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.

A picture of Paula smiling. Wording on the left reads 'You're invited to coffee with Paula Tesoriero'

Coffee with Paula Tesoriero - Auckland

Whaikaha – Ministry of Disabled People are inviting the Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland Community to meet and have a kōrero (chat) and a kapu kawhe (coffee) with Whaikaha Chief Executive Paula Tesoriero MNZM.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Mar 11, 2023

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DPA submission - Review of Adult Decision-Making Capacity Law

DPA made a submission to the Law Commission on their Review of Adult Decision-Making Capacity Law.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Mar 5, 2023

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Two young smiling women stand facing each other conversing in sign language in a large sun filled room

Removing barriers: Reasonable accommodation of disabled people in Aotearoa - updated guide

The Chief Ombudsman, Human Rights Commission and Disabled People’s Organisations Coalition have jointly published ‘Removing barriers: Reasonable accommodation of disabled people in Aotearoa’ – an updated guide about reasonable accommodation of disabled people in Aotearoa.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Mar 5, 2023

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Symposium - Living in the Gaps: survival advocacy, and change in Aotearoa's healthcare system

'Living in the Gaps: survival, advocacy, and change, in Aotearoa’s healthcare system' is a free online symposium for people with lived experience of health conditions, illnesses, or disability (or who do advocacy, work, or research in these areas).

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Mar 5, 2023

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Accessible exhibition - Who can think, what can think

'Who can think, what can think' is an exhibition that challenges definitions of ‘intelligence’ in relation to human and non-human cognition by embracing understandings of biodiversity and neurodiversity.

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ

Mar 5, 2023

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