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July 2008
Progressive Enterprise helps Alzheimers NZ
Published July 14th 2008, Posted in National
Alzheimers Awareness week is from July 20th to July 26th however Progressive Enterprise stores including Woolworths, Countdown and SuperValue are raising money all this month for Alzheimers NZ to further research and development.
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Northland Parents of Deaf Children
Published July 09th 2008, Posted in National
Are you the parent of a deaf or hard of hearing child?
Would you like to be part of an organisation that supports parents to provide their children with opportunities that will enable them to become the best that they can be. Would you like your child to have the opportunity to go to camps with other deaf or hard of hearing children and families so they can make friends and parents can share concerns and information?
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ASD Implementation Advisory Group
Published July 08th 2008, Posted in National
An Implementation Advisory Group (IAG) has been established by the New Zealand Guideline Group to advise them on how to implement the key recommendations in the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Guideline and how to improve the implementation process.
IAG members wish to hear your ideas for implementation of the ASD Guideline.
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ASB annual public meeting
Published July 07th 2008, Posted in Northland
ASB Community Trust would like to invite you to its 2008 annual public meeting – either in Auckland or in Whangarei.
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Northland Volunteers Continue to inspire
Published July 07th 2008, Posted in Northland
Parkinsons New Zealand recently celebrated it’s 25th anniversary. As part of the celebrations, special commendations were awarded to people in recognition of thier contribution and achievements to the society.
“Northlanders featured very strongly in the nominations.”
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Become a star with StarJam!
Published July 03rd 2008, Posted in Northland
Enrolments are now open for term three of StarJam’s Rockin’ Hip Hop workshop, designed especially for young people with disabilities.
The workshop takes place at Kensington Stadium on Thursday evenings, from 6.45pm – 8.15pm. The first workshop will take place on Thursday 31 July and the term will run for eight weeks, finishing on Thursday 18 September.
Enrolments are open to any young person with a disability, under the age of 25.
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Empowering Communities.
Published July 03rd 2008, Posted in Northland / 1 Comment
$100.000 towards fixing the location of the mobility parks at the Whangarei Aquatic Centre.
Now that’s what I call a community driven outcome.
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Faking Disability
Published July 03rd 2008, Posted in National / 3 CommentsUsing an able bodied actress to portray a woman with a head injury in a Land Transport NZ advert sucks.
The BBC in stark contrast has launched a controversial new series which follows the lives of eight young disabled women trying to make it as models.
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We want to hear from you
Published July 02nd 2008, Posted in NorthlandHave you received bad customer service because of your disability?
If the answer is ‘yes’, Tiaho Trust would like to hear from you.
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The getOutThere program
Published July 02nd 2008, Posted in Northland / 1 Comment
The getOutThere program has come to Whangarei.
This programme is targeted at getting people with cerebral palsy (who have a Total Mobility card and are a member of the Society) out into the community more.
It is a voucher system that helps fund that part of the taxi fare that is not covered by the Total Mobility Scheme in your area.
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