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News: tagged with "disabilities"

• Getting Through Together Digest: 24th June 2020

  Posted: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 in: Newsletters With tags: newsletter, mental wellbeing, resilience, disabilities, accessibility, Matariki
  Kia ora. The noho rāhui/ lockdown forced us to rethink many things, including ways of working and being in a world where leaving the house was deemed a no-go

• Building a stronger health and disability system

  Posted: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 in: Resources and Information With tags: health, disabilities, Report, services, maori, pacific, rural, inequality, equity
  Beehive media release: 16th June 2020 The Government is committing to a long-term programme of reform to build a stronger New Zealand Health and Disability System that delivers for all

• Survey on how life is going for the disability community

  Posted: Wednesday, April 22, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: survey, disabilities, disabled, lockdown, disease, emergencies
  The Office for Disability Services invites you to participate in a weekly survey on the issues and risks being experienced by disabled people in the COVID-19 environment

• Council leads the way in commitment to accessibility for all

  Posted: Thursday, November 7, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: accessibility, disabilities, policy
  Selwyn District Council media release: 6th November 2019 Selwyn District Council has laid a marker in its commitment to all Selwyn residents by becoming the first local government authority to produce its own accessibility charter

• Christchurch's multi-sensory centre gets an upgrade

  Posted: Wednesday, October 30, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, disabilities, children
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 30th October 2019 Children and adults with special needs will soon get even more of a multi-sensory experience at Pioneer’s Southern Centre after a funding boost

• Canterbury DHB first in NZ to start Project SEARCH

  Posted: Wednesday, January 30, 2019 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disabilities, employment, Training
  Canterbury DHB media release: 25th January 2019 Ricky Reeves was nine-years-old when brain cancer affected his optic nerve, leaving him severely visually impaired

• Blueprint for the Future of NZ Disability Sport and Recreation Sector

  Posted: Thursday, January 17, 2019 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, sport, recreation, planning, Report
  Sport NZ initiated a review: the ‘Blueprint for the Future of the NZ Disability Sport and Recreation Sector' in early 2018

• New young adults group for people with disabilities

  Posted: Thursday, December 6, 2018 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: youth, disabilities, support, young people, recreation
  Impact is an exciting programme for 18 to 36 year olds with physical and intellectual disabilities from Delta Community Support Trust. Delta are seeking expression of interest from young people, their families and caregivers to join this programme

• New design rolls out for disabled swimmers

  Posted: Wednesday, October 31, 2018 in: Resources and Information With tags: recreation, disabilities
  Christchurch City Council Newsline: 29th October 2018 An innovative and unique wheelchair design created by a local company is helping disabled swimmers get in and out of Council pools

• Speak Up Korerotia: Human rights radio show on Plains FM

  Posted: Wednesday, December 13, 2017 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: maori, disabilities, culture, human rights, Communication, gender
  Speak Up-Kōrerotia is a human rights radio show that airs on Canterbury's Plains FM 96.9

• Find out about the Inclusive Education Action Group

  Posted: Wednesday, March 8, 2017 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, education
  The Inclusive Education Action Group (IEAG) is a charitable organisation that advocates for change in the education system

• Aspire Canterbury: Support and resources for independent living

  Posted: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disabilities, Community Groups, services, support, older people
  Aspire Canterbury is a not-for-profit organisation providing a number of services to support members of the community with mobility issues, including the disabled and older people, and those that support them

• Research looking at inclusion of people in wheelchairs in the rebuild

  Posted: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 in: Earthquake With tags: disabilities, research, earthquake recovery
  University of Canterbury: 5th September 2014 A University of Canterbury PhD student is looking into whether people who use wheelchairs have felt included in the Canterbury rebuild and recovery in the three years since the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes

• Toward an Accessible and Inclusive Christchurch

  Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 in: Healthy Christchurch Notices With tags: disabilities, healthy cities
  The Canterbury District Health Board has worked with the Earthquake Disability Leadership Group to produce a short animation that highlights the importance of accessibility in the Christchurch rebuild

• Community Transport Services in Christchurch and Canterbury

  Posted: Tuesday, October 29, 2013 in: Resources and Information With tags: disabilities, transport, older people
  A new resource called Community Transport Services in Christchurch/Canterbury  is now available on the Age Concern Canterbury website