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Age Concern New Zealand Inc - Wellington - National Office
Promotes quality of life, rights and well being of older people. Local age concern councils around NZ providing information and services for older people in their community. Provides Accredited Visiting services, elder abuse neglect, education/awareness prevention ageing issues, and a range of other services and activities.
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Auckland Protected Employment Trust - Papatoetoe
Provides workshops throughout NZ which gives people with disabilities the opportunity to learn how to develop individual abilities, to discover confidence, self esteem and independence.
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Beneficiaries and Community Rights
Advocacy for beneficiaries and community groups
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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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CCS Disability Action - Waikato
We work with, and support, all disabled people to have the same rights and range of life opportunities that every New Zealander might reasonably expect.
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CCS Disability Action - Bay of Plenty - Rotorua Office
Provides a range of services from our 3 offices baed in Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua. Our services include: access advice, carer support, individual and family / whanau support services, mobility parking scheme, and total mobility scheme..
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CCS Disability Action - Bay of Plenty - Tauranga Office
Provides a range of services from our 3 offices baed in Tauranga, Whakatane and Rotorua. Our services include: access advice, carer support, individual and family / whanau support services, mobility parking scheme, and total mobility scheme.
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CCS Disability Action - Gisborne
Provides a range of direct client services including: social worker services, early childhood services, recreation and leisure programme, adult training services, advocacy and self advocacy programmes and computer services. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking.
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CCS Disability Action - Greymouth
CCS Disability Action West Coast supports children, young people and adults with disabilities throughout the region.
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CCS Disability Action - Invercargill
Provides a range of direct client services including: social worker services, recreation and leisure opportunities and advocacy and self advocacy programmes, support for people living in the community with flatting, ongoing education, training and employment. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking.
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CCS Disability Action - Masterton
Provides a range of direct client services including: field officer, social worker services, early childhood services, recreation and leisure programmes, adult training services advocacy and self advocacy programmes and computer services. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking. Supported independent living services, vocational services, accessible holiday home situated at Riversdale Beach available for clients and general public.
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CCS Disability Action - Royal Oak
Provides a range of direct client services including: social worker services, early childhood intervention services, recreation and leisure activities, vocational training services, therapy pool, holiday cottage, advocacy and self advocacy programmes and computer services. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking.
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CCS Disability Action - South & Central Taranaki
Hours of business 10am to 1 pm Monday to Friday. Provides a range of direct client services including: field officer, social worker services, early childhood services, recreation and leisure programmes, adult training services, advocacy and self advocacy programmes and computer services and library for schools. It also offers a parking scheme called Mobility Parking.
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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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Citizens Advice Bureau
Advice on all sorts!
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Community Mental Health - Gore
Multi Disciplinary Team of Health Porfessionals
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Diabetes NZ Hawkes Bay Inc
Our Administration Officer is available on site, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am - 2pm. Phone messages to her or our Field Officer are responded to promptly
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Disability Awareness Education - CCS disability action
Offers a variety of interactive workshops facilitated by disabled people looking at disability in a positive and ordinary way. The workshops range from 1-4 hours covering disability models, communication/etiquette, language/terminology, and access.
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Dyspraxia Support
Support and information for those with dyspraxia and families living with dyspraxia
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Elder Family Matters
Elder Family Matters has assisted older people in the wider Wellington region (including Hutt Valley, Porirua Basin, Kapiti Coast, and Wairarapa) for 10 years so they can choose to continue living in the comfort and familiarity of their own homes. Elder Family Matters do this by: •assisting the elderly and disabled with the tasks of daily living: shopping, housework and cleaning, personal cares, laundry, meals, transport, social activities, appointments, home maintenance; •one-on-one support / companionship / outings for people in residential care; •respite care to enable primary carers to have a break. Full range of Carers including highly experienced carers, registered nurses, enrolled nurses, occupational therapists, and physiotherapists. Services includes mobile care (short time and discrete services), personalised care (minimum of 2 hours), cleaning services (minimum 1 hour), dementia care, and 24 hours/7 days services.
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Enable New Zealand - Palmerston North
Enable New Zealand delivers a range of services for disabled people, their families, health professional and disability support organisations. We manage a range of contracted services for the Ministry of Health, District Health Boards and ACC Ministry of Health Equipment and Modification Services
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Grey Power Southland
Support, advice and advocacy for senior citizens
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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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Hauora Whanui
Community residential support for intellectually disabled people.
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IRIS
Operate conductive education programme, mobility rehabilitation for adults and social activities advocacy & information on Cerebral Palsy. Home based supported services, community nursing and community living-supported.
