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Genevieve McLachlan interview

AboutUpper Hutt communications expert and wellness advocate Genevieve McLachlan was interviewed by Daniel Bethell on 4 May 2020 for the Upper Hutt Covid-19 Stories Project.

Genevieve is Managing Director of her company Adaptive Technology Solutions. She also does accessibility audits for Be Accessible, is President of Upper Hutt Toastmasters and is a member of Venus Women's Network.

In this interview, Genevieve discusses the effects of the Covid-19 crisis on her work. She also gives insight into how the disability community in the Hutt Valley has responded to the situation. SpeakerGenevieve McLachlanInterviewed byDaniel BethellDate4 May 2020

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Genevieve McLachlan 4 May 2020.mp4

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File identification 14 secs
General work situation during Covid-19 34 secs
Zoom an essential tool 29 secs
Able to focus on different things under lockdown 68 secs
Toastmasters and Venus Women's Network meetings 42 secs
The first online Toastmasters meeting 162 secs
Toastmasters members getting used to using Zoom 47 secs
Keeping meetings as normal as possible 88 secs
Differing attitudes: physical vs online meetings 83 secs
Venus Women's Networking meetings 76 secs
dōTERRA Essential Oils/Australian colleagues 40 secs
Virtual meetings good for business 19 secs
Working from home good for business 46 secs
Working from home good for the disability com... 88 secs
Self-discipline is needed to work from home 83 secs
Adaptive Technology Solutions contracts affected 189 secs
Project with Sky Stadium/workshop etiquette 66 secs
Work limited by social distancing 153 secs
Project work behind the scenes 41 secs
Disability services reduced 108 secs
Ministry of Health minimising risk 86 secs
Residential care under lockdown 95 secs
People with disabilities included under 82 secs
NZ Government handled situation well 32 secs
Communication to front-lines could have been ... 81 secs
Government in a difficult position 34 secs
Disability community getting back to normal 32 secs
We are a resilient community 80 secs
People starting to get frustrated with lockdown 75 secs
Grocery shopping/Countdown's Priority Assist ... 195 secs
Good hygiene practices at supermarkets 116 secs
End of interview 17 secs