by Michael Tayler | Sep 17, 2013
It has long been known that people with disabilities do not fare as well in the employment market as their able-bodied peers. Disabled people are more likely to be unemployed, or employed in poorer paid or low status jobs than their able-bodied counterparts. The need...
by Michael Tayler | Sep 11, 2013
Research has consistently identified disabled people as experiencing poorer health than their peers in the general population, and as being disadvantaged in their access to primary health services. In New Zealand, some disability services have attempted to address...
by Michael Tayler | Jun 25, 2013
A literature review and gap analysis of the ‘high and complex needs’ workforce training needs A key objective in the Ministry of Health’s Disability Support Services Workforce Action Plan is building a competent workforce that highly values and actively supports...
by Michael Tayler | Apr 24, 2013
An overarching objective of the Ministry of Health’s (MoH) Disability Support Services Two Year Work Plan 2011-2013 is improving the accessibility and sustainability of training for workers in the disability sector. This project aimed to develop a better understanding...
by Michael Tayler | Feb 27, 2013
Imagine a world where Pacific people with disabilities have access to all the services they need. Le Va is working on developing such a world, right here in New Zealand. These posters aim to increase awareness and understanding of disability by telling stories....