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A NZ woman has been charged after she allegedly produced to police a forged mask exemption document.

A policy allowing only rear door entry on Metlink's buses services is "undervaluing the lives of already marginalised people” disability advocates say.

signatures calling on the Government to take urgent action to ensure that public services are accessible to all, recognising that a ‘digital first’ approach does not work for everyone. The CAB highlighted that this is about making sure that vulnerable people in society are not left behind in the rush to digitally transform public services.  The petition was received by Hon Dr David Clark, Minister for Digital Economy and Communications, along with a raft of Labour and National party MPs w...

Warwick Smith/Stuff Boon was diagnosed with Friedreichs Ataxia when he was 17. As the disease progressed it made walking and talking increasingly harder, and also affected his hearing. That’s where my people were: the creatives and the outspoken. But it was the welfare system, in part, that eventually forced me to leave. I worked for as long as I could as an administrator at the Ministry of Health, between 2015 and 2017, before my mental health became too bad to continue. At the time my d...

GP costs a catastrophic failure for disabled Kiwis Newsroom 7 hrs ago © Provided by Newsroom About one in five disabled adults cannot afford to visit a GP - hindered by consultation and transport costs. Ben Leonard reports on the changes our system needs. The Government’s planned changes to disability support must address the cost of accessing primary healthcare, the Disability Rights Commissioner says. Along with the announcement of a national health service last week, the Government als...

Thursday 29 April 2021, 04:12 PM Immediate involvement of disabled people is essential if the reform of disability governance is to be successful, says Disabled Persons Assembly chief executive Prudence Walker “We knew the future of disability services hadn’t been figured out at all” Disability advocates almost celebrated their minor role in the health Oops, please login or sign up to read more.LOGINSUBSCRIBE

The card is intended to exempt people with a disability or a condition that makes mask use unsuitable and anyone can download it from the Ministry of Health’s website. Hipkins said he was aware of people handing out printed material that looked professional, and they had been particularly active in the Wellington region. The pamphlets had a lot of information that was “factually wrong and potentially dangerous", he said. ROSA WOODS/Stuff Wearing a face covering on public transport and fl...

Mike Potter, chief executive of Disability Connect - an Auckland-based resource centre - told The AM Show on Tuesday the findings werent a surprise. "Its a reality for disabled people that were more lonely because were more isolated. We tend to find it more difficult to get around, to be welcome and to be included within society and our communities."  He said while the weeks-long lockdowns of last year are a memory for some, many in the disabled community are still nervous about having to do i...

Bus fares will be free for disabled people in the Bay of Plenty by July, a move a disability advocate says is "awesome".

Tracey King is not able to drive because of her vision impairment. Bishopdale resident Tracey King has a vision impairment and is unable to drive. She tends to use four routes that previously had a blue, red, white, or green bus. “The bus has literally got to be on top of me before I see the number, so having the same colour, youre forever going to be stopping buses all the time,” she said. “You actually feel disempowered ... like youre not a part of society.” ALDEN WILLIAMS/Stuff ...