DPA is going to respond to a Ministry of Health discussion document on the proposed Action Plan for managing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder( FASD).
We would like your feedback on the proposed key principals and outcomes outlined below.
Key principles
Focus on empowering families/whanau…
DPA is going to make a
submission to the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE) about
the Marrakesh Treaty - an agreement that will help remove barriers for those
who, because of their disability, find accessing printed material difficult.
If you are in this position please
read…
In a moving ceremony, former Chief Executive of DPA Gary Williams (Ngati Porou) was inducted into the Attitude Awards Hall of Fame for his life-long service on behalf of disabled people, on 3 December 2015.
Gary was part of the committee who developed the United Nations Convention for the Rights…
On 3 December, our members around the country attended all sort of events and distributed wristbands, produced by the Human Rights Commission, featuring this year’s International Day theme of “Inclusion Matters”.
Among these events, Auckland members joined an orange-themed morning…
DPA member Paula Booth from Wellington says, “I use a chair to get around after an accident several years ago so the physical accessibility of buildings and the built environment is something I have experienced and thought about.
The stated objective of the Building Code as it stands is…
In February 2015, pilot education workshops were held in Auckland and Wellington to teach disability support services staff and disabled people more about the human rights framework and the Disability Convention.
Using the Disability Convention for advocacy purposes
Support Worker Stephen…
DPA recently sent a hard hitting report to the United Nations about social protection programmes for disabled people in New Zealand.
Our Chief Executive Rachel Noble urges people to read the report, written by Dr Heather Barnett, saying “The report provides an excellent way to understand…
DPA recently had a hearing before Parliament’s Health Committee about their petition to repeal the Health and Disability Amendment Act 2013.
The Act stipulates low pay for family carers, unfair exceptions of particular family members and no right of appeal to the Human Rights Commission or…
Our 2015 DPA forum bought the disability sector together again to look at our recent progress and explore new ways of thinking using the conference theme of 'I am Able'.
Over 100 people came to the forum. They included government officials, regional and national members of DPA, representatives…