Ministry for Culture and Heritage
New Zealand Disability Strategy Implementation Work Plan. 1 July 2006 – 30 June 2007
Introduction
The Ministry is responsible for:
- the provision of policy advice on arts, culture, heritage and broadcasting issues, as determined in consultation with portfolio Ministers, including legislation, major policy proposals, and developments and initiatives which have significance to the sector;
- management of heritage property, administration of the Antiquities Act 1975, and administration of legislation relating to commemorative days and to the symbols and emblems of sovereignty;
- the research, writing, translating, editing and other work involved in publishing NZ historical works including the on-line Encyclopedia of NZ;
- the management and disbursement of payments to a number of arts, culture, heritage and broadcasting sector organisations and the monitoring of the Crown’s interests in these organisations; and
- the provision of other negotiated services to Ministers, including the preparation of replies to ministerial correspondence, and general services which assist the Ministers in discharging portfolio obligations to Parliament.
The Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage is Helen Clark and the Associate Ministers are Judith Tizard and Mahara Okeroa.
The work of the Ministry facilitates work that supports the following action step within the New Zealand Disability Strategy:
5.1 Encourage disabled people to take part in decision-making as service users, as staff in the delivery of services, and in the governance, management, planning and evaluation within all services that disabled people access
5.3 Establish a register of disabled people for government appointments
6.1 Develop mechanisms to ensure that all government policy and legislation is consistent with the objectives of the New Zealand Disability Strategy
6.5 Make all info rmation and communication methods offered to the general public available in formats appropriate to the different needs of disabled people.
9.2 Provide opportunities for disabled people to create, perform and develop their own arts, and to access arts activities.
9.3 Educate arts administrators/organisations and other recreational and sporting organisations about disability issues and inclusion.
9.4 Support the development of arts, recreational and sports projects, including those run by and for disabled people.
Level 1 Activities: Universal responsiveness to disability issues
| Accessible government information | Achieved / available | Planned this year | N/A | ||
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| Agency’s websites | |||||
| Meet e-government Web-Guidelines 2.1 | Yes | ||||
| Tested for accessibility for disabled people | Yes | ||||
| Adapted to increase accessibility to disabled people | Yes | ||||
| Downloadable files available in HTML, not only PDF | Yes | ||||
| Other publications and public information available in alternative formats. (eg key information available in easy-to-read English, Braille, NZSL video clips, captions on TV adverts, etc) | Yes | ||||
| Agency makes available alternative forms of contact (ie phone and fax numbers, email addresses, etc) | Yes | ||||
| Accessible government buildings and sites | Achieved / available | Planned this year | N/A | |
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| All agency’s buildings and sites meet statutory and regulatory access requirements (eg NZS 4121) | Yes | |||
| Agency’s buildings and sites have Building Code compliance certification | Yes | |||
| Agency’s buildings and sites audited for accessibility by Barrier Free NZ Trust | Yes | |||
| Agency’s buildings and sites accessible. | ||||
| Frontline staff receive training in disability responsiveness | Yes | |||
| Reception areas accessible | Yes | |||
| Counters lowered for wheelchair users | Yes | |||
| Telephone staff familiar with using NZ Relay service1 | Yes | |||
| Other accommodations (please list) (eg signage, accessible lifts, hearing loops, etc) | Yes | |||
| Accessible government services | Achieved / available | Planned this year | N/A | ||
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| Service policies and procedures include reference to disability issues (eg policies on the use of New Zealand Sign Language Interpreters) | Yes | ||||
| Information / data on services provided to disabled people is recorded | Yes | ||||
| Service staff receive disability responsiveness training | Yes | ||||
| When contracting for new or up-graded IT applications and environments, contracts include a requirement to ensure accessibility by disabled users | Yes | ||||
| Responsive government employment practices | Achieved / available | Planned this year | N/A | ||
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| Human Resource policies and procedures include EEO issues for disabled people | Yes | ||||
| Recruitment and selection of vacancies responsive to disabled people (eg vacancies advertised to the widest possible audience, vacancies list alternative forms of contact – phone, fax, email, etc) | Yes | ||||
| Human Resource staff familiar with EEO issues for disabled people (eg staff receive disability responsiveness training, staff familiar with the Disability Perspective Tool Kit2, etc) | Yes | ||||
| Disabled staff are supported | |||||
| Individual assessments of workplace accommodations or support are provided (eg work station assessments) | Yes | ||||
| Accommodations provided to disabled staff (eg work station adaptations, special equipment, New Zealand Sign Language interpreters, etc are provided) | Yes | ||||
