoa, this is a game changer ❤

[Chlöe Swarbrick @_chloeswarbrick]

✅ Full regulations here: https://t.co/PPQ9wKPrtK

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@LouDxx He's adorable and we love both 🙌

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

Yesterday I saw a guy complain about hemorrhaging followers after discussing racial discrimination in Aus. I live with a constant ebb + flow of followers on my social channels. They climb when I do makeup tutorials, dive + abuse when I talk race, gender or disability 🤷🏻‍♀️#cestlavie

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@FinCentrix @RichieHardcore @ZubyMusic Considering we experience more violence+ death by your hands (as do you, both perpetrators and victims of male violence and violent crime) I would say we are collectively failed by systemic inadequacies that are working to a deficit model instead of increasing positive outcomes

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@maxblackhole Hey I get exactly the same thing whenever I talk about race and accessibility in the same sentence on IG. I call it quality control 😂

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

@AccEase @ccsdisabilitya Or ethinicity

[Katy Thomas @iamkatythomas]

On Monday I'm tagging along to meet @golrizghahraman and @_chloeswarbrick with 2 other accessibility advocates to discuss the urgent need for #AccessLaw2020 although this kinda says it all really

[Robyn Hunt @AccEase]

New Report from @ccsdisabilitya State of wellbeing and #equality for #disabled people, their families, and whānau. https://t.co/M2EyoFPCzK #disability