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A Christmas Greeting from Access Matters Aotearoa

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Kāpō Māori Aotearoa awarded National Hauora Māori Partners Innovation and Sustainability Fund grant

This month, Kāpō Māori Aotearoa (KMA) was awarded with a National Hauora Māori Partners Innovation and Sustainability Fund grant (2022/2023). Te Aka Whai Ora are proud to be able to mihi the important mahi KMA do to support tāngata whaikaha Māori and whānau in the health and disability service provision. 

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International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022

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Sign & Share Our Petition - Video

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Accessibility Legislation Needs Enforcement and Dispute Resolution Mechanisms

Time To Transform Care And Support For Disabled People

Urgent reform is essential to ensure disabled people have equal access to the care and support they need, the Green Party says in response to a new report that challenges politicians to fix the current system.

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Government Won't Enforce Accessibility, Despite Promising Legislation to 'Make NZ More Accessible'

A disability advocate is frustrated there is no commitment from Government to create enforceable legislation that would improve the lives of those living with a disability.

Article by Olivia Shivas, published in Stuff 7 July 2022 at www.stuff.co.nz/pou-tiaki/129186800/government-wont-enforce-accessibility-despite-promising-legislation-to-make-nz-more-accessible

Disability advocate and Access Matters campaigner Juliana Carvalho said unless accessibility legislation was enforceable, people who require access will continue to live in substandard conditions. [Access Matters] is a group of disability organisations who proposed Accessibility Act in Aotearoa.

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Chronic Illness: Research Participants Wanted

Do you have a connection to, experience of, or an interest in chronic illness?

Amy Hogan and Prof Virginia Braun are seeking people to read and respond to questions about a series of vignettes. The vignettes explore the current context of information, treatment options, and life choices for people with chronic conditions.

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Making South Auckland More Accessible for Wheelchair Users

Listen to RNZ's Jessie Mulligan speak with wheelchair-user Brooke Haverkort and buddy/carer Odette Jennings who conducted an informal survey of wheelchair accessibility in South Auckland.

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Disability Convention: How is New Zealand Doing?

An online forum will be held next week to find out about how the government is progressing on implementing the United Nations Convention of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (the Disability Convention).

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Is the Government's Covid Response Meeting Basic Human Rights of People with Disabilities?

Listen to RNZ's Kathryn Ryan speak with Bernadette Ingham who has a lived disability, her husband uses a wheelchair and she is extremely frustrated that the needs of disabled people are not being addressed in the pandemic response.

Ms Ryan also interviews Disabled Persons Assembly Chief Executive Prudence Walker, NZ Disability Support Network Chief Executive Peter Reynolds and Marsha Marshall, CEO of Manawanui.

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