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Events
NEW!! Click
here to read about the forthcoming National Disability
Conference 2012 'Succeeding togther: Fostering a culture of
consumer engagement'
Click
here to read about the National Disability Conference 2010.
National and International
Events
New Zealand
Charter School
Christchurch Forum
IHC and NZEI Te Riu Roa invite you to a seminar to discuss how
the learning needs of children, particularly those with special
needs, may be impacted by the Government's plans for charter
schools and new "accountability" measures including the official
publication of school league tables based on students' National
Standards achievement data.
Presenters include Peter Verstappen, Principal of Southbridge
School and Chairperson of the NZEI Principals Council, Stephanie
Mills NZEI Director of Campaigns, and Trish Grant - Director of
Advocacy IHC.
This invitation is for families of children with disabilities
and their supporters.
When: 4pm - 6pm, Thursday 17th May 2012
Where: Casebrook Intermediate School Hall, 90
Veitches Road, Casebrook, Christchurch
Please RSVP with numbers attending by Friday 11th May for
catering purposes to nzeisouth@nzei.org.nz
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Human Rights Commission and
ChangeMakers Refugee Lower Hutt Forum
Do you have a disability or are you supporting someone with a
disability?
If yes, then the Human Rights Commission and ChangeMakers
Refugee Forum, invite you to a Refugee Community Forum on
Disability*and Human Rights.
Date:
Saturday 9th June 2012
Time:
2.00 to 5.30PM
Venue:
New
Dowse Gallery Museum, Lower Hutt (opposite Refugee Services
Building)
At this forum you will:
- learn about your rights as a disabled person or as somebody
supporting a disabled adult or child
- share your stories, and your family's, about disability: What's
working? What should be improved?
If you are able to attend please confirm before 25 May so this
workshop can go ahead.
Confirm attendance: Carina at ChangeMakers Refugee Forum
carina@crf.org.nz or 801-5812 or Desigin at the Human
Rights Commission desigint@hrc.co.nz or 471 6749.
Let us know if you need an interpreter or have any other
requirements so that you or your family members can attend.
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Symposium on
Disability-inclusive emergency preparedness and response
The Directors of the Ministry of Civil Defence & Emergency
Management and the Office for Disability Issues invite you and your
colleagues to participate in a symposium on Disability-inclusive
emergency preparedness and response:
Learning from the Canterbury earthquakes
When: Monday, 28 May 9.00am - 5.00pm
Tuesday, 29 May 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Balmerino room, Riccarton Park Function
Centre, 165 Racecourse Road, Upper Riccarton, Christchurch
Please RSVP your attendance and any dietary or
disability-related requirements to Kasia Mills at
kmills@cbmi.org.nz, phone 0-9-415 1802 or fax 0-9-447 3274 by
Friday, 18 May 2012.
More symposium information is available on www.odi.govt.nz
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Arthritis New
Zealand Conference, 15 to 17 May 2012, Auckland
For details about this event, go to: http://www.arthritis.org.nz
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Individualised
Funding conference 2012
A conference on Individualised Funding and Self Directed
Services: the Opportunities, Challenges and Cautions, is to be held
in Hamilton on 27 to 29 June 2012.
This conference will explore what has been learnt about the
implementation and contribution of Individualised Funding to the
life opportunities of people with disabilities and their families,
both internationally and within New Zealand. It will explore
Individualised Funding through research and evaluation,
celebration, and reflection.
For details, go to: http://www.imaginebetter.co.nz/if_intro.php
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Training seminars on
autism
Creating Success is offering training seminars on autism for
parents and professionals living or working with children with
autism. These seminars are presented by Sue Larkey, Dr Tony Atwood,
Dr Wendy Lawson, and Alison Schroeder.
For details of dates and location of these seminars, and how to
register, go to: http://creatingsuccess.co.nz
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Sencity event 19 May
2012
Sencity is a large scale music event, organised for both Deaf
and hearing people. It is a unique event, as it stimulates not one,
but all five senses. For example, vibrating floors mean you will
FEEL the music. Dancers will perform with lightening effects and
sign singers will mean that you will SEE the music. There will be
food and drinks during the event, which will enable you to TASTE
the music. Aroma jockeys will be sending off smells which will
match the music, allowing you to even SMELL the music.
Altogether, these aspects will create an innovative multisensory
experience, featuring music and dance. Sencity was very popular in
2010 and attendees clammored for a repeat event.
The next Sencity event will be held in Auckland, on 19 May 2012,
after New Zealand Sign language Week. Go to http://www.your-sencity.com/ for
more details.
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Barrier Free New
Zealand Trust seminars
The Barrier Free New Zealand Trust is running seminars to
encourage, promote and facilitate the creation of environments
which are accessible and usable by everyone in the community,
including disabled people. A range of seminars are available.
For more information visit the Barrier Free New Zealand Trust
website at www.barrierfreenz.org.nz/
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