Changing Hearts and Minds

CCS Disability Action aims to affect change in communities so disabled people have access to the same opportunities as all other New Zealanders.

We are guided by the New Zealand Disability Strategy, the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Treaty of Waitangi and a community development approach.

We pride ourselves on being leaders, being innovative, and being collaborative. We act, and we constantly reflect, on what has been achieved and how to achieve more. Together we can shift our society forward to make it more inclusive of disabled people.

Influencing Government

CCS Disability Action works to ensure the rights of disabled people are acknowledged and included in all aspects of life. We work with central and local government. We raise issues politically, make policy submissions and seek to achieve full citizenship for all.
Read more about how we have influenced government

Major Campaigns

Major campaigns have included:
 ·  Let's Get in Early for Disabled Kids - focused on the need for early support for disabled children     and their families
 ·  Moving Around Communities - focused on mobility parking and transport issues for disabled     people
 ·  A Home Life of your Choice - focused on disabled people not living the way they choose in a     home in the community

Would you like to read about our latest campaign? It's about the Special Education Review.

Submissions, Reports and Campaigns

We raise and respond to issues in the media and focus campaigns on key issues identified by disabled people and their families.
See more information about the submissions we have presented this year

See a list of our latest press releases