A space where diversity, different abilities are 'the norm'

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November 30, 2017 for immediate release

Waikato woman Sue Pairaudeau is breaking barriers launching an online social space where diversity and different abilities are ‘the norm’.

The MyKind website launched November 30, to coincide with Disability Pride Week, which is about uniting and celebrating people with disabilities. Having worked in the disability sector and living with differently abled family members, Pairaudeau’s vision is for a society that values the person first, regardless of disability.

MyKind is a Kiwi website for people looking to meet like-minded others. It aims to foster an inclusive community of single adults aged 18-plus, with or without disabilities or health impairments.

Pairaudeau said it is kinder than mainstream social websites, and that “all relationships flourish in an inclusive environment”.

She said it makes MyKind a first in New Zealand – a hybrid site that is neither chat or dating, mainstream or ‘disabled’.

“It is not just a dating website; it provides the spectrum of tools for the journey from chatting, blogging and friendships, to flirting, Skyping and dating. Not everyone is comfortable on a website where there is an expectation to date, so making friends is just as important to connect with like minds. MyKind is whatever you want it to be.”

The site also offers a match-making service where a human, not a computer, matches members’ profiles for friendships or potential dates.

MyKind member fees go back into New Zealand’s disability sector through a grant/donation/sponsorship programme to support individuals, families of people with disabilities, and not-for-profits in the disability sector.

To sign up to MyKind or find out more, visit mykind.co.nz. The first 100 members to sign up get their first two months free. Keep up to date on https://www.facebook.com/MyKindNZ/

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