Labour will strengthen disability rights, end annual benefit renewals for people with verified permanent disabilities, and require at least 25% of new Kāinga Ora builds to be accessible.
- Annual benefit renewals ended for people with verified permanent disabilities
- At least 25% of new Kāinga Ora builds required to be accessible
- Enabling Good Lives ny requiring government agencies to produce impact assessments, targets and actions
- Human Rights Act amended to define reasonable accommodation and recognise that denying it is discrimination
- UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities: Labour will progress incorporating it into law
- Disability Support Services Act repealed, with a rights-based framework developed with disabled people, carers and disabled people's organisations
Rights and accountability
Labour will:
- Require government agencies to produce Enabling Good Lives impact assessments, targets and actions
- Amend the Human Rights Act to define reasonable accommodation, and recognise that denying it is discrimination
- Progress incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into law
- Repeal the Disability Support Services Act and work with disabled people, carers and disabled people's organisations on a rights-based Disability Support Services framework that includes a focus on safeguarding
Work and income
Labour will work towards systemic change so disabled people can transition into open employment.
Labour will end annual benefit renewals for people with verified permanent disabilities.
Housing and leadership
Labour will require at least 25% of new Kāinga Ora builds to be accessible.
Labour will work with disability communities to build disabled leadership capacity.
What is Labour's disability policy?
Labour will require government agencies to produce Enabling Good Lives impact assessments, targets and actions, end annual benefit renewals for people with verified permanent disabilities, require at least 25% of new Kāinga Ora builds to be accessible, and strengthen disability rights in law.
Will Labour end annual benefit renewals for disabled people?
Labour will end annual benefit renewals for people with verified permanent disabilities.
How many new Kāinga Ora homes will be accessible?
Labour will require at least 25% of new Kāinga Ora builds to be accessible.
What will Labour do about employment for disabled people?
Labour will work towards systemic change so disabled people can transition into open employment.
What will Labour change in the Human Rights Act?
Labour will amend the Human Rights Act to define reasonable accommodation, and recognise that denying it is discrimination.
Will Labour incorporate the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into law?
Labour will progress incorporating the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into law.
What will Labour do about the Disability Support Services Act?
Labour will repeal the Disability Support Services Act and work with disabled people, carers and disabled people's organisations on a rights-based Disability Support Services framework that includes a focus on safeguarding.
What are Enabling Good Lives impact assessments?
Labour will require government agencies to produce Enabling Good Lives impact assessments, targets and actions.
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