Part Two: Consultations
This is the Office's email update of 13 August 2010.
05: General Election and Referendum on Voting System – Accessibility Action Plan 2011.
The Chief Electoral Office (CEO) is leading a consultation on how services at elections for people with disabilities can be improved. Through this consultation the CEO aims to build on the progress made for the 2005 and 2008 elections by maintaining and improving access for people with disabilities. It also aims to provide information about the referendum on the voting system in accessible formats.
06: Welfare Working Group report.
On 9 August 2010 the Welfare Working Group published a discussion document on the issues facing the current benefit system. They are looking for feedback.The Welfare Working Group was established by Cabinet to undertake to review New Zealand's welfare system. Submissions can be made online or by hardcopy by Friday 17 September.
07: Living Well Project.
The Living Well Project is a study aiming to explore ways people living with a disability or a disabling health condition stay or become healthy. They are particularly interested in finding the best ways for people experiencing disability to be physically active and to eat healthily.
This study is being conducted by Auckland University of Technology (AUT), co-funded by the Health Research Council and the Ministry of Health.