Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

The second report identifying the progress New Zealand is making to implement the United Nations Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention) was launched in Christchurch, August 7. The report was launched by the Human Rights Commission and compiled by the Convention…

The New Zealand Disability Survey 2013 shows the numbers of disabled people have increased. Almost one in four New Zealanders were identified as disabled in 2013, according to the New Zealand Disability Survey released recently by Statistics New Zealand. This was up from 20 percent in 2001. A…