Progress report - 2008
The Minister for Disability Issues’ 2008 annual progress report on implementation of the NZ Disability Strategy was published in December 2008. Under the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000, the Minister for Disability Issues is required to report to Parliament by the end of each calendar year on progress in implementing the NZ Disability Strategy. Reports from each government agency for the period July 2007 to June 2008 are also available.
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Table of Contents
- Message from the Disabled Persons Assembly
- Introduction
- Progress highlights for 2007 – 2008
- Objective 1: Encourage and educate for a non-disabling society
- Objective 2: Ensure rights for disabled people
- Objective 3: Provide the best education for disabled people
- Objective 4: Provide opportunities in employment and economic development for disabled people.
- Objective 5: Foster leadership by disabled people
- Objective 6: Foster an aware and responsive public service
- Objective 7: Create long-term support systems centred on the individual
- Objective 8: Support quality living in the community for disabled people
- Objective 9: Support lifestyle choices, recreation and culture for disabled people
- Objective 10: Collect and use relevant information about disabled people and disability issues
- Objective 11: Promote participation of disabled Māori
- Objective 12: Promote participation of disabled Pacific peoples
- Objective 13: Enable disabled children and youth to lead full and active lives
- Objective 14: Promote participation of disabled women in order to improve their quality of life
- Objective 15: Value families, whänau and people providing ongoing support