Disabilities

Disability funding gets tick, pending details

Disability funding gets tick, pending details

Although they are yet to see the fine details, two of those who work with the disabled in Dunedin are welcoming additional government funding for services.

Performance 'made verbal'

A special theatre performance for the visually impaired will be staged in Dunedin tomorrow.

Disability survey continues

Having a choice of schools to attend is not always a reality for high-needs special education pupils and CCS Disability Action wants to find out how widespread the problem is.

Help for visually-impaired boys

Help for visually-impaired boys

A giraffe is an animal with four legs and a very long neck. But to Cade Westoby and Calum Glasgow, it can often look like nothing more than a yellow blur in a picture book.

Too few meetings, member believes

The frequency of committee meetings was under scrutiny at yesterday's inaugural disability support and community and public health advisory committee meeting in Dunedin, with one member saying once every two months was not enough.

Costs of caring

The deinstitutionalisation of care for the intellectually disabled in this country - moved during the 1980s and beyond from large "homes" where they were cared for by staff employed under public service conditions into small groups in community houses - was considered socially desirable and also provided fiscal benefits.

Drive to promote adaptive skiing

Drive to promote adaptive skiing

You could say skier Karen Skillen took the counterculture route of turning on, dropping out, and tuning in, to start an international fundraising bid for adaptive snowsports.

Longevity of disabled puts strain on services

Advancements in medical care mean New Zealand's intellectually disabled population is living longer, but questions are being raised about how their changing needs will be met and who will care for them.

Disabled access issues raised

A Queenstown woman's "battle" for access and rights for disabled residents has just begun.

Cruising city streets hazardous, costly

Cruising city streets hazardous, costly

Cruising the streets of Dunedin has become a hazardous and costly exercise for Phyllis McPherson on her mobility scooter.

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