Advocacy media releases

IHC welcomes ERO proposal to give disabled students a fair chance at school
September 28, 2022
ERO report confirms the problems identified in IHC’s legal action against the Crown about the disadvantage and discrimination experienced by disabled students.
Disabled students 5,000+ times more likely to be restrained in residential specialist schools
September 13, 2022
IHC is urging the government to mandate the end of physical restraint in schools.
IHC looks to Ministