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Blind and Low Vision Education Network NZ - Manurewa
We are a national network dedicated to the education of students who are blind or have low vision. We are organised under a Board of Trustees with a school management and education team to take good care of the everyday needs of students. The school provides a wide variety of educational services for these students of all ages - from preschool to tertiary and those moving into the workforce. We provide assistance options with vision and additional impairments including Braille and other special reading formats.
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Career Moves - Hamilton
Supported employment provider/transition from school to work.
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Carlson School for Cerebral Palsy - Epsom
Our school has 10 classes (year 1-13), plus a parent and baby group and a preschool class. We provide specialised programmes in classrooms with a high teacher/pupil ratio and therapy involvement in all classes.Also we Provide a toy library for special needs children and children from the local community Tel: (09) 624 3308 for the Toy Library
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Champion Centre (Christchurch Early Intervention Trust) - Christchurch
Offers a range of assessment, monitoring and Early Intervention services children with specila needs from birth to school age. It aims to teach families/whanau how to help their child develop the skills that will allow them to take their place in their local school and community. For children with developmental delays and a wide range of special needs such as Down syndrome, autistic spectrum disoder, cerebral palsy, brain damage, developmental dyspraxi and multiple disabilities.
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Child Cancer Foundation
Support Group for Children and their Families coping with cancer
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Conductive Education (Southern) Charitable Trust
Conductive Education in New Zealand is supported by a national body, The New Zealand Foundation for Conductive Education, which was formed in September 1993 by the groups providing Conductive Education around the country. The purposes of the Foundation are: • To promote and raise the profile of Conductive Education • To promote cooperation between the groups providing Conductive Education • To advocate for those involved with Conductive Education • To network with the disability community • To facilitate research into Conductive Education • To promote standards for Conductive Education in New Zealand Accordingly the Foundation has produced this website as a basic introduction to Conductive Education in New Zealand. It is not intended as the only source of information on Conductive Education, rather it tries to answer some common questions in simple terms. Each centre is entitled to be a member of the Foundation. At each annual meeting six trustees are elected to form the Board for the ensuring twelve months. The Board has a governance role and meets on four or five occasions each year. The Board employs a National Co-ordinator on a part time basis to carry out the day-to-day administrative tasks of the Foundation and to promote Conductive Education nationally.
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Conductive Education Waikato Trust - Hamilton
Hungarian trained conductors and specialised teachers provide rehabilitation programmes for children with motor disorders such as Cerebral Palsy. Aims to improve all areas of development including physical, cognitive, communication and self care skills.
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Conductive Education Wellington Trust - Wellington
Integrated education programmes for young children with motor disorders.
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Dyspraxia Support
Support and information for those with dyspraxia and families living with dyspraxia
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Emerge Supported Employment Trust
Provides a supported employment service for people with disabilities. Also provides an individualised and comprehensive range of services which includes: referral and career planning, job search, job placement, ongoing support and a transition from school to work service for students leaving secondary/tertiary training.
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Family Works Invercargill
conselling and social work support, foster care, grief groups, buddy programme, strentheing family services, grief groups for children 4 - 12 years and their parents adn caregivers
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Group Special Education - Bay Of Plenty West
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Blenheim
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Christchurch
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Dunedin
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Gisborne
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Greymouth
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Hastings
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Hutt/Wairarapa
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Kaitaia
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Manukau
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - National Office
Provides services for the benefit of people with learning difficulties. This is done in a flexible and innovative way that builds on relationships with clients, their families and other organisations in their lives. SES takes its social responsibilities seriously and is continually developing services to meet the need of clients.
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Group Special Education - Nelson/Marlborough/Westlakes
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - North Shore
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Palmerston North
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Porirua
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Southland
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Tai Tokerau
Provides support for families and pre-school through to tertiary facilities with children who have disabilities, or severe behaviour or severe communication difficulties.
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Group Special Education - Waikato
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - Wellington
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Special Education Advisors.
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Group Special Education - West Auckland Area
Provides a service for students and children with special educational and developmental needs from birth to 21 years of age. Our professional staff includes; Advisors on Deaf Children, Early Intervention Teachers, Psychologists, Speech Language Therapists, Visiting Teachers and Special Education Advisors.
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jigsaw whanganui
Social work support to families to provide safe care and nurture to their children
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Kelston Deaf Education Centre - Auckland
Provides schooling for pre-school to post secondary deaf students, Residential student accommodation, Training for parents and professionals. A range of specialist services to support deaf students and families.
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Kidpower Teenpower Fullpower Trust
A charitable organisation which aims to teach people of all ages and abilities the skills to keep themselves physically and emotionally safe with people they know and don't know. Through our workshops; learn assertive communication skills, maintaining boundaries, preventing and dealing with bullying or abusive behaviour. We run 6 types of workshops nationally - Parent and Child (ages 4-7), Kidpower (ages 7-12), Teenpower (for teenagers), Fullpower (for women), Healthy Relationships interactive resource programme for teachers, allied health professionals and parents of all ages who work with people who have intellectual disabilities to teach positive social interaction to stop bullying, and Non violent Crisis Intervention for all health professionals, security personnel, or anyone dealing with the public.
