This document is about a new rule by the United Nations. It is about protecting the rights of children. 


The new rule lets people tell the United Nations if children's rights are not being respected. 


This document talks about things like:

what to do if a child's rights are not being respected.

New Zealand and other countries have agreed to follow the United Nations' rules about what rights children have.

A new agreement on the Convention on the Rights of the Child

This document is about a plan to stop family violence and sexual violence. The plan is called Te Aorerekura. It was made by the Joint Venture, a group of 9 government agencies working together.

tells you what family violence and sexual violence are

says what different communities need to stay safe

talks about the changes needed to stop violence

talks about checking if the plan is working

says how to find more information and support.

This is about a Government plan to stop family and sexual violence called Te Aorerekura.

A plan to end family violence and sexual violence

This document is about using FastNet Classic internet banking. It explains how to do banking with ASB on your computer.


This Easy Read document tells you how to use FastNet Classic to:

This is about ASB FastNet Classic internet banking which is when you do banking with ASB using the internet.

ASB: Using FastNet Classic internet banking

This is an Easy Read guide on how to use the ASB Mobile Banking app.

It can tell you how to do things like:

This is about the ASB mobile app that you can use to do banking on your phone, iPad or tablet.

ASB: Using the ASB Mobile Banking app

This Easy Read document is about the Telecommunications Dispute Resolution (TDR) service. 

The TDR service can assist you to resolve complaints with your phone and internet provider.

This document tells you things like:

what to do if you have a telecommunications complaint


This is about The TDR service who can assist you in  resolving complaints with your phone and internet provider.

About the Telecommunications  Dispute Resolution service 

The Accessibility Charter is about what the Government will do to respect the rights of disabled people in New Zealand.


What is written in the charter makes sure the Government does what it needs to do under the UNCRPD.

What the Government is doing  to respect disability rights

Accessibility Charter

This Easy Read document tells you about bowel cancer and bowel screening.


This document will tell you about things like:

what the National Bowel Screening Programme is

All about bowel screening Factsheet 1 – What is bowel cancer?

This Easy Read document is about the National Bowel Screening Programme.


This Easy Read document tells you all about the National Bowel Screening Programme.

All about bowel screening Factsheet 2 – What is the National Bowel Screening Programme?

This Easy Read document is about how to do the bowel screening test.


This Easy Read document will tell you about things like:

things you need to know about the screening test

step-by-step instructions on how to do the test

This Easy Read document is about how to do the bowel screening test.

All about bowel screening Factsheet 3 – How to do the bowel screening test

This Easy Read document is about how to do the HPV self-test for cervical screening.


Cervical Screening: How to do the HPV self-test

This Easy Read document tells you what you need to know about cervical screening.


Cervical Screening: What you need to know

This Easy Read document is about cervical screening and your choices.


your choices for different types of tests.

This Easy Read document is about cervical screening and your choices.

Cervical Screening: Your test, your choice

This Easy Read document is about the New Zealand Disability Action Plan 2019-2023. It is a plan to help make New Zealand a better place for people with disabilities. 


The plan was made by talking to people with disabilities and others who care about these issues. The government will work on these areas to make sure everyone has the same chances in life.

The Disability Action Plan says what work needs to be done to make the New Zealand Disability Strategy happen.

Disability Action Plan 2019 - 2023

This Easy Read Consent Form template is for research. 

It will assist people to: 

decide if they want to take part in your research.


This Easy Read Consent Form was made by Nicolina Newcombe.

It was made from the consent form she used in her research with adults with learning disability at the University of Waikato.

It was reviewed by her advisor with a learning disability Glen Terry.

An Easy Read consent form to be used with research projects.

Easy Read consent form for research projects

The Election Access Fund is money the government can provide to support disabled people to stand as candidates in different kinds of elections.


This Easy Read document will tell you more about:

This document also talks about how to have your say about the Election Access Fund using a survey. This survey has now closed which means the Electoral Commision is not accepting any more information about what people think. 

