Links
Arohanui - Kapiti's website for peace and understanding
YES! Mentoring Youth. This is wonderful.
Health and Disability Commission
The Centre for Non-Violent Communication
DPA NZ - The National Assembly of People with Disabilities - Representing people of New Zealand with disabilities - advocacy organisations, service providers, people and their families
Disabled Peoples' International
Rehabilitation International - A worldwide network of people with disabilities, service providers and government agencies working to improve the quality of life for disabled people and their families
New Zealand Disability Strategy - Provides a strategy to ensure that government departments and agencies consider disabled people before making decisions.
ENABLE Research - Services are available to people with disabilities, their families, employers, health professionals and disability support organisations
The Donald Beasley Institute - Conducts research and education into the area of intellectual disability
Human Rights Commission - Enforces the legislated rights of New Zealanders including disabled people.
BILD [British Institute of Learning Disabilities]
Action for Advocacy - A very useful umbrella organisation, based in London.
WEKA- Weka is New Zealand's disability information web site, for people with disabilities, their families, whanau and caregivers, health professionals and disability information providers.WEKA has a very comprehensive list of links.
IHC - New Zealand's largest provider of services to people with learning difficulties and their families. IHC supports around 1500 families with children and young people.
CCS - CCS is New Zealand’s leading provider of support and services to people with physical disabilities. CCS also provides advocacy services for the rights of disabled people.
People First UK - An organisation of people with learning difficulties speaking up for themselves.
CommunityNet Aotearoa helps all New Zealand community organisations by providing access to relevant, quality information, raising the profile of the community sector and encouraging information sharing.
BigTree - UK disability research
The New Zealand Disability Strategy
The Rix Centre - The London-based Rix Centre for Innovation and Learning Disability