Election 2023 - Disability Policy
Act
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
Green Party
Spokesperson:
Golriz-Ghahraman
Link to
policy here
.
Golriz-Ghahraman
- Develop and implement accessibility or disability legislation with is co-designed with disabled people.
- Is underpinned by regulatory standards which are enforced and monitored by an independent entity such as a disability commission.
- Covers central and local government, and all those providing facilities or services available to the public and does not weaken existing rights or entitlements.
- Proactively bolster disabled people's access to, and participation in, democratic processes.
- Make disability-related support services, including financial support, available based on level of need, not origin of impairment.
- Ensure all disabled people are housed in safe, accessible, affordable housing.
- Remove all barriers for disabled people to access health services - including for medical needs unrelated to disabilities.
- Read more here
Labour
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
National
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
New Zealand First
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
TOP
Spokesperson:
Not yet available on their website.
Te Pāti Māori
Spokesperson:
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Rawiri Waititi
Link to
policy here
.
Debbie Ngarewa-Packer
Rawiri Waititi
- Establish a Mana Hauā Authority.
- Reallocate 25% of all Disability funding to the Māna Hauā Authority.
- Establish Kaupapa Māori disability organisations and rehabilitation facilities.
- Abolish ACC and establish a Māori ACC Authority.
- Ensure that antenatal screening programmes are not biased towards termination of pregnancies if a disability is diagnosed.
- Recognise Te Reo Rotarota as an official language in Aotearoa.
- Immediately abolish the minimum wage exemption for Tangata Hauā.
- Read more here