IHC Hot Issues – May 2012

Family carers win right to be paid IHC Advocacy Heartland Forum finds innovative NASC practice in the North Modern day institutionalisation in New Zealand Health crisis for those with Intellectual Disability – urgent action needed New UK resource on ‘learning disabilities’ for clinicians welcome as study shows that patients with intellectual impairment get poorer medical [...]

IHC Hot Issues – April 2012

Advocacy to the Heartland regional forums for families and agencies IHC Advocacy and NZEI consider the implications of charter schools for children with special needs What is happening with the New Model for Supporting Disabled People, Choice in Community Living and Enabling Good Practice projects? Australian National Disability Insurance Scheme under development CCS Disability Action [...]

IHC Hot Issues – March 2012

Inside the March IHC Hot Issues IHC Advocacy education campaign heating up Green Paper on Vulnerable Children – disabled children the most vulnerable Wellbeing for Maori Children with an intellectual disability – parliamentary inquiry Update on welfare changes and implications Charter Schools and the Government’s agenda for education – what’s in it for children with [...]

IHC Hot Issues – February 2012

Inside the February IHC Hot Issues Battle for people with disabilities starts year IHC’s Annual Appeal – make a child feel welcome Education Ministry fails to commit to disabled students Government told disabled people marginalised in New Zealand Human Rights Commission calls on Education Ministry to prepare implementation plan Office for Disability Issues says Ministerial [...]