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Disabled People in NZ unite to defend our right to control our lives and the support we need through Enabling Good Lives (EGL).
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By: Helen Harvey
Stuff: 5 am, Saturday 7 September 2024
Chants of “nothing about us without us” and “disability rights are human rights” rang out through New Plymouth’s CBD on Friday as more than 200 people from the disability community marched along Devon St.
The march ended outside the Gill St office of New Plymouth National MP David MacLeod, who wasn’t there as he had a bereavement.
Once there several people with disabilities shared their stories as did those who cared for them. ..More
Carers were already struggling and then came the disability funding cuts
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By Victoria Coleman
Taranaki Daily News; 5 am, Tuesday 3 September.
Victoria Coleman is a New Plymouth mother-of-two and staunch advocate for the disabled community.
OPINION: The previous Disability Minister Penny Simmonds would have you believe as carers of family members with disabilities we are off having pedicures or massages at leisure.
But, believe me, nobody is sitting at home getting rich caring for their disabled family member and revelling in the peace and quiet.
We’re struggling. The little support we do get means we are usually only just managing, if that...More
Disabled Children Latest To Lose Access To Funding
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Press Release: New Zealand Labour Party Thursday, 23 May 2024, 5:02 pm
Disabled children and families nationwide have recently found out they’re no longer able to use disability support funding for programmes during school hours in another quiet update from the Government.
“It is unacceptable that ...More
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