This is about support for disabled people to stand as candidates in parliamentary general elections and by-elections

Election Access Fund: What it is and how to have your say

This Easy Read document is about the Employment Support Service Practice Guidelines 2018.


how to support disabled people in New Zealand to find and keep paid jobs

the things that employment support services should do

making sure disabled people get the support they need to do well at work

building good relationships with employers

This is about how Employment Support services can support disabled people to get into paid work. 

Employment Support Service Practice Guidelines

This Easy Read document is about the Vision and Priniciples of Enabling Good Lives. 

Enabling Good Lives:

is a new way of supporting disabled peoples and their whanau / family

has the goal of giving disabled people more choice and control over their lives

has 8 principles about how they do things.

Enabling Good Lives is about having choice and control in your life, and the support you want and need.

Enabling Good Lives: Vision and Principles

This Easy Read document is about an extra agreement that goes with the Internation Agreement on the Rights of Disabled People (This is also called the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with DIsabilites / UNCRPD)

This agreement lets countries who have agreed to the UNCRPD be checked by a special group called a committee if they treat disabled people unfairly. 

This document tells you about things like:

making a complaint when a country treats disabled people unfairly

countries telling the UN what they are doing for disabled people.

This paper is an EasyRead guide to an extra agreement for the International Agreement on the Rights of Disabled People.

Extra Agreement under the International Agreement on the Rights of Disabled People

This Easy Read document tells you about the flu and getting the flu vaccine.

What to expect after getting the vaccine.

This tells you things about the flu vaccine, like how to get one and what might happen after getting it.

Getting a flu vaccine

This Easy Read document is about how you can get support from the Ministry of Social Development to pay for dental treatment. 

This Easy Read document tells you about things like:

who can get the dental treatment payment.

what dental treatments the payment can be used for.

Sometimes people can get help from the Ministry of Social Development to help pay the dentist.

Getting support to pay for the dentist

This Easy Read document tells you how to send a petition to Parliament.

A petition asks the government to do something like change a law. 


This document tells you about things like:

Guide about how to send a petition to Parliament

Supported decision-making is for people people who may need support to make their own decisions.

The person making the decision is always in charge, but they get support to understand their choices and make the best decision for them.

 

what supported decision-making might look like.

This guide tells you what Supported Decision Making is and how someone can support you in making choices.

Guide to Supported Decision Making

This Easy Read document explains what a Health Passport is and how to use it. 

how to fill out and use the Health Passport

This is about how to fill out your Health Passport. Your Health Passport can tell health services about you.

Guide to filling out your Health Passport

This Easy Read document is for you to fill out and keep with you when you go to the doctor, hospital, or any health service. 


It helps health workers understand your needs. The passport has things like:

information about you like your name, contact information, and doctor.

information about things that help you feel comfortable.

This is the Easy Read Health Passport for you to fill out to take to any health appointments.

Health Passport Form

This Easy Read document talks about a Housing Inquiry done by the Human Rights Commission into Homelessness and human rights. 

what emergency housing is like in New Zealand right now

This is about a report by the HRC into emergency housing in NZ. It is part of the HRC looking into housing rights in NZ

Housing Inquiry:  Homelessness and human rights

This Easy Read document is about how a bill becomes a law in New Zealand.

what steps need to happen for a bill to become a law.

This tells you about how ideas politicians have called bills become laws in New Zealand

How a bill becomes law in New Zealand

This Easy Read document is about how to apply for the Job Support Fund and Training Support Fund.

what the funds can and cannot be used for.

This is about how to apply for money from MSD to support you to:
- get into work
- stay in work. 

How to apply for the Job Support Fund and Training Support Fund

This Easy Read document is about how to make a complaint and give feedback about your disability support services.


how to contact Whaikaha if you cannot use the form

This is about telling someone about your disability support services like:
- making a complaint
- saying what you think.

