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Outlines government policy for vocational services for people with disabilities, and progress on implementation.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Outlines NZ Disability Strategy, government's achievements and future direction on disability issues, and role of assistive technology.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

The Government is moving to ensure the quality of home care services for people with disabilites in the lower North Island is improved and services are better placed to meet every one’s needs, says Minister for Disability Issues and Associate Minister o

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Government actions to implement Objective 15 of the New Zealand Disability Strategy, which is to “Value families, whanau and people providing ongoing support.”

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

People with disabilities will benefit from a number of key initiatives in this year’s Budget, Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson said today. The initiatives include:

Vocational services

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Summary of of disability initiatives in this year's Budget

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

A new website providing information for New Zealanders who care for family members is part of a wider package of government support for informal carers throughout the country, Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Initiatives to support informal carers of people with disabilities.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Outlines importance of access to information, history of organisation, role of New Zealand Disability Strategy and other govt policy initiatives for people with disabilities

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Another $20.53 million is to be provided to house Braemar Hospital and Kimberley Centre residents in the community, Housing Minister Mark Gosche and Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson announced today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

A telephone relay service will be set up for people who are Deaf, or who have speech or hearing impairments, Communications Minister Paul Swain and Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson announced today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Outline of government policy on accessible transport and progress being made

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson and Communications Minister Paul Swain have welcomed the Human Rights Commission’s finding that the telecommunications industry should provide a relay service for people who are Deaf, or who have hearing or speech impairments.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

A new Office of Disability Issues will be set up within the Ministry of Social Development on 1 July 2002, Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson and Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey announced today.

A new Office of Disability Issues will be set up within the Ministry of Social Development on 1 July 2002, Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson and Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey announced today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Good morning, and thank you for the invitation to open this important international conference. I bring a warm welcome from all my Auckland colleagues, including the Prime Minister Helen Clark and Auckland Central MP Judith Tizard.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today announced new funding for training caregivers of people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today called for an immediate halt to the process of contracting home care services for people with disabilities in the lower North Island.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

A ruling by the majority of the New Zealand Press Council not to uphold a complaint against the Dominion for breaching an embargo raised important issues about media responsibility, Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson said today.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Welcome and thank you for inviting me here today to officially open this new hospital.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

The first report on progress in implementing the New Zealand Disability Strategy shows that government departments are becoming more aware of disability issues and more responsive to people with disabilities, Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson said t

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Disability Issues Minister Ruth Dyson today presented two new scholarships for disability education and research.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Thank you for inviting me to speak to you this evening about the New Zealand Disability Strategy. I must say it is a pleasure to be speaking on a topic other than rugby injuries, which have rather dominated my attention over the last 24 hours.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Good afternoon and thank you for inviting me to speak at this forum. I bring warm greetings from my colleagues Trevor Mallard, Paul Swain and Mahara Okeroa.

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues

Good morning and thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. I bring warm greetings from my colleagues Mark Peck and Mahara Okeroa. And I congratulate Tim Shadbolt for being re-elected unopposed as your mayor!

  • Ruth Dyson
  • Disability Issues