Education

Special Education

Special Education
A group within the Ministry of Education providing services - directly and indirectly - to children and young people with special education needs. Provides early intervention support for children from birth until settled in school, the SE Maori strategy and information for families, whanau, school and early childhood services. Contact your local Special Education Office to discuss what educational support is available for your child or student.

Information about the Ongoing and Reviewable Resourcing Schemes - ORRS.
An introduction, guidelines and documents about ORRS for families, whanau and schools.

Te Kete Ipurangi (The Online Learning Centre)
This website provides a number of useful contacts associated with special education.

Conductive Education.
An holistic programme which encourages children with motor disorders to be active and independent members of society.


Assistive Technology in Schools

Ministry of Education - Assistive Equipment Guidelines.
A handbook providing useful information and advice on assessment, funding and the effective use of assistive equipment in schools. Last updated: 15-Jan-2003.


Educational Aids

Numicon
Easy to teach and fun to learn Numicon is a multi-sensory approach to arithmetic teaching for children aged 3-7 and older pupils with special needs. Numicon NZ Representative - Margi Leech

Yellowpagesforkids.com
The Yellow Pages for Kids User Guide will teach you how to be a more effective advocate. Learn how to build your team, get educated about your child's disability, find special education advocacy training, locate a parent group and get legal and advocacy help.


Tertiary Education

Achieve.
A network established to ensure equal opportunity and access to tertiary education and training for people with disability.

Quest For Excellence.
Post Graduate Scholarship for Deaf or Hearing Imparied Graduates.



Most New Zealand tertiary institutes provide assistance for people with disabilities. This might take the form of accessibility maps, note taking, sign language interpreters or audio aids. Click on the institution for more information about the disability services offered.

Universities

Auckland University
Auckland University of Technology
Canterbury University
Lincoln University
Massey University
Otago University
Waikato University
Victoria University

Technical Institutes

Aoraki Polytechnic
Bay of Plenty Polytechnic
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
EIT Hawkes Bay
Manukau Institute of Technology
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Northland Polytechnic
Otago Polytechnic
Southern Institute of Technology
Tairawhiti Polytechnic
The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand
UNITEC
Universal College of Learning - UCOL
Waiariki Institute of Technology
Waikato Institute of Technology
Wanganui Polytech
Whitireia Community Polytechnic
Weltec
Western Institute of Technology


Colleges of Education
Auckland College of Education
Christchurch College of Education
Dunedin College of Education


International Information

Code of Practice
Students with Disabilities: Code of Practice for Australian Tertiary Institutions.




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