How to make a complaint and give feedback about your disability support services

This Easy Read document is about how to share your ideas and what you think about things with a select committee. This is called a 

what it means to share your ideas with Parliament

how to make a submission online or by post

what to include when you make a submission

what not to include when you make a submission.

This is about how to tell a select committee what you think by making a submission.

How to make a submission to a select committee

This Easy Read document is about how to make a will.


choosing what happens to your things after you die

choosing who will take care of your children and pets

what to do if you want to change your will

How to make a will

This Easy Read document explains how to use QR codes.

In this document you can find out:

tips for safely opening links from QR codes

What QR codes are and how to use them with your smart phone.

How to use QR codes

This Easy Read document is about how to use Zoom on a computer or laptop.


how to use Zoom features like video and chat.

Zoom is an app used to make video calls This tells you how to use Zoom on a computer or laptop.

How to use Zoom on a computer or laptop

This Easy Read document is about how to use Zoom on a phone or tablet.

how to use Zoom features like video, chat, and reactions.

Zoom is an app used to make video calls This tells you how to use Zoom on a phone or tablet.

How to use Zoom on a phone or tablet

This Easy Read document is about how to become a candidate in an election.


A 

is someone who wants to be voted in as part of their local government like council or part of the New Zealand government at parliament.


This document will tell you about things like:

how to be nominated for a general election or a by-election

information about advertising and campaigning

rules about donations and spending money.

This talks about what it means to stand for election.

Information about becoming a candidate in an election

This Easy Read document explains why it's important for pregnant people to get certain vaccines. 

The document tells you about things like:

illnesses like whooping cough, flu, and COVID-19

vaccines for whooping cough, flu and COVID-19.

This is about getting a medicine called a vaccine when you are pregnant. Vaccines keep you safe from some diseases.

Information about getting a vaccine during pregnancy

This Easy Read document is about how schools make plans and reports.


This document tells you about things like:

why school plans and reports are important

how schools report on how things are going.

This Easy Read document is about how schools:
•	make plans
•	report on the plans that were made.  


Information about how schools make plans and reports

A scam is a plan to trick people to get things from them.

This Learn with Us Easy Read document talks about things to do with scams like:

what to do if you think someone is trying to scam you


This Learn with Us Easy Read document talks about things to do with scams

Information about scams and where to get help

 is a list of rules about how people should behave.



This Easy Read document is about the code of conduct / list of rules for state school board members.

Information about the  Code of Conduct for  State School Board Members

This Easy Read document is about the New Zealand Traveller Declaration form which is also called the NZTD.


what to do when you arrive in New Zealand

a checklist for travelling to New Zealand.

This is about the New Zealand Traveller Declaration. (NZDT) Everyone who comes to NZ needs to complete an NZDT.

Information about the  New Zealand Traveller Declaration form

Pronouns are words we use instead of people's names like:

This Easy Read talks about how to use pronouns respectfully, what to do if you get it wrong, and how to support your friends.

Pronouns are words we use instead of people's names. This Easy Read explains how to use them.

Introduction to Pronouns

This Easy Read document is about how to use 

information that the Ministry of Social Development / MSD has about you

is a service from MSD that you can use on a computer, tablet, or mobile phone.



People can use MyMSD on the internet to easily and quickly access help and provide information to MSD 

Keep in touch with MyMSD

This Easy Read document is about the Learning Support Action Plan for 2019 to 2025. 

It is for students with disabilities, neurodiverse students, and students at risk of leaving school early.


This is about the Learning Support Action Plan 2019 – 2025. This says what MoE has to do to reach their goals.

Learning Support Action Plan 2019 to 2025 summary and feedback

document explains how disabled students feel about tertiary education in New Zealand.


A summary:

This summary is about how disabled students have found studying in New Zealand and accessing education and services.

Let’s Get Accessible: How disabled student feel about tertiary education

This Easy Read document is about looking after how you might be feeling after a natural disaster like an earthquake.

Looking after how you are feeling after a natural disaster

If something bad happens to you because you have a disability you might be able to make a complaint to the UN 

All Easy Read resources