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NZSL Board appointments 2018 upcoming nominations

Nominations for five of the ten positions on the NZSL Board will open on Tuesday 24 April 2018.

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Wellington Accessible Journey Survey

Wellington City Council is working to make it easier for people to get around the city.Take their survey to share your experience.

Accessibility

Consultation

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New Zealand's second review against the UN Convention starts

The UN Committee released New Zealand's "List of Issues" on 12 March 2018 (Geneva time). This starts New Zealand's second review against the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities

Sector news

Consultation

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Signs of Professionalism conference attendees celebrate 25 years of NZSL interpreting and teaching

The three day conference in November 2017 brought together over 270 NZSL professionals to celebrate the exciting milestone.

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ODI Newsletter - March 2018

Bringing you news from the Office for Disability Issues and around the disability sector. Includes articles on the Census, updating the disabled persons led monitoring approach, teens with disability on sexting, and more...

ODI news

NZSL Week 2018 - 7-13 May

The NZSL Board is a proud sponsor of this year’s NZSL Week, which celebrates one of New Zealand’s official languages.

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Teens with disability more likely to be subjected to sexting

Netsafe study found that young disabled adults were more likely to be subjected to sexting than those without impairments

Health & wellbeing

Attitudes

Sector news

2018 Census Day is Tuesday 6 March – be counted!

Summary of where to find information and resources to complete your Census form. It’s so important everyone takes part.

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Consultation to commence on a NZSL Interpreter Registry

Key stakeholders will soon be invited to give feedback on the next steps towards developing a national NZSL Interpreter Registration System

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Consultation

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Consultation on Telecommunications Relay Services underway

Broadcasting, Communications and Digital Media Minister Clare Curran and Disability Issues Minister Carmel Sepuloni today released a consultation document on the Telecommunications Relay Service.

NZSL

Consultation

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Public workshops on human rights for the Universal Periodic Review

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade is running workshops as part of New Zealand's Universal Periodic Review