Where can I look for support under the new disability system?
To properly take advantage of the new disability support system you need to be informed. Mana Whaikaha, which has been in...
Disability support New Zealand: What do the changes mean?
Disability support in New Zealand is changing. From October 1st 2018, a prototype for a system known as Mana Whaikaha has been in...
Time for a new access law
Nick Svensen, our Policy Analyst, is back to let us know about an exciting campaign to get a new access law. If...
Politics’ straight from the horse’s mouth!
Nick Svensen, our Policy Analyst, shares his summary on the different political party policies in the lead up to the upcoming election....
DIY Politics
Nick Svensen, our Policy Analyst, shares and second-guesses his thoughts in the lead up to the upcoming election. For the upcoming election, I...
Who are you?
Nick Svensen is a policy advisor intern at CCS Disability Action. For many in the disability community, the inability to obtain...
Familiar, but foreign
Nick Svensen is a policy advisor intern at CCS Disability Action. Nick talks about his first few days at CCS Disability...
The rise and fall of the Child Disability Allowance
Today, we take a look at the Child Disability Allowance. The Child Disability Allowance is an allowance of around $45 dollars a week paid to...
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...