Inclusion of Children with Special Needs in Early Childhood Services Last Publication Date: 01 Dec 2012 This national report presents the findings of ERO's recent evaluation of how well early childhood services include children with moderate to severe special needs. This evaluation…
Employer attitudes towards employing disabled people Last Publication Date: 07 Nov 2012 This research was comissioned to explore New Zealand employers’ attitudes towards employing disabled people Employers were asked a range of questions in order to find out more…
Disabled parents: Diversity, experiences, and support needs Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 The Families Commission developed this resource to share existing knowledge about the needs and experiences of disabled parents and to identify and discuss related issues. We…
Better Information for Everyone: Disabled People's Rights in the Information Age Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 In December 2011 the Commission released The Wider Journey discussion document, which raised issues relating to the built environment, independent voting processes and access to information. The…
Better design and buildings for everyone disabled people's rights and the built environment Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 In December 2011 the Commission released and sought public feedback on The Wider Journey discussion document, about accessibility of the built environment, access to official information…
Political Participation for Everyone: Disabled People's Rights and the political process Last Publication Date: 01 Oct 2012 In December 2011 the Commission released and sought feedback on The Wider Journey discussion document, which raised issues relating to the right to vote, accessibility of…
Including Students with High Needs: School Questionnaire Responses Last Publication Date: 01 Sep 2012 All children deserve the right to an education including those with special education needs. Through its Success for All policy, the Government expects all schools to…
Whāia Te Ao Mārama: The Māori Disability Action Plan for Disability Support Services 2012 to 2017 Last Publication Date: 02 Aug 2012 The aim of Whāia Te Ao Mārama: Māori Disability Action Plan 2012 to 2017 is to establish priority areas of action to enable Māori disabled to…
EAG working papers Last Publication Date: 01 Aug 2012 The Children’s Commissioner established an Expert Advisory Group to deliver a significant research-based advocacy programme in 2011-12. This group (the EAG) released a report: Solutions to…
Supporting deaf learners using visual modes of communication within mainstream schools to access the curriculum Last Publication Date: 01 Jun 2012 Many deaf learners are geographically dispersed and many attend local mainstream classes, which can result in linguistic isolation with little access to natural visual language models.…