New Zealand CCS Inc

Misson and activities:

Provides services to people with disabilities and their families/whanau and caregivers throughout New Zealand. CCS believes in building a better world for people with disabilities and works in partnership with people with disabilities and their families in ways which encourages independence. Services include family support, early childhood services, recreation services, adult training and independent living services, computer services, information services and the Mobility Parking Scheme, a parking scheme for people with disabilities. CCS also has a disability awareness programme - Kids Up the Road - which, using the medium of puppets, visits most schools throughout New Zealand.

Our organization has a policy for including people with disabilities among staff, volunteer workers and clientele.

No answer or question not relevant

Our positions are accessible for people with disabilities

Our non-profit organization works at the national level.

Our organization is to some degree run, controlled and represented by disabled people.

We have expertise, or are interested in cooperating with other organizations, in the areas of:

Accessible public transportation.
Assistive devices.
Awareness raising.
Coalition building and networking.
Education and vocational training.
Employment.
Independent Living Skills Training.
International development and disability.
Legislation.
Media work.
Parenting.
Peer support.
Personal assistance.
Research.
Self-advocacy.
Sexuality and relationships.
Universal design.
Women and disability.
Indigenous people/bicultural
We have cooperated with organizations in other countries before:
ACROD(Australia)- Information sharing and CEO swap

Contact us:

This entry added: Tuesday 20th July 1999. (record #202) Changed: Thursday 14th October 2004.