SUBMISSIONS

National Interest Analysis regarding the Ratification of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Office for Disability Issues)
April 2008
CCS Disability Action welcomed the chance to comment on the draft National Interest Analysis to be presented to Parliament as part of the ratification process of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
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Identifying Priority Topics in Family Violence Research (Families Commission)
April 2008
Feedback to the Families Commission on key topics within family violence requiring further research.
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A Review of the Domestic Violence Act 1995 and Related Legislation: A Discussion Document (Ministry of Justice)
February 2008
This submission focused on issues of access to resources and solutions to issues of domestic violence for disabled women and children. It makes links where appropriate to other core pieces of work such as the recent review of the Children, Young Persons and their Families legislation. The aim was to show how solutions can be applied so that people living in domestic situations can be supported to be valued.
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Sustainable Transport: Update of the New Zealand Transport Strategy (Ministry of Transport)
February 2008
CCS Disability Action welcomed the opportunity to comment on the draft New Zealand Transport Strategy. This submission focused mainly on access and mobility issues for disabled people. While the main focus was on the use of land transport, reference was also made to access issues using sea and air transport.
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Being a Teacher in the 21st Century: A Review of Initial Teacher Education Policy (Ministry of Education)
December 2007
This submission focuses on disability issues, particularly the teaching of disabled students, and also disabled people as teachers.
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Land Transport Management Amendment Bill (Select Committee)
December 2007
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Submission to the Ministry of Social Development on 'Caring for New Zealand Carers: Your Life, Your Work, Your Say' - Carers Strategy Consultation Document
September 2007
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Inquiry into the Quality and Care of Services Provision for Disabled People
May 2007
This submission was developed to supplement the original August 2006 submission. This supplementary submission gave four recommendations CCS asked the Select Committee to adopt:
 ·  to envision inclusive communities
 ·  to support disabled people of all ages as citizens, and support their families
 ·  to sustainably invest in that support, and
 ·  to map out the details of the path forward
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Submission to the Ministries of Education and Health on the Draft Evidence-Based Guideline for Autism Spectrum Disorder
March 2007
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