Inside the November edition

• Confronting the Gap: Rhetoric, Rights and Reality at Inclusion International’s inclusive education conference 21-23 October 2009
• Ongoing barriers to inclusive education – government watchdogs speak out
• Ombudsmen reports that children with special needs are not adequately supported
• Students with disabilities are most at risk of exclusion from school, says Children’s Commissioner
• Could do better: Auditor-General rates Education Ministry in managing support for students with high special educational needs
• Education Review Office finds no improvement
• Where will the Special Education review lead us?
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Inside the October edition

• International inclusive education conference in Wellington a great success
• Making inclusive education happen – ideas for sustainable change
• Families’ inclusive education journeys
• Eradication of disabled students?
• Health ministry own goal – perfect disability support services achieved already
• So, who checks the Ministry of Health?
• Supporting decision making by people with intellectual disabilities
• Lawyers must learn to involve and listen to vulnerable clients 
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Inside the September edition

• New Zealand Government’s commitment to the rights and full participation of people with disabilities – action now needed
• Government’s endorsement of inclusive education
• But why the censorship in New Zealand’s disability rights convention submission?
• New Zealand failing international standards for disabled students’ right to education
• Special Education Minister wants changes too
• New Zealand’s shame – our children at bottom of OECD
• Death by indifference in New Zealand, again?
• Addressing the health needs of people with intellectual disability – now!
• People with intellectual disability speak up
• My story – David
• Disability Issues Minister calls for action
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Inside the August edition

• Tell us what you think about Hot Issues!
• Treatable, relievable and curable: National Health Committee’s 2003 ‘urgent’ health recommendations for people with intellectual disability
• Health checks for people with an intellectual disability needed now to address ongoing systemic neglect
• Meeting the Challenge indeed
• Further work needed on disability support services
• Value of NGO sector recognised
• Fixing disability issues top of Health and Disability Commissioner’s list
• No news is no news – why no inclusion of disabled people and their organisations?
• My story – Nick
• Inclusive education roundup

Inside the July edition

• IHC wants families to have real choice in education
• Dropping successful inclusive education support – because it works
• Education resourcing swings and roundabouts
• IHC concerned that students with intellectual disability will lose out with national standards
• Kristina and Dylan’s story
• New Disabilities Issues Minister Tariana Turia
• Another committee without us says DPA
• IHC looks to Government for solution to pay disability support staff
• Death by indifference in New Zealand?
• IHC National Self Advocacy Community Forums coming up

Inside the June edition

• Say yes to inclusive local schools – IHC’s gift to the education community
• Inclusive education benefits all
• Government’s stand on inclusive education
• So will the extra Budget funding go to inclusive education?
• My story – Rebekah
• The Budget
• UN Torture Committee slates New Zealand for not addressing abuse victims
• Confidential Listening and Assistance Service for abuse victims is not enough
• What is the new Disability Issues Ministerial Committee doing?
• Good intentions not enough to improve community-government relations
• Update

Inside the May edition

• Disability leadership in government
• New Ministerial Committee on Disability Issues
• Will the Ministerial Committee make a difference?
• New Deputy Commissioner – Disability – appointed
• United Nations review of New Zealand human rights includes disability
• My story – Danny
• Improving the health of people with an intellectual disability
• Inclusive education progress
• Update
• Last words

Inside the April edition

• Leadership and partnership for action
• My story – Lizzie
• IHC supports Disability Issues Minister Paula Bennett’s call for action
• More about IHC briefings to new ministers – on leadership and coordination, work and transport
• IHC welcomes Education Ministry reminder to boards of trustees of their inclusive education responsibilities
• Ongoing resourcing problems for inclusive education in local schools
• Update
• Last words

• Year’s achievements?
• What IHC wants for people with intellectual disabilities
•  What didn’t happen this year
• Shining a light in dark places
• Ministerial Disability Issues Committee: What is happening?
• Disability support services languishing
• Education Ministry fails inclusive education
• Health of people with intellectual disabilities: no improvement
• Sustainable lives 

Inside the March edition

• Now is the time for action says Disability Issues Minister Bennett
• My story – Travis
• To have a Great Life
• IHC’s briefings to incoming Ministers
• What IHC said to Ministers
• Update
• Last words

Inside the January edition

• What officials are saying – or not saying – to the new Government
• What IHC is telling the new Government
• My Story – Evelyn
• Major milestone: UK Government commitment to people with intellectual disabilities
• Disability Strategy progress report
• Inclusive education – Ministry of Education is learning
• Voting by people with intellectual disabilities
• Update
• Last words
• Contact
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• Printing Hot Issues