The Minister for Disability Issues Nicky Wagner has revealed the high-level design of the new disability support system after a team worked intensively for several months on the co-design.
We're always delighted to hear of the living proof that we, in New Zealand, are breaking down the barriers to make our country a less disabling place to live, work and play. Share your stories.
After five (5) years of funding partnership between the Ministry of Social Development and the Be. Institute, it is an opportune time to review progress.
The Government has made decisions on the next steps for transforming New Zealand's disability support system. Find out what happens next and how you can be involved.
You can read the revised New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016-2026 in a range of accessible formats. These are: standard print, large print, EasyRead, New Zealand Sign Language, audio and Braille. Find out more.
All Kiwis have a role to play in making New Zealand a non-disabling society for the one in four New Zealanders with an impairment, says the Office for Disability Issues.