| Disabled staff provided with opportunities for career advancement | Yes | ||||
| Agency supports a disabled staff network group | Yes | ||||
| Internal agency newsletters promote the positive presence of disabled staff people | Yes | ||||
| Other support provided to disabled staff (please list) | |||||
| Information and data on disabled people is collected | Achieved / available | Planned this year | N/A | ||
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| Information on agency’s responsiveness to disabled staff people | |||||
| Number of disabled people employed (we recommend you use the State Service Commission’s EEO disability information) | 2 | ||||
| Data on disability related accommodations, adaptive equipment, etc, provided by your agency | Yes | ||||
| Number of disabled people employed under the State Service Commission’s ‘Mainstream programme’3. | 0 | ||||
| Information on agency’s responsiveness to the disabled public | |||||
| Information and data on agency’s contact with the disabled public is recorded (eg consultation with disabled groups) | Yes | ||||
| Information / data on agency’s disabled client group recorded | Yes | ||||
Level 2 Activities: Disability perspective included in ordinay work
| Disability responsiveness training and resources | Planned this year | N/A | |
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| Disability responsiveness training offered to all staff (Where training is provided your end of year report should indicate who gave the training, when it was given, and how many staff and what kind of staff attended) | Yes 4 | ||
| Promotion of the Disability Perspective Tool Kit5 within your agency (eg this website resource distributed to policy and strategic personnel, receiving training or advice on the use of this resource, etc) | Yes | ||
| Disability perspective included in ordinary work | Planned this year | N/A | |
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| Implementing the NZ Disability Strategy beyond your agency | Planned this year | N/A |
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| Agencies, Crown Entities, boards, reference groups, etc, that your agency is responsible for are encouraged to consider disabled people and disability issues (eg staff / membership supports the inclusion of disabled people, compliance with level 1 activities is encouraged, your agency’s purchase agreements require compliance with the Disability Strategy, and where appropriate requires the provision of any data/information on disability issues/disabled clients) | Yes |
1. Policy Advice and Development
Description
Ensure that in providing policy advice, and in developing policy and legislation, that the issues outlined in the New Zealand Disability Strategy (NZDS) and the Disability Perspective Framework are considered. This will include taking into account the implications of the New Zealand Sign Language Bill.
Desired Outcome
Assessment of policy advice and development of policy and legislation incorporates consideration of the outcomes sought under the NZDS and the New Zealand Sign Language Bill.
Outcome measures and timeframes
The development of policy and legislation takes into account a disability perspective in the key outcomes the government seeks to achieve from its involvement in culture and heritage.
By 31 December 2006 the Ministry will have formally engaged with NZ On Air and TVNZ on their plans for improving Deaf people’s access to public broadcasting services.
By 31 December 2006 the Ministry will have formally invited relevant government departments and crown entities to consider the scope for providing Deaf people’s access to info rmation they make available via broadcast media.
By 31 March 2007 the Ministry will have assessed the responses from the relevant government departments and crown entities regarding the scope for providing Deaf people’s access to info rmation they make available via broadcast media.
Links to Strategy objective and action
Support lifestyle choices, recreation and culture for disabled people – Action 9.2
2. Crown Entities
Description
Enhance sector Crown Entity awareness of the NZ Disability Strategy and encourage the Crown Entities to develop and implement disability responsiveness plans.
Desired Outcome
Sector Crown Entities will be more aware of the NZ Disability Strategy and will actively plan and implement disability responsiveness initiatives and plans.
Outcome measures and timeframes
By 31 August 2006 info rmation about the NZ Disability Strategy and links to relevant resources, including the website for the Office of Disability Issues, will be published on Exchange (the intranet for sector Crown Entities).
By 31 August 2006 a letter will be sent to sector Crown Entities info rming them of the disability strategy info rmation published on ‘Exchange’, and encouraging them to develop their planning and action on disability responsiveness.
By 30 June 2007 a follow-up letter will be sent to sector Crown Entities seeking info rmation from them on what action they have taken, if any, to support the New Zealand Disability Strategy.
Links to Strategy objective and action
Support lifestyle choices, recreation and culture for disabled people – Action 9.2.
1. For info rmation on NZ Relay service
2. The Disability Perspective Tool Kit is available on the Office for Disability Issues’ website
3. Information on the State Service Commission’s Mainstream Programme
4. This training may take place in 2007/08
5. The Disability Perspective Tool Kit is available on the Office for Disability Issues’ website