The New Zealand Disability Strategy

• Foreword from the Minister for Disability Issues
• Acknowledgements
• Summary
• Introduction
• Vision of a non-disabling society
• Barriers
• Delivering The Strategy
• Government's objectives
• Actions
• 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, whānau and people providing ongoing support
• Appendix