Links
DPA-related
DPA Auckland, http://www.dpa-auckland.org.nz/
DPA Christchurch and Districts
DPA Northland
C/- P O Box 374
Whangarei
Northland
Phone: (09) 430 3406
Email: dpanorthland@xtra.co.nz
Disabled Peoples' International, http://www.dpi.org
A major goal of Disabled Peoples' International is the full participation of all disabled people in the mainstream of life, particularly those in developing countries, who form the vast majority of the world's 500 million disabled people. Site available in English, French and Spanish.
Rehabilitation International, http://www.rehab-international.org
Rehabilitation International is a worldwide network of people with disabilities, service providers and government agencies working together to improve the quality of life for disabled people and their families.
General
Support Options, http://www.supportoptions.co.nz
This website provides you with up to date information about disability support services and how to access them in the Auckland and Northland regions.
Users of the site can print out their own fact sheets containing information about a support service and the contact details of providers that they have selected.
Tiaho Trust, http://www.tiaho.org.nz
The Tiaho Trust web site is a vehicle to provide interactive dialogue, awhi and support to the disabled community. Tiaho has invested in video technology and capability to capture disability issues and culture for broadcasting on the Tiaho web site. Tiaho also brings you current local and national news and information about disability and disability services.
CommunityNet Aotearoa, http://www.community.net.nz
Information, resources and links for New Zealand community groups, includes a list of links relating to disability.
Parent to Parent New Zealand, http://www.parent2parent.org.nz
Parent to Parent New Zealand is an information and support network for parents of children with special needs ranging from the very common to the most rare conditions. Our service is free to families.
New Zealand Disability Strategy, http://www.nzds.govt.nz
The NZ Disability Strategy will provide an enduring framework to ensure that government departments and agencies consider disabled people before making decisions.
ENABLE Research, http://www.enable.co.nz
Enable New Zealand services are available to people with disabilities, their families, employers, health professionals and disability support organisations. Our vision is that people with disabilities are able to optimise their opportunities for self-determination and direction.
Canadian Abilities Foundation, http://indie.ca/abilities
Featuring Best of ABILITIES Magazine and lots of information about the Canadian Abilities Foundation.
The Disabled People's Association of Singapore, http://dpa.org.sg
We have members who are on wheel chair, visually handicapped people and people with other types of disabilities. We are a Resource and Research, Information and Communications Centre for the Handicapped.
Human Rights Commission, http://www.hrc.co.nz
The Human Rights Commission enforces the legislated rights of New Zealanders
including disabled people.
WEKA, http://www.weka.net.nz
(What everyone keeps asking about disability)
Weka is New Zealand's disability information web site, for people with disabilities,
their families, whanau and caregivers, health professionals and disability
information providers
LifeLinks, http://www.lifelinks.co.nz
LifeLinks is a totally independent organisation, which provides the highest
standard of service to people with disabilities, in ways that are best suited
to their individual needs.
Hearing Impaired, http://www.hearing.org.nz
To advance the interests and general welfare of all persons with a hearing
loss, their family, whanau and all who support them, to improve their quality
of life.
Deaf Association, http://www.deaf.co.nz
Royal NZ Foundation of the Blind, http://www.rnzfb.org.nz
Every year in New Zealand nearly 1500 people go blind or experience serious
sight loss. The Foundation of the Blind empowers members to adjust to this
change in lifestyle and create a new beginning through using new skills, technologies
and resources.
Arthritis Foundation NZ, http://www.arthritis.org.nz
Welcome to the Arthritis New Zealand website where you will find you are not
alone. More than a million New Zealanders will have arthritis in their lifetime.
Building Accessible Websites
World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), http://www.w3.org
The W3C look after all things web. On this site you can find specifications and validators for (X)HTML and Cascading Style Sheets, information about Web Accessibility and much more.
Trace Research & Development Center, http://www.trace.wisc.edu
A good resource for building an accessible web site. Trace aims to prevent the barriers and capitalize on the opportunities presented by current and emerging information and telecommunication technologies, in order to create a world that is as accessible and usable as possible for as many people as possible.