2016 Annual Report
Under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, section 8, the Minister for Disability Issues is required to report to Parliament by the end of each calendar year on progress in implementing the New Zealand Disability Strategy.
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Contents
Minister’s foreword
Introduction
Section one: Key achievements in 2016
The launch of the New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016-2026
Accession to the Optional Protocol to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Extension of the Enabling Good Lives approach
The Christchurch demonstration of the EGL approach
The Waikato demonstration of the EGL approach
The National EGL Leadership Group
The approval of the New Zealand Sign Language Board’s three-year Action Plan and the completion of the New Zealand Sign Language Fund’s second funding round
The implementation of the Disability Data and Evidence Working Group work programme
Section two: Progress against the Disability Action Plan 2014-2018
The implementation of the Disability Action Plan 2014-2018
Increase employment and economic opportunities
Transform the disability support system
Ensure personal safety
Promote access in the community
Section three: Looking forward to 2017 and beyond
The development of the Outcomes Framework and the Disability Data and Evidence Plan
The update of the Disability Action Plan 2014-2018
Appendix one: Governance arrangement for disability issues
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