Listen to the New Zealand Disability Strategy

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Title - New Zealand Disability Strategy [Mpeg, 146.94KB]
Opening announcement [Mpeg, 294.29KB]
Indexing of the audio version [Mpeg, 340.41KB]
List of contents [Mpeg, 2.42MB]
Closing announcement [Mpeg, 319.15KB]

Contents of the New Zealand Disability Strategy

Foreword from the Minister for Disability Issues [Mpeg, 3.63MB]
Acknowledgements [Mpeg, 964.9KB]
Acknowledging the special relationship between Maori and the Crown under the Treaty of Waitangi [Mpeg, 1.26MB]
Summary [Mpeg, 3.97MB]
Introduction [Mpeg, 3.44MB]
Vision of a non-disabling society [Mpeg, 2.1MB]
Barriers [Mpeg, 5.86MB]
Delivering the Strategy [Mpeg, 1.76MB]
The Government's Objectives [Mpeg, 4.69MB]
Actions [Mpeg, 178.78KB]
Objective 1: Encourage and educate for a non-disabling society [Mpeg, 637.14KB]
Objective 2: Ensure rights for disabled people [Mpeg, 1.41MB]
Objective 3: Provide the best education for disabled people [Mpeg, 1.41MB]
Objective 4: Provide opportunities in employment and economic development for disabled people [Mpeg, 2.61MB]
Objective 5: Foster leadership by disabled people [Mpeg, 1.14MB]
Objective 6: Foster an aware and responsive public service [Mpeg, 1.18MB]
Objective 7: Create long-term support systems centred on the individual [Mpeg, 1.53MB]
Objective 8: Support quality living in the community for disabled people [Mpeg, 1.18MB]
Objective 9: Support lifestyle choices, recreation and culture for disabled people [Mpeg, 870.61KB]
Objective 10: Collect and use relevant information about disabled people and disability issues [Mpeg, 1.36MB]
Objective 11: Promote participation of disabled Maori [Mpeg, 1.29MB]
Objective 12: Promote participation of disabled Pacific peoples [Mpeg, 1.09MB]
Objective 13: Enable disabled children and youth to lead full and active lives [Mpeg, 2.04MB]
Objective 14: Promote participation of disabled women in order to improve their quality of life [Mpeg, 1.07MB]
Objective 15: Value families, whanau and people providing ongoing support [Mpeg, 1.58MB]
Appendix: Membership of the New Zealand Disability Strategy sector reference group [Mpeg, 774.69KB]