Emergency preparedness workshop Dunedin

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ (DPA) invites you to its second workshop in Dunedin, this one in Mosgiel, to find out about emergency preparedness and response for disabled people.

Local expert, Paul Allen from Emergency Management Otago, will again be presenting, and DPA will talk about what you can do before, during and after an emergency.

You're welcome to bring your questions and share your ideas in an accessible and collaborative space.

RSVP byThursday 6 February to Amy Taylor: kaituitui.ootepoti@dpa.org.nz

Accessibility: NZSL interpreting available, wheelchair accessible, parking available. Please let the team know any other accessibility or dietary requirement.

DPA thank Dunedin City Council for funding these forums. 

Venue

Mosgiel Library Downes room,
7 Hartstonge Avenue, Mosgiel
Dunedin

Cost

FREE

Contact

Amy Taylor: kaituitui.ootepoti@dpa.org.nz

Who are DPA?

DPA work on systemic change for the equity of disabled people

Disabled Persons Assembly NZ (DPA) is a not-for-profit pan-impairment Disabled People’s Organisation run by and for disabled people. 

Since a formation in 1983, DPA has brought disabled people together and shaped their collective input in a way that drives system level change.

DPA recognise:

• Māori as Tangata Whenua and Te Tiriti o Waitangi as the founding document of Aotearoa New Zealand;
• disabled people as experts on their own lives;
• the Social Model of Disability as the guiding principle for interpreting disability and impairment;
• the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities as the basis for disabled people’s relationship with the State;
• the New Zealand Disability Strategy as Government agencies’ guide on disability issues; and
• the Enabling Good Lives Principles and Whāia Te Ao Mārama: Māori Disability Action Plan as avenues to disabled people gaining greater choice and control over their lives and supports.

DPA drive systemic change through:

Leadership: reflecting the collective voice of disabled people, locally, nationally and internationally

• modelling disabled leadership;
• as a member of the Disabled People’s Organisations (DPO) Coalition;
• as a member of Disabled Peoples International;
• as a member of the Pacific Disability Forum, a member of the International Disability Alliance; and
• creating and supporting disabled-led initiatives such as Mahi Tika – Equity in Employment.

Information and advice: informing and advising on policies impacting on the lives of disabled people

• providing a channel for information between disabled people and government;
• providing advice, commentary, and submissions to Parliament, government agencies, and local authorities;
• providing advice to businesses and non-government organisations; and
• research.

Advocacy: supporting disabled people to have a voice, including a collective voice, in society

• listening to disabled people and identifying barriers to equity;
• engaging both nationally and regionally with our members and the wider community - disabled people, whānau, allies and organisations;
• building the capacity and capability of disabled people;
• partnering with other organisations on projects and campaigns; and
• engaging with the media.

Monitoring: monitoring and giving feedback on existing laws, policies and practices about and relevant to disabled people

• monitoring existing and proposed laws, policies and practices relevant to disabled people and whānau; and
• supporting government, organisations, businesses and the public to recognise, understand and address barriers to equity.