The Disability Perspective Toolkit
1: Understanding the context of disability issues
What does it mean to include a disability perspective?
This section describes what is meant by a disability perspective, when it is appropriate to be included, and how this tool can help government policy makers.
What does it mean to include a disability perspective?
Requirements for a disability perspective in policy
This section outlines the requirements on government departments to consider disability issues when developing policy, as directed by Cabinet, human rights legislation, and through implementation of the New Zealand Disability Strategy.
Requirements for a disability perspective in policy
Disability in New Zealand: a changing perspective
This section describes how thinking on disability in New Zealand has shifted in recent decades to an individual, human rights model. The government’s approach to services and policy reflects this change.
Disability in New Zealand: a changing perspective
Shifting beliefs about disability
This section outlines key points to think about when considering disability issues.
Shifting beliefs about disability
Understanding the New Zealand Disability Strategy
This section described New Zealand Disability Strategy, its values, vision and principles.
2: Maximising opportunities for disabled people
Opportunities for disabled people
This section discusses how the New Zealand Disability Strategy’s objectives can be grouped into four themes. We show you how they can be used in policy to promote the inclusion of disabled people.
Opportunities for disabled people
Objectives of the New Zealand Disability Strategy
This section outlines the objectives of the New Zealand Disability Strategy, with questions to prompt you on how to promote opportunities for disabled people in government policy.
3: Removing barriers to participation and independence
Eliminating the barriers to participation and independence of disabled people
This section considers how policy proposals create or retain barriers to participation or independence for disabled people, and outlines three inter-related barriers.
Eliminating the barriers to participation and independence of disabled people
Eliminating access barriers
This section describes access barriers experienced by disabled people.
Eliminating discrimination and/or attitudinal barriers
This section describes barriers of discrimination and negative attitudes experienced by disabled people.
Eliminating discrimination and/or attitudinal barriers
Eliminating economic and social status barriers
This section describes the economic and social barriers experienced by disabled people.
4: Involving disabled people and the wider disability sector
What is the disability sector?
This section outlines what is meant by the disability sector and its component parts.
What is the disability sector?
Involving the disability sector in your work
This section discusses what are key elements in a successful relationship between the disability sector and government departments. The government is committed to meaningful partnerships with the disabled community/voluntary sector based on respect and equality. One way this can be honoured is to ensure disabled people are involved in decision making.
Involving the disability sector in your work
Consultation with the disability sector
This section describes how you can consult with the disability sector when you plan your policy or service development. For effective consultation you must think about where you gather information, who you communicate with, in what way and how you approach them.