DPA and SustainedAbility have gained the support of Greenpeace New Zealand, Oxfam New Zealand, 350 Aotearoa, 350 Pacific and OraTaiao: New Zealand Climate and Health Council in calling for all infrastructure projects, including green infrastructure and transport, to be fully accessible and uphold the…
General information about Alert Level 3 can be found on the Covid19.govt.nz website.
We also like this simple Q and A from the Spinoff: What you can and can’t do in Covid-19 alert level three: 60 questions, answered
We've put together a few more questions and answers that disabled…
Now more than ever, disabled people need to be able to form relationships without penalties, Disabled Persons Assembly NZ (DPA) says.
DPA are backing the call to change welfare policy rules around the reduction of supports and benefits for people who form relationships. The Assembly…
Please note that due to Covid-19 DPA staff are now all working from home. If you wish to speak to someone at our national office, you can still call our regular number 04 801 9100 and leave a message on our answer phone – we will be checking messages regularly.
You can also email us at info@dpa.org.nz…
NOTICE OF MEETING FOR DPA ANNUAL GENERAL ASSEMBLY TO BE HELD AT :
St Andrew’s Centre, 30 The Terrace, Wellington
11.00am to 4.00pm
Saturday 30 November 2019
AGENDA
Karakia
Welcome
Formal business session including:
Apologies
Minutes of the previous…
Engaging with Government – The DPO Coalition continues to engage widely across Government to broaden Government’s awareness, understanding and aspiration for Disabled People. The recent funding boost in Budget 2019 will be used to continue to build this valuable work.
Operational review…
Minister Sepuloni – The DPO Coalition met with the Minister and discussed progress on the Disability Action Plan. The Minister continues to lead real change for disabled people and has offered to help progress discussions with education.
Independent Monitoring Mechanism – The DPO Coalition…
1 August 2019
Waikato is setting an example for the rest of the country with its implementation of free buses for disabled people, the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) says.
From today applications open for disabled people who are unable to drive to travel for free on all Hamilton City…