- Disability
- Intellectual Disability Act 2003
- About Disability Support Services
- Projects and programmes
- Choice in Community Living
- New model for supporting disabled people
- Environmental support service development
- Consumer forums
- Provider forums
- Consumer consortium
- Autism spectrum disorder programme
- Individualised funding
- Pacific development
- Residential services
- Integrated audits, evaluation and monitoring
- Child and youth
- Behaviour support
- Māori disability support services
- Contracting with us
- Publications
- Newsletter
- Organisations and websites
- Sleepover Updates
- Appeal Court decision on Paid Family Caregivers
Disability projects and programmes
Key programmes and projects that Disability Support Services is currently working on.
In this section
- Choice in Community Living is an alternative to residential services, and is about opening up opportunities for disabled people and their family to have more choice and control about their living circumstances - where they live, who they live with and how they are supported. Read more
- Disabled people want a good life and more choice and control over support they receive. The Ministry has developed a new model for disability support services. Read more
- This section contains information about the Environmental Support Services Development Programme, the Equipment and Modification Service Improvement Programme, and the Accreditation Framework for allied health professionals. Read more
- Consumer forums are held to increase consumer participation and input into the activities of Disability Support Services. Read more
- Provider forums are held to provide regular updates on disability service developments, and promote ongoing two way communication and discussion between Disability Support Services and providers. Read more
- The consumer consortium involves disabled people from national disability organisations who provide input and advice to Disability Support Services on its planning, policy and service development. Read more
- The Disability Services autism work programme aims to improve services for people with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Read more
- Individualised funding is a way of paying for disability support services, which is based on a philosophy of person centred control. Read more
- There are two key strategic documents on Pacific disability - the National Pasifika Disability Action Plan 2009-2013, and the Auckland regional interagency plan (now called the Lu’i Ola Strategic Framework for Action 2009-2013). Read more
- A report summarising the analysis completed for the Residential Services for People with a Physical Disability Project has been completed. Read more
- Currently providers within the disability sector are concerned about the number of audits they have and the relevance of some of these to improving quality of life outcomes for service users. Read more
- Disability Support Services has initiated the development of a broad disability services focused Action Plan for Children and Youth, incorporating strategic priorities and government directions. Read more
- The primary objective of the behaviour support service project is to develop, implement, monitor and review a plan that minimises the impact of people who have challenging behaviour. Read more
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