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Kimi Ora School for Students with Physical Disabilities - Wellington
A school for students 5 - 21 who live in the greater Wellington who have a physical disability. Therapies, Physiotherapy, Speech Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy provided on site. Primarily for students with very high needs as identified by the ORS scheme.
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Kiwi Kids With Allergies
Support and information for Kids and their families with Allergies
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Multiple Sclerosis Southland - Rural Office
Support and Information for rural Multiple Sclerosis clients and their families
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New Zealand Down Syndrome Association - Waikato
Provides support to parents of children with Down Syndrome and promote awareness about Down Syndrome and works to develop the potential of the person with Down Syndrome.
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New Zealand Down Syndrome Association - Auckland
The Auckland Down Syndrome Association Inc. provides support to the parents of children and young adults with Down syndrome.
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New Zealand Down Syndrome Association - Auckland West
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New Zealand Down Syndrome Association - Bay of Plenty
To inform and support families/whanau whose lives have been changed by Down syndrome To promote and advocate for positive attitudes To promote the rights and inclusion of people with Down syndrome To review policies and lobby government, and other agencies
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New Zealand Down Syndrome Association - Palmerston North
The NZDSA offers: new parent support through trained support parents, national co-ordinator, regional groups, activities throughout thirteen centres in New Zealand, including coffee mornings, family events, guest speakers and individual support and advocacy
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Royal NZ Plunket Society - Wellington
Offers practical advice on parenting issues and support for parents of babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers, car seat rental scheme, play groups, parent support and education groups, home visiting service, mobile bus and screening surveillance - health and development.
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Salisbury School - Nelson
Provides a 24 hour, 7 day a week programme to enhance the educational and social learning opportunities for girls with special needs. While they are with us, we will help them with any behavioural or emotional difficulties, build up their self esteem, to be aware and considerate of others and get them learning again. This is done within a caring and supportive environment. Salisbury School is a national residential special school.
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SPELADD NZ Inc - Manawatu
Individual assessment and tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers. Advocacy and assistance for those with Attention Deficit Disorders.
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SPELD - Eastern Bay of Plenty (Whakatane)
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Blenheim
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Eastern Bay of Plenty (Tauranga)
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Gisborne
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Hamilton
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Hastings
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Mana
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Manukau City
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - New Plymouth
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Rotorua
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers. Contact : Phillipa Norman
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SPELD - Southland
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Wairarapa
Offers help for children and adults with specific learning disabilities to attain literacy skills in reading, writing, spelling, and maths co-ordination and communication.
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SPELD - Wellington
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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SPELD - Western Bay of Plenty (Tauranga)
Individual tutoring for children and adults with specific learning disabilities by registered and qualified teachers.
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Te Whare Ruruhau O Meri
Te Whare Ruruhau o Meri is a charitable agency under the guidance of te Pihopatanga o te Tai Tokerau. The policies of our agency encourage, empower and motivate the principles of Tika, Pono and Aroha. We use practical and clear forms of communication, intervention and administration. It is our objective to deliver a service with less intrusion, consultation and with the highest level of integrity.
Services povided include: Assistance with Grief and Loss, Domestic Violence, Relationships, Suicide, Depression, Sexual and Physical Abuse, Loneliness, Access and Custody, Service Coordination, Counselling, Youth Advocates, Youth Development and Kaupapa Maori Alternative Education Facility, Pastoral Care, Social Work, Crisis Intervention, Whanau, Nga Tikanga Maori, Nga Tikanga Tangihanga, Kuia and Kaumatua Services. For further information go to Counties Manukau Webhealth
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Van Asch Deaf Education Centre
A resource centre and provider of specialist teaching services for deaf and hearing impaired children and young people serving the lower half of the North Island and the South Island.
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Waitaha Learning Centre - Christchurch
A special education school providing inclusive education for the intellectually handicapped, disabled and students with special needs. Caters for students with multiple profound disabilities and those who are medically fragile. We are a school of inclusive practices - education as appropriate in the least restrictive environments. A state special school for students aged 5-21 years. Waitaha is an accredited fund holder for verified special needs students.
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Whanganui Disability Resource Centre
We offer a free Disability Information Service which is open to anybody and to any organisation, and a free Supported Employment Service which people may self refer to, or be referred to. This includes Transition support for students transitioning from school. We also provide an Equipment Loan Service and Sales of Aids and Equipment. We cover Whanganui, Rangitikei and Ruapehu districts and South Taranaki.
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Wilson Centre
The Wilson Centre for children is a child disability service of Waitemata DHB. The Wilson Centre provides family-centred rehabilitation services for children aged 0-16 years (or while still at school) with neurological or orthopaedic problems. Rehabilitation programmes are tailored to meet the individual needs of the child or young person, and may include inpatient, day patient or outpatient options. Rehabilitation programmes may involve nurses, occupational therapists, speech language therapists, play specialists, social workers, clinical neuropsychologists, and a Maori Liaison Advisor. Facilities include gardens, purpose built playground, hydrotherapy pool, rehabilitation school classroom, and parent accommodation.
The Wilson Centre also offers free respite services for families of children aged 0-16 years with high support needs. Children are cared for in a safe, professional and fun environment while families take time out to recharge their batteries. Planned stays may include day stays, overnight weekdays, weekends and school holidays. 24 hour care is provided by nurses and healthcare assistants.
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