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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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Kiwi Kids With Allergies
Support and information for Kids and their families with Allergies
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ME/CFS Charitable Trust
Provides information to caregivers and sufferers of ME/CFS and also to the medical profession. Distributes information, fosters regional support groups and promotes lectures and seminars regarding the illness. Promotes research into the causes and treatment of the illness.
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Multiple Sclerosis Society of New Zealand Inc - Rotorua & Districts
Information, education and support for people with MS and their support networks. Encourages research into the causes and treatment of MS, and assists those with MS to achieve their full potential. Cellphone (027 627 7621. We provide services to any persons with MS and also any other allied or neurological condition, should there not be a support organiztion or society in their region. i.e Huntingtons, Chorea etc.
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Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service - Gisborne
Advocacy support to people who have a complaint about a health or disability provider.
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Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service - Hamilton
Advocacy support to people who have a complaint about a health or disability provider. Education to both consumer and health provider re code of rights.
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Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service - Porirua
Advocacy support to people who have a complaint about a health or disability provider.
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Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service - Thames
Advocacy support to people who have a complaint about a health or disability provider.
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Neurological Foundation of New Zealand - Invercargill
Reduce the level of suffering and premature death from diseases and disorders of the brain and the nervous system through supporting medical research and promoting public education. There are about 8 sub groups throughout NZ, however The Neurological Foundation prefers people to contact their head office and then they will refer people to the different groups.
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PatientsLikeMe
An international website that allows registered users to answer simple questions to create a shared health profile to see how you’re doing over time and to learn from other perople with the same condition.
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PatientsLikeMe
An international website that allows registered users to answer simple questions to create a shared health profile to see how you’re doing over time and to learn from other perople with the same condition.
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Ripple Trust - Auckland
Supporting disabled people in various areas, including self-esteem, help with issues, self-advocacy etc. Providing disability awareness training to organisations. Providing advice to government departments on disability issues. Identifying gaps in existing services Investigating the issues of disabled refugees.
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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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Taranaki Disabilities Information Centre
We link people to community supports. The centre specializes in helping people to get their questions answered so that they can made informed decisions to improve their quality of life. This is a free information and advisory service available to everyone; people with a disability, family and whanau, support workers and support organisations. We have equipment available for purchase and hire. Secondhand equipment can also be sold through us. If there is something that you need but we don't stock it we will try to source it. Barrier Free assessment service is available, information on accessible homes. We have information on accessible motels, hotels and activities. We can put you in contact with over 50 support groups and link you to their support network. We have an accessible meeting room and kitchen for hire. This is set up with digital projector and a Front Row 2 Go system hearing system. The Centre is open 9-5 Monday to Friday. Creative Space is an accessible art group that operates on Fridays from 10-3. Please call the Centre if you would like to attend.
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Te Roopu Waiora Trust
Te Roopu Waiora Trust is a disability support organisation serving the most disadvantaged sector in our community. Te Roopu Waiora seeks to ‘Enable through Empowerment’ by: •Creating a supportive environment for whanau to identify their own disability resource needs and aspirations •Providing health and disability information, advice, advocacy and support to whanau with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities •Engaging with community groups, agencies, providers, Iwi and Maori communities to increase the awareness of disability issues and improve engagement with whanau haua •Assisting whanau with disabilities to evaluate responsiveness, accessibility, quality throughout service provision in the community. Provision of tailor-made information regarding disability services and supports. Contact us with your enquiries, or come to one of our monthly information hui. We have a range of information packs and disability service contacts to assist whanau to make informed decisions and/or to improve their access to services. Providers and agencies are also welcome to participate at our monthly hui.
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Te Roopu Waiora Trust
Te Roopu Waiora Trust is a disability support organisation serving the most disadvantaged sector in our community. Te Roopu Waiora seeks to ‘Enable through Empowerment’ by: Creating a supportive environment for whanau to identify their own disability resource needs and aspirations Providing health and disability information, advice, advocacy and support to whanau with physical, sensory and intellectual disabilities Engaging with community groups, agencies, providers, Iwi and Maori communities to increase the awareness of disability issues and improve engagement with whanau haua Assisting whanau with disabilities to evaluate responsiveness, accessibility, quality throughout service provision in the community. Provision of tailor-made information regarding disability services and supports. Contact us with your enquiries, or come to one of our monthly information hui. We have a range of information packs and disability service contacts to assist whanau to make informed decisions and/or to improve their access to services. Providers and agencies are also welcome to participate at our monthly hui.
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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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