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Giving effect to the New Zealand Sign Language Act

This is a practical guide for departments on how to give effect to the principles through their policies and practices in order to promote access to government information and services for the Deaf community.

A brief history of disability in Aotearoa New Zealand

This page, written by Martin Sullivan and Hilary Stace, takes a brief look at the history of disability in Aotearoa, since the advent of European settlement.
Employment & economic security
ODI projects
Health & wellbeing
ODI news
Rights protection & justice
Research
Education
Attitudes

The Accessibility Charter

The Accessibility Charter was launched by MSD on 15 February 2018. This page provides links to the Accessibility Charter and related documents.
Leadership
Sector news
Accessibility

Lead toolkit for employing disabled people in the State Sector

From this page you can open a copy of 'Lead toolkit for employing disabled people in the State Sector, which has been developed by the Ministry of Social Development, from the State services Commission's website.
Sector news
Employment & economic security
Attitudes
Leadership

A Good Start in Life

A Good Start in Life is a collaborative cross-government action research to understand the barriers and enablers to partnership working in Aotearoa/NZ.
Choice & control
Attitudes