Housing options for the disabled community w/ Airam Magpantay: 30 October, 2024

Airam Magpantay is a BA (Hons) student in at the University of Auckland in Politics and International relations at the University of Auckland who recently released a report on the state of housing for the people living with disabilities in Aotearoa after completing an internship at the disability advisory service - Disability Connect.

In her report, Airam revealed that there was a significant deficiency in the availability of housing for those living with disabilities, with disabled New Zealanders struggling to find accommodation with accessible infrastructure in a market already heavily impacted by a nationwide housing crisis. 

Oto spoke to Airam about her internship, her subsequent report and the state of housing for people living with disabilities in Aotearoa.