The New Zealand Disability Strategy
Objective 2: Ensure rights for disabled people
Actions
2.1 - Provide information for everyone about the rights of disabled people.
2.2 - Provide education to ensure that disabled people understand their rights, recognise discrimination and are able to be self-advocates.
2.3 - Educate agencies responsible for supporting children and families about the rights and abilities of disabled parents.
2.4 - Review Human Rights legislation to ensure the ongoing enhancement and strengthening of the rights of disabled people.
2.5 - Investigate, and if appropriate, support, development of a United Nations convention on the rights of disabled people.
2.6 - Investigate the level of access that disabled people have to independent advocacy, and address any shortfall in service provision.
2.7 - Evaluate New Zealand's performance on the rights of disabled people.
2.8 - Consider disabled people whenever New Zealand's performance is being evaluated against international human rights obligations, for example, the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women, and United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
