FROM WHAIKAHA MINISTRY OF DISABLED PEOPLE   The dedicated COVID-19 Disability Helpline is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Call free on 0800 11 12 13. Text 8988. Or access it with the New Zealand Relay Service at www.nzrelay.co.nz   The helpline can provide: – Help or information about vaccines, testing, face […]

Please see below call for research participants from Dr. Solmaz Nazari Orakani:   Disabled people and their parents/whānau are invited to participate in a research project looking at their experiences in accessing health care during the pandemic. This project also looks at the possible impacts of access barriers on disabled people’s short and long-term health outcomes. […]

Please see below correspondence from the communications department at Ministry of Health received yesterday 7th April:   Kia ora koutou katoa,   This morning we were scheduled to run ‘The People’s Group’ – COVID-19 information and preparedness for disabled people, whānau and carers. Most regrettably, a significant technicality prevented the virtual meeting from taking place. […]

Carers NZ and the Carers Alliance would like to hear from family whānau and aiga carers about respite. Have you had regular ‘time out’ since the start of the pandemic in March 2020? Or has respite (having breaks from caring) changed for you since then? Thanks for completing this quick tick box survey – provide your […]

Personal Advocacy Safeguarding Adults Trust (PASAT) has received a grant from the Ministry of Health to support people with learning disabilities or other cognitive impairments to make the important decision about taking the Covid19 vaccination.  PASAT is able to provide this support free of charge across the country.  They can: Work with people and their […]