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Sex Selection discriminatory
Published July 02nd 2008, Posted in NationalA number or organisatons have lashed out at a Bioethics Council recommendation to government that parents undergoing in vitro fertilisation (IVF) should be allowed to select the gender of their babies.
Mr Greally, Asperger’s Syndrome New Zealand Information Officer and Wendy Wicks, DPA policy researcher rejected the Bioethics Council’s claim that it had reflected the wishes of participants in their research.
The Catholic Bioethics Centre said that If introduced, the recommendations would make society less inclusive, marginalising society’s most vulnerable members—the unborn and disabled.
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Parkinson’s NZ education grant
Published July 02nd 2008, Posted in National
Parkinson’s New Zealand is offering an education grant of $6,000 for a Health Professional to attend the 6th International Congress on Mental Dysfunctions & other Non-Motor Features in Parkinson’s disease, Dresden, Germany, 16-19 October 2008.
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Who decides who gets born?
Published June 26th 2008, Posted in National
Media release from DPA (Disabled Persons Assembly)
Bioethics report recommendations have “lost the plot”
The just-released report from the Bioethics Council about pre-birth testing has delivered recommendations that fail to protect disabled people from a ‘designer baby’ future. Gary Williams, CEO of DPA says the recommendations will simply reinforce disabled people’s concerns that their lives have a lesser value, and are poorly protected.
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Arthritis medication funding woes
Published June 26th 2008, Posted in National / 1 Comment
Media release from Arthritis New Zealand
Poor quality of life for those denied access to medicines
For more than half a million people in New Zealand arthritis is a way of life; it is the single biggest cause of disability in this country. Yet the medicines that could help reduce the burden of this disease are just not being made available.
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Fines go up today
Published June 25th 2008, Posted in National / 1 Comment
New legislation comes into force today that will make people think twice about parking illegally in on-street mobility parking spaces.
The fine is increasing to $150 up from just $40.
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Website helps memory problems
Published June 25th 2008, Posted in National / 1 CommentWebsite ‘myreminder’ has recently been established by Rhonda Preston to help her husband manage his new lifestyle after he was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis and was having real problems with his memory.
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National Travel Assistance Scheme
Published June 24th 2008, Posted in NationalThe National Travel Assistance Scheme provides financial assistance to People who are referred by their specialist to see another specialist, and need to travel long distances, or travel frequently.
Both specialists must be part of a publicly funded health and disability support service, e.g. renal dialysis centre or a specialist disability service.
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Ministry of Health Update
Published June 12th 2008, Posted in National
Changes to Vehicle Purchase and Modification Services
The Ministry of Health has recently approved significant changes to the funding guidelines for vehicle purchase and modification services.
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Just a knock on the head
Published June 11th 2008, Posted in NationalLast week was Brain Injury Awareness week. Were you aware that 90 New Zealanders a day sustain a brain injury through either a car accident, sport injury or assault. If you have sustained a knock to the head, are you aware of the symtoms of concussion and that it can cause permanent or long term damage?
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DVD makes voting easier
Published June 09th 2008, Posted in National
People First is working with the electoral agencies to develop information to make it easier for people with learning disability to know how to vote.
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Minnie’s presentation on Be Accessibe was truly inspiring. disappointing to see those most in need of ‘enlightenment’ were absent….a great build up for the RWC and way beyond so up to those who did attend to be vocal! and spread the Be word!