Disability – not the end of the world!
Disabled woman Jacqui Carlson asks, do all disabled people need to be fixed? People seem to assume that having a disability...
Social Model of Disability
Muddling through models of disability
I am coming to the end of my fourth week as the national policy intern, here at CCS Disability Action. It’s...
Familiar, but foreign
Nick Svensen is a policy advisor intern at CCS Disability Action. Nick talks about his first few days at CCS Disability...
What’s happening to my dream!
Policy and Information leader, Jonathan Tautari is back to talk about disability, civil rights and dreams denied. Today marks 50 years...
I am here
In November 2012, we released research into the lived experience of disabled people with high and complex support needs called “I...
Disabled people need to be included in decisions about accessibility
David Matthews returns to talk about the lack of consultation with accessibility experts on the proposed earthquake strengthening changes. David also talked...
Falling behind Australia on immigration and disability
New Zealand currently discriminates against disabled people and their families in immigration laws under health criteria. These health criteria confuse illness...
Welfare reform in the United Kingdom and what it could mean for us in New Zealand
In light of the Minister’s comments last week, the Policy and Advocacy Team takes a detailed look at welfare reform in...