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News: tagged with "disabilities"

• New text service to support disabled peoples’ vaccinations

  Posted: Thursday, November 25, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disabilities, health, information, vaccination, immunisation
  Beehive media release: 25th November 2021 Efforts to support disabled peoples’ vaccinations go from strength-to-strength with the launch of a new text service, Minister for Disability Issues Carmel Sepuloni announced today

• Tourette’s Association NZ calls Ministry of Health to account with petition

  Posted: Wednesday, October 20, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: community engagement, disabilities, petition
  For far too long the Ministry of Health has ignored the physical and mental health needs of thousands of New Zealanders living with the neurological disorder Tourette Syndrome

• Community makes mark in town centre

  Posted: Thursday, September 9, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: recreation, accessibility, parks, disabilities
  Selwyn District Council media release: 7th September 2021 A space for all the community is starting to take shape in the new Rolleston town centre

• Investment to support disabled people in sport and recreation

  Posted: Wednesday, April 28, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: funding, disabilities, sport, recreation, young people
  Beehive media release: 27th April 2021 Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson has today announced how $5.7 million will be allocated to create better quality experiences for disabled tamariki and rangatahi

• Te Ara Atea and town centre to promote accessibility and inclusion

  Posted: Wednesday, February 24, 2021 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: accessibility, built environment, Community, disabilities
  Selwyn District Council media release: 23rd February 2021 The new Rolleston Town Centre and Te Ara Ātea - Selwyn's new library and community facility in Rolleston - will be a space that promotes community, lifelong learning and meeting new people through

• Introducing the Hāpai Access Card

  Posted: Wednesday, November 11, 2020 in: Signatory Notice Board With tags: disabilities, accessibility
  The Christchurch City Council has run the KiwiAble Card for almost 20 years

• 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

• 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