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Services for people with disabilities
Information and support for people with disabilities and their carers. Read more
Disability services
The Ministry's aim is that disabled people are able to live in their homes and participate in their communities as other New Zealanders do.
This website includes information on the role of Disability Support Services within the Ministry of Health, the disability support services funded by the Ministry of Health, current projects and programmes and information for those contracting with us. It also provides some useful links to disability support services not funded by the Ministry of Health.
The Ministry of Health is one of a number of agencies providing support and services for disabled people.
If you would like more information about Disability Support Services or the disability support services we fund, please call 0800 373 664, press option 1 or you can email us on disability@moh.govt.nz. If you would like to make a complaint about Disability Support Services or the disability support services we fund please call 0800 373 664, press option 2 or email us on dsdcomplaints@moh.govt.nz.
Latest updates
17 May 2012: Appeal Court decision on the Paid Family Caregivers litigation
3 May 2012: Sleepover update: April 2012
24 Apr 2012: Changes to Autism Spectrum Disorder parent education
27 Mar 2012: Sleepover update: March 2012
In this section
- Disability Support Services funds services to support the administration of the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. It provides services for people under compulsory care orders, and people with an intellectual disability who require intensive services. Read more
- Disability Support Services is responsible for the planning and funding of disability support services, and administers the Intellectual Disability (Compulsory Care and Rehabilitation) Act 2003. Read more
- Key programmes and projects that Disability Support Services is currently working on. Read more
- A number of Māori provider organisations offer services for Māori who have a disability, and have services specifically for Māori. Read more
- Disability Support Services funds a range of services through contracted providers such as district health boards, charitable trusts, private providers, and non-government organisations. Read more
- Publications relating to disability and disability services in New Zealand. Read more
- A newsletter providing updates for the health and disability sector on the work of Disability Support Services. Read more
- Useful links relating to disability services in New Zealand. Read more
- This section provides regular updates and information on progress under the Sleepover Wage (Settlement) Act 2011. Read more
- Since the early 1990s the Ministry of Health has operated a policy not to pay parents, spouses or resident family members to provide care to their disabled family members. Read more
Page last updated: 17 May 2012
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