Where I Live; How I Live – Disability Support Services Community Residential Support Services Strategy 2018 to 2020

Published online: 
28 March 2018
Disability Support Services Community Residential Support Services Strategy.

Where I Live; How I Live is about optimising the independence and self-determination of disabled people. It is in line with the Enabling Good Lives (EGL) principles that support people with a disability to make decisions about the kind of life they want.

This strategy guides the Ministry’s Disability Support Services, disabled people and their families/whānau, and residential service providers, in achieving the following outcomes:

  • greater choice, control and flexibility over where and how disabled people live
  • access to information and support to enable well-considered choices about where and how disabled people choose to live and receive support
  • increasing independence and choice fostered by service providers.

The strategy also aims to improve options for disabled people whose complex support requirements present challenges for the delivery of a sustainable service.

Publishing information

  • Date of publication:
    28 March 2018
  • ISBN:
    Online: 098-1-98-853941-6
  • HP number:
    6766
  • Citation:
    Ministry of Health. 2018. Where I Live; How I Live: Disability Support Services Community Residential Support Services Strategy, 2018 to 2020. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
  • Ordering information:
    Only soft copy available to download
  • Copyright status:

    Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.

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