Inclusion Resources
This page provides LINKS to helpful resources related to Inclusion. This list is a work in progress. We welcome any feedback and suggestions.
Guide to Key Campaigns and Awareness Days, by NZ Disability Employer's Network. Awareness days exist to:
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Educate the public
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Reduce stigma
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Encourage action
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Support affected individuals
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Drive media and political attention
NZSL Resources
2006 – The New Zealand Sign Language Act was passed, making NZSL an official language of New Zealand alongside te reo Māori.
NZSL Week is held in MAY each year
The vision: to elevate awareness and appreciation of NZSL and the Deaf community, while fostering empowerment and unity among its members.
Exploring the world of New Zealand Sign Language
Deaf Aotearoa - is a national organisation representing the voice of Deaf people, and the national service provider for Deaf people in New Zealand
APODC (was Auckland Parents of Deaf Children) - helps deaf children, youth, and their families to connect. APODC provides social activities, support, advice and parental education.
Auckland Deaf Society (ADS) - celebrates diversity, welcoming people at all stages of life, and all ethnicities. Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and hearing people come together to create connections and inclusion for the Deaf Community of Auckland. ADS promote NZ Sign Language (NZSL), an official language of NZ, and Deaf Culture.
Merge NZ - A Deaf-led company that markets and promotes NZSL and Deaf culture in most parts of New Zealand
Vision: "Normalise New Zealand Sign Language"
Mission: New Zealand Sign Language: Promotion, Development and Services
Ka Puta Ka Ora Emerge Aotearoa - Deaf Mental Health Service - offers specialised community-based Deaf Mental Health services from Hamilton and Auckland to Northland, providing support for Deaf/deaf or hearing-impaired individuals aged 18 and over, experiencing mental distress.
Beach Wheelchairs
To get access to the Beach Wheelchair at Omaha, contact David Stone at 027 4909188 or email info@omahasurf.co.nz
During the summer, lifeguards on patrol can also help with access to them.
These websites have other locations within New Zealand that have them:
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"Other Stats NZ surveys produce data about disabled people. However, these surveys are not designed to estimate disability prevalence, as they include fewer questions to identify disabled people. Instead, they are useful for comparing life situations of disabled and non-disabled people in areas such as employment, housing, income, and wellbeing. The 2023 HDS produces the best estimate of disability prevalence currently available."
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"An estimated 17 percent of people living in New Zealand households were disabled in 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today."
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Disabled people have the right to be treated fairly, with respect and to be free from ableism. We undertake a number of projects, as the Human Rights Commission, to remove barriers for disabled people....
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What inclusive education means
Children and young people learn best when they:
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feel accepted
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enjoy positive relationships with their fellow learners and teachers, and
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are able to be active, visible members of the learning community.
Inclusive education means all children and young people are engaged and achieve through being present, participating, learning and belonging. It means all learners are welcomed by their local early learning service and school, and are supported to play, learn, contribute and participate in all aspects of life at the school or service....
Let's Work Together
"He aha te mea nui o te ao? He tangata! He tangata! He tangata!
What is the most important thing in the world? Its people! It is people! It is people!"
