Press Releases 2010

ERO report grossly overstates success

23 July 2010

“If fifty per cent of schools claim to be successfully including students with high needs, why are educational outcomes for disabled students so poor?” asks Viv Maidaborn, CEO, CCS Disability Action.

Make a Mother's Day campaign launched

25 May 2010

CCS Disability Action has launched its 'Make a Mother's Day' campaign. While many mums get a bit of a break on Mother's Day, the campaign highlights that there are thousands of mums caring for disabled children who need emotional and practical support all year round.

Mother’s day spend could support over 12,000 New Zealand families

14 May 2010
New Zealand spent over $52 million at restaurants around Mother’s Day, according to EFTPOS transactions processed across the Paymark network. With just 10% of this spend CCS Disability Action could provide support for over 12,000 families caring for a child with a disability for a whole year.

Funding for disabled students insufficient

Disabled young people are not receiving enough support in New Zealand’s education system and are twice as likely to leave school without a qualification as young non-disabled people, according to a new report released today.

The Journey to Work report by CCS Disability Action and Workbridge reveals disabled children and young people face widespread barriers in their drive to achieve academic and social outcomes.

You can read the full research report on our website (DOC - 701 kB)

Special education – do families really get a choice?
Research released today by CCS Disability Action indicates that for many families the ‘choice’ of which school to send their child to may be an illusion. The Families Choices: Choosing School(s) research looks at the factors that influence parent and caregiver choice around where their child goes to school.

Kiwi parents spoken to in the study described themselves as ‘lucky’ when their local school accepted their child. The choice of the child’s enrolment is essentially being made by the school rather than parents or caregivers.

You can read the full research report on our website (PDF - 704 kB)

"If fifty per cent of schools claim to be successfully including students with high needs, why are educational outcomes for disabled students so poor?" asks Viv Maidaborn, CEO, CCS Disability Action.

 "This is a gross overstatement rather than a conservative estimate", says Ms Maidaborn, referring to the ERO report released today.