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We invite you to join us and learn more about connecting your patients with the right supports.

Speakers and Topics

• Ray Williamson, National Referral Centre: Referrals, eligibility and diagnoses.
• Angela Lewes, Lifelinks: What Lifelinks do, supports provided, increasing flexibility and changes.
• Julie Paalvast, Aspire Canterbury: Disability information and supports in the community.

Friday 22 September, 2023
8:30am or 12:30pm or 3:00 pm
Braintree Wellness Centre, 70 Langdons Road
OR via Zoom: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9863729689

Each speaker will present for 15 minutes, and the session will finish with a Q&A, followed by an opportunity for kai and korero. You can choose to attend any of the sessions via Zoom or in person, or feel free to drop in any-time during the day for a one on one chat.

Register Now: https://forms.gle/6j9cYXwebzEF1ivP7

We are excited to announce that Next Steps 2023 is open for registrations! Are you an accessible organisation, disability service, or disabled person with a business enterprise? Next Steps is for you!

The Next Steps expo is for disabled people and their whānau to discover what is available when considering their next steps after school. The expo is open to everyone and is particularly useful for young people who are looking at life beyond school.

Registration is free.

You can register your business, enterprise, service, organisation by clicking the link below.

Please note that spaces are limited and available on a first come first served basis.

If you have any questions, please contact:
Amy Coët – Information & Community Coordinator - Aspire Canterbury
amy@aspirecanterbury.org.nz | 021 0255 5365

Did you know that Christchurch City Council offer assisted rubbish collection to those in need?
If you need assistance with your rubbish, you may be eligible for the assisted rubbish collection service.

The recycling and organics bins will be removed from the property until the Council is advised that the service is no longer required at which time the recycling and organics bin will be returned at no extra cost.

To apply, please fill in the application form along with a letter from your General Practitioner or other medical professional verifying that you are incapable of taking the wheelie bin to the kerbside.

You will also need to sign a declaration stating that there is no one who can assist you with your wheelie bins.

Deputy Public Service Commissioner Ms Helene Quilter QSO has today announced the appointment of Ms Paula Tesoriero MNZM to the position of Chief Executive, Whaikaha - Ministry of Disabled People. Whaikaha is a new departmental agency, established on 1 July 2022.

Call for action as new data confirm high rates of violence against disabled people.

Minister for Disability Issues Poto Williams speaks about the future of the new ministry.