The annual report for 2006/2007 financial year includes Chief Executive and President reports, snapshots of IDEA Services and Timata Hou as well as IHC Programmes and IHC Properties.

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This plain language resource for voting in Council and District Health Boards Local Body Elections has been recently produced by CCS Disability Action, IHC, People First, DPA and Office of Disability Issues.

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A selection of findings from the 2001 New Zealand Disability Survey,compiled by Statistics New Zealand. The 2001 New Zealand Disability survey provides an overview of disability in New Zealand. It covers people living in households and residential care facilities. read more ...

IHC is New Zealand's largest provider of services and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities and their families. Its history reaches back 50 years to a group of families who set up an association to lobby for a better deal for their children. read more ...

Inclusive education works. When children and young people learn together it benefits everyone and friendships, respect and understanding can be built. read more ...

People with a disability – as defined under the Human Rights Act 1993 and the Social Security Act 1964 – are entitled to receive certain allowances and subsidies. These entitlements are administered by the Ministry of Social Development’s Work and Income office, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education.
This resource is currently being updated. In the meantime you may find information on allowances and entitlements from Work and Income useful. 

This chart from Parent and Family Resource Centre shows some of the PUBLICLY FUNDED or COMMUNITY BASED SUPPORT available to new parents, as well as the extra support you may be entitled to as a parent of a disabled child. There are many private based services not listed here and these are mainly self-funded.

(This PDF file is is rather large and takes awhile to download at 1.4Mb)

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The Care of Children Act 2004 places paramount importance on the welfare and best interests of children, including their right to participate in court proceedings, and extends the definition of guardianship. read more ...

Guardianship is the right of control over the upbringing of a child. This involves making day-to-day decisions about all important aspects of the child's upbringing, naming of the child, education, religion, discipline, medical treatment or travel. Aside from natural guardians (mother and father), there can be court-appointed guardians, or the Family Court or High Court can be appointed as guardian. read more ...

The Health and Disability Commissioner promotes the rights of service users and ensures compliance with the Code of Health and Disability Service Consumers’ Rights. Complaints about infringement of the Code are investigated by the Commissioner, who determines whether there has been a breach and seeks to resolve the complaint. read more ...

The Intellectual Disability Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation Act 2003 provides for the compulsory care of people with intellectual disabilities who seriously offend and who would not otherwise accept a level of safe care that the Court deems necessary. The Act introduces new processes and obligations on community-based providers. read more ...

A needs assessment is a process to identify the abilities, resources, goals and needs of a person with a disability, and to determine which needs are most important. It covers the person’s physical, intellectual, developmental and medical needs, and takes into account their social needs as well as the family situation. read more ...

The guide’s key points include clearly identifying the issues involved in a plan or proposal, how far it is acceptable, providing alternatives if it is not acceptable, and drafting a response. read more ...

The Privacy Act 1993 replaces the personal information sections of the Official Information Act 1982, and adds a set of information privacy principles that govern the collection, storage and use of personal information. The Office of the Privacy Commissioner resolves problems and set out guidelines for Government information-matching programmes. read more ...