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A newsletter highlighting government and non-government initiatives to remove barriers for people with disabilities

The government has approved a $9.49 million funding increase for the Total Mobility scheme. The new money will allow for improved services and a 60 per cent increase in the number of users from 43,000 to 69,000 over the next three years.

Open new premises of Catapult Employment Services Trust, which supports disabled people to enter and stay in paid work.

Lifelinks has provided essential needs assessment and service coordination services for people with disabilities and their families throughout Canterbury and on the West Coast for 10 years.

Vocational services and working towards a disabled workforce within an inclusive society.

Celebrating people living ordinary lives, and acknowledging a new board and new staff.

Disabled people are not just living in the community, but are supported to be active members, included and participating in all the ordinary activities of life.

Progress towards an inclusive and non-disabling society

Defining a vision for the future of disability support.

An overview of our Government's recent progress towards removing barriers to participation for Deaf and hearing-impaired New Zealanders.

Videos about the inclusion of people with disabilities in our communities

Exploring how people with disabilities are potential workers for businesses.

Disabled job-seekers make up an untapped pool of talent for New Zealand businesses.

van Asch Deaf Education Centre, Truro St, Sumner

2.30pm, Friday, 11 March 2005

Rau rangatira maa,
tenei te mihi ki a koutou i runga i te kaupapa o te ra.
Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa.

Working with the 'Pathways to Inclusion' policy and idenitfying a future direction for vocational services.

Launch of Mental Health Commission anti-discrimination publication.

Launch Manukau City Council Disability Policy and update implementation of NZ Disability Strategy

Government efforts to support disabled people in employment are paying off.

Launch of 'Kia Örite, Achieving Equity, the New Zealand Code of Practice for an Inclusive Tertiary Education Environment for Students with Impairments’.

Formation of alliance to represent more than 750,000 New Zealanders who care for a family member who is ill, injured or disabled.

Launch of Neighbourhood Support video with NZ Sign Language commentary

Launch 'Living with Down Syndrome' publication and outline developments in implementing NZ Disability Strategy

Progress implementing the NZ Disability Strategy

Focus on rehabilitation and the future –from a policy perspective