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Call for urgent action
Read moreCall for action as new data confirm high rates of violence against disabled people.
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Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill
Read moreNew Zealand does not meet its binding legal obligations for disability accessibility under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).
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Face Mask Exemption
Read moreCOVID-19: Advice for people who have difficulties wearing a face mask
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'Listen to Disabled People': Minister Carmel Sepuloni to new Disability Issues Minister Poto Williams
Read moreMinister for Disability Issues Poto Williams speaks about the future of the new ministry.
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Disabled people dying, 'silenced' by support services - family violence report
Read moreIt's a human rights failure, according to the Disability Rights Commissioner.
Disabled people are dying because health services are being the 'gatekeeper' to accessing community-based support services, a new report on family violence deaths in Aotearoa says.