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The art of tinkering

18/7/19 CCS Disability Action Disabled People Employment 0 Comments 5 min

Tinkering with ideas for new products and services can be a great way to explore whether self-employment is a viable option....

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Disability – not the end of the world!

7/3/19 CCS Disability Action Disability Disabled People Leadership Mythbusting Physical disability Social Model of Disability 0 Comments 2 min

Disabled woman Jacqui Carlson asks, do all disabled people need to be fixed? People seem to assume that having a disability...

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What I Daniel Blake can teach us about New Zealand’s benefit system

26/2/19 CCS Disability Action Disability Disabled People Government Valuing people Welfare Reform 0 Comments 5 min

A couple of years ago I had the harrowing experience of seeing I Daniel Blake, an impassioned film by Ken Loach...

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Disability support New Zealand: What do the changes mean?

12/11/18 Accessibility CCS Disability Action Disability Disabled People Early Support Education Employment Inclusive education Inclusive education Leadership Life transitions New to disability Partnership Sector transformation Service providers Society Valuing people 0 Comments 3 min

Disability support in New Zealand is changing. From October 1st 2018, a prototype for a system known as Mana Whaikaha has been in...