Dillon Scholarship applications open (for students from Bay of Plenty area)
Applications for the Dillon scholarship have now opened for the 2022 year of study.
Disabled Persons Assembly NZ
DPA's engages with New Zealand's disability community. We want to turn our rights into reality so we can live in a country where every person is able to live and work, and simply be who they are.
New Easy Read on the Covid Protection Framework / traffic light system
There is now Easy Read information available about the new Covid-19 Protection Framework which will replace the current Alert Level system.
Film invitation for immunocompromised community
A small team of filmmakers (Lee Gingold, Simon Blackwell and George Parker-Brien) are creating a series of short films, currently titled ‘Visible Voices’, which aim to highlight the lives of immunocompromised people living in Aotearoa throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Government announcement on transformative changes for disabled people
Today the Government announced transformative changes for disabled people. The announcement was livestreamed and is now available to watch on the Attitude TV website and in alternate formats.
DPA response to Government announcement on transformative changes for disabled people
The Disabled Person Assembly (DPA) NZ welcomes today’s announcement of the establishment of a new Ministry for Disabled People and the national implementation of the Enabling Good Lives approach.