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Disabled Surfing in NZ
Published April 14th 2008, Posted in Northland / 3 Comments
Are you interested in disabled surfing?
Mark Shanks, Disabled Surfing Co-Ordinator, Surfing New Zealand, recently came back from a “Hands on Day” at Collaroy Beach, Sydney inspired and determined to help establish surfing for the disabled in New Zealand. A meeting is being held at the Surfing New Zealand Coaching Conference, Saturday April 19th, 3.30pm – 6pm, Breaker’s Bar, 290 Maunganui Rd, Mt Maunganui for all interested parties.
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Disabled Persons Assembly awarded grant
Published April 11th 2008, Posted in NationalThe Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA) has been awarded a US $50,000 grant as part of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt International Disability Award. Great to see this pan-disability advocacy organisation win such a prestigous award.
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Cook / Opie High Tech Trust applications
Published April 11th 2008, Posted in NorthlandThis is just to remind and advise that funding applications for the Cook / Opie Trust must be in by 1 May 2008.
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Removal Of Disparity Needed
Published April 10th 2008, Posted in NationalHuman rights campaigner Melanie Trevethick, who uses a wheelchair, recently lost her bid to revive her claim seeking equal benefits for people disabled by illness - Occupational therapists are also being challenged daily by working with the inequity of funding for New Zealanders disabled by illness, compared with those who have been injured says the President of the New Zealand Association of Occupational Therapists (NZAOT) Elizabeth Rowland.
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IHC Breach of Human Rights Claim
Published April 10th 2008, Posted in National
If you have experiences circumstances such as a request to keep a child home from school when a teacher aid is not present, inadequate teacher aide or other support, exclusion of a child from school activities such as trips or other examples of different in inadequate treatment of a child in comparison to other peers, please contact IHC to help them with this claim.
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Activist looses equal rights fight
Published April 10th 2008, Posted in National
Some of you may have been following the court case challenging the different treatment of people disabled by accident to those disabled by birth/genetics. The High Court have just ruled that this is legal. This is extremely disappointing.
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NZ Relay presentation
Published April 08th 2008, Posted in Northland
Tired of being hung up on the phone or people assuming your drunk? Like to use the telephone more efficiently?
NZ Relay has a solution for you !
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The Brain Train day in Kaitaia was excellent, and we very much hope it will become an annual event! Thanks to all who worked to make it happen.