2009 Press Release Archive
Mobility parking abuse is a widespread issue
30 November 2009
“The Acting Prime Minister’s drivers are among the 42% of people who use mobility parks illegally,” says Peter Wilson, National Manager of the Mobility Parking Permit Scheme, CCS Disability Action.
Urgent action needed from the Ministerial Committee on Disability Issues
6 June 2009
“The Eady family story provides a prime example of the lengths many families go to when the support they really need isn’t available to them,” says Viv Maidaborn, CEO CCS Disability Action (referring to a story on 60 Minutes TV programme shown earlier this week).
Disability Group says Police Cells, Hospitals and Residential Homes not fit for Teenager with Autism
27 March 2009
CCS Disability Action believes that police cells, hospitals and residential homes are not suitable places to keep teenagers. The comment follows the treatment of an 18-year-old woman with an Autism Spectrum Disorder who was locked up in Nelson police cells and then sent to a specialist hospital for mental health patients after her mother reported that her daughter had attacked her.
New Zealand should follow Barack Obama for the sake of our Disabled Children
27 February 2009
CCS Disability Action is urging people to use this year’s Children’s Day on 1 March to discuss the issues that affect the most vulnerable children in New Zealand.
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Women Less Likely to Illegally Park in Spaces for Disabled People than Men
17 February 2009
Research from CCS Disability Action has found that women are less likely to abuse parking spaces reserved for disabled people.
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Disability Group Slams Rodney Hide
5 February 2009
Cabinet Minister Rodney Hide’s recent comments regarding building regulations have outraged the disability community in New Zealand.
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CCS Disability Action Backs Council’s Footpath Crackdown
22 January 2009
CCS Disability Action is backing a new Wellington City Council campaign hoping to stop motorists from parking on footpaths across the city.
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