Guidance and resources

Guides for school leaders and teachers

Guides are available to support school leaders and teachers to meet the needs of diverse learners.

Guidance

Education

Gaming life - thinking differently about our stories

Watch a video created by a group of Dunedin families to help give their disabled children the best shot at the game of life.

Guidance

Attitudes

Are you an employer, business owner or government agency?

Find out how you can ensure disabled people can fully participate in our society.

Listening to the voices of children with disabilities in New Zealand

Read the report by the Donald Beasley Institute on how the perspectives of disabled children can be taken into account in the development of the policy and law that affects them.

Research

Choice & control

Leadership

ODI projects

Give disabled people a smoother ride

Watch a video to find out how airline ground crew, taxi and bus drivers can give disabled passengers a smoother ride.

Guidance

Accessibility

Research on Think Differently campaign

Read a report to gain an insight into a sample of projects carried out during the Think Differently campaign.

Research

Attitudes

Works for Me

Watch a video to hear from employers who know that disabled people can have a positive impact on the culture and success of their business.

Guidance

Employment & economic security

Accessibility

Attitudes

Disability responsiveness training

Would you like to provide disability responsiveness training to people in your organisation? You can find more information on this page.

Guidance

Accessibility

Factors that lead to social exclusion of disabled people

Read the research about the factors that lead to social exclusion of disabled people that was carried out during the Think Differently campaign.

Research

Health & wellbeing

Rights protection & justice

Accessibility

How to provide excellent service to disabled people

Guidance for staff working in customer service roles on how to provide excellent service to people with disabilities.

Attitudes

Employer attitudes toward employing disabled people

Research was comissioned during the Think Differently campaign to explore New Zealand employers’ attitudes towards employing disabled people.

Research

Attitudes

Employment & economic security

Media manual - changing attitudes to disabled people

The media has a powerful effect on social norms. This manual has tips and practical information on using the media to change attitudes and behaviour towards disabled people.

Guidance

Attitudes

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