Strong Voices

Close to 50 community workshops will be held by May to develop local approaches to services around the country. This is part of the National Services Review by IDEA Services.

The New Zealand Disability Support Network (NZDSN) says money laundering legislation and the phasing out of cheques by banks require new approaches and practices from everyone involved.

A new category in the IHC Art Awards this year is giving young artists with intellectual disabilities the opportunity to win on a national stage.

Associate Housing Minister Poto Williams took a look at some new Accessible Properties (AP) houses in Manurewa earlier this year and used them as a backdrop to talk about improved protections for tenants.

Bus fares will be free for disabled people in the Bay of Plenty by July.

IDEA Services has now held more than 40 community workshops around the country for families and friends of the people we support, as part of the National Services Review.

COVID-19 vaccinations are being offered to New Zealanders in stages so that people at high risk get the vaccine first, including our frontline workers.

Two long-established organisations that are going out of their way to include young people with intellectual disabilities have attracted partnership funding from the IHC Foundation.

KiwiSaver rules now guarantee that people with four life-shortening congenital conditions can withdraw their savings early.

IHC members can now renew their memberships for a one- or three-year term.