how the HRC helps protect transgender rights

information about discrimination against transgender people

what conversion practices are and why they are harmful

how to make a complaint if someone feels their rights are not respected

contact details for the HRC / support services for transgender people

This document explains the rights of transgender people in Aotearoa New Zealand.

Trans rights are human rights

This is a form for you to fill out to say:
-who you want to support you
-what sort of support you need.


People First - Supported Decision making - How I make my decisions form

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

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

Making complaints to the United Nations Disability Committee

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

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 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 talks about reasonable accommodation for disabled people.


This Easy Read document tells you about things like:

advice about how to ask for accommodations

how to make a complaint if you do not get reasonable accommodations

advice for organisations on reasonable accommodations.

This is about reasonable accommodation which means making changes so disabled people can do more things.

Removing barriers:  A guide about reasonable accommodation for disabled people

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


This document will tell you about things like:

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 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.

Your Rights