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Áine Kelly-Costello

Áine (they/them) is a proudly disabled story-teller, researcher, and advocate. They lead Disability Debrief's climate reporting and are based in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Find more of Áine's work elsewhere and connect with them on X or LinkedIn.

Email: aine@disabilitydebrief.org

Articles by Áine

Picture of Áine, a white non-binary person with long dark hair, half-smiling, holding a white cane and wearing a blue hoodie.

Áine Kelly-Costello

Áine is a proudly disabled story teller, consultant, and campaigner, writing on disability, climate, and migration. Aotearoa New Zealand is home. They/she

What I've learned in conversation

Weaving together disability and climate justice
28 Feb 2024
Abstract illustration of colourful blooming flowers. Their stems are wiggly, almost like dancing figures.

The weight of the issue

Showing up disabled in the climate movement
18 Oct 2023
Watercolour of stick figures of different colours, each interlinked with its neighbours.

A just transition for disabled people

A disability lens on greening economies and society
31 May 2023

Where disability and climate meet

Disabled wisdom and an invitation to community
04 Apr 2023
Illustration of an apocalyptic scene. A man with a ventilation tube sits in front of a factory, chimneys spewing pollution.

Can COP27 contribute to disability-inclusive climate justice?

Facing barriers at every turn, disabled people are fighting for their leadership to be recognised.
07 Nov 2022
Illustration of desert, with a thin river leading to a narrow horizon of dark sea and above that foreboding dark red clouds.

Disability in the Heat

Why authorities need to prioritise people at highest risk as temperatures rise
25 Jul 2022

"We can turn this around": Bristol's plan for a Green and Accessible Future

Plus: Floods in South Africa and systemic roots of climate breakdown
03 May 2022

Responses to climate change leaving disabled people behind

Plus: what I missed on Ukraine, and more from readers.
04 Apr 2022
A watercolour image of a flood scene: on land, a house with steps, the woman in the water holding a wheelchair.

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