Publications

Electronic copies are in web version or Word, or PDF. (PDF publications require Adobe Acrobat Reader. This can downloaded for free from Adobe's website.)

Hardcopies of publications (if available) can be requested by E-mail: odi@msd.govt.nz.

E-mail Updates

A regular email update about the work of the Office, and disability related news from government and the disability sector.

NZ Disability Strategy publications

NZ Disability Strategy (April 2001)

• Standard version: web version | Word - 74kb | PDF - 286kb
• Easy to Read version: Word - 74kb | PDF - 1.17Mb
• Pictorial version: PDF - 1.95Mb
• Audio, Braille version: Email version request to the Office for Disability Issues: odi@msd.govt.nz

Minister’s annual report on progress in implementing the NZ Disability Strategy

• Report for July 2006 to June 2007: web version | Word - 3.4Mb
• Report for July 2005 to June 2006: web version | Word - 365kb | PDF - 446kb
• Report for July 2004 to June 2005: web version | Word - 650kb | PDF - 2.4Mb
• Report for July 2003 to June 2004: web version | Word - 559kb | PDF - 414kb
• Report for July 2002 to June 2003: web version | Word - 596kb | PDF - 636kb
• Report for October 2001 to June 2002: web version | Word - 364kb | PDF - 122kb
• Report for July 2001 to September 2001: web version | PDF - 320kb

Review of progress implementing the New Zeland Disability Strategy

• Review of progress April 2001 to June 2007: web version | Word - 1.1Mb

Consultation and development documents

• A brief summary of the analysis of submissions to the NZ Disability Strategy (April 2001): Word - 224kb
• Recommended Content of the New Zealand Disability Strategy: NZ Disability Strategy Sector Reference Group's Recommendations to the Minister for Disability Issues (December 2000): Word - 175kb | PDF - 85kb
• NZ Disability Strategy Discussion Document (September 2000): web version | Word - 149kb | PDF - 319kb

Other publications

• Briefings to the Incoming Minister for Disability Issues

• NZ Application for the 2007 Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award – read online – Word file - 537kb.

• Life is for Living: 25 New Zealanders living with disability tell their stories: web version | Word - 295kb | PDF - 1.91Mb

• Pathways to Inclusion: Improving vocational services for people with disabilities (September 2001): web version | PDF - 507kb

• Making a Submission to a Parliamentary Select Committee (June 2004):
  • Easy to Read version Word - 406kb
  • Pictorial version - Word - 830kb
  • or go to the Office of the Clerk's website to access the full standard text version in English or in Māori (PDF format only).

Surveying government website accessibility

• Bridging the digital divide: How are government websites meeting the accessibility needs of users? (November 2005): web version | Word - 494kb | PDF - 240kb

• Going Beyond Compliance: 2006 survey of government website accessibility
  • Summary report (June 2007): web version | Word - 230kb
  • Survey report (March 2007): web version | Word - 470kb

Disability Issues News

The Office produced a bimonthly newsletter from October 2003 to June 2007. You can access these newsletters on the Disability Issues News page.

Other newsletters produced by the Ministry of Social Development are available from the Ministry’s website.