Translation Category: Legislation
Summary – Consultation with the Deaf community on potential amendments to the New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006
Office of the Minister for Disability Issues Cabinet Social Wellbeing Committee This is a summary of a Cabinet paper from the Minister for Disability Issues that seeks Cabinet agreement to consult with the Deaf community on three potential amendments to the New Zealand Sign Language Act 2006 (the NZSL Act). You … Read more
Acting now for a violence-free future
December 2021 Violence and abuse of disabled people in Aotearoa New Zealand Evidence and recommendations Foreword My role is to promote and protect the full and equal enjoyment of disabled people’s human rights. The government has Te Tiriti o Waitangi and human rights obligations to commit all available resources and … Read more
Accelerating Accessibility in New Zealand
Proposal This paper seeks: agreement to introduce a new framework that takes a progressive approach to identifying, preventing, and removing barriers to participation for disabled people, tängata whaikaha Mäori and others with accessibility needs; approval to issue drafting instructions for stand-alone enabling legislation to support New Zealand to progressively become … Read more
Your Rights in NZSL
When you use a health or disability service in New Zealand, you have the protection of a Code of Rights. The Code of Health and Disability Services Consumers’ Rights provides the following 10 rights: Right 1 – The right to be treated with respect. Right 2 – The right to freedom … Read more
Framework to accelerate progress towards accessibility in Aotearoa New Zealand
This Cabinet paper notes the Minister for Disability Issues’ intended policy approach to accelerate accessibility in Aotearoa New Zealand – a new legislative framework to act as a vehicle for progressive implementation of accessibility over time. The proposed legislative framework will focus on the prevention and removal of barriers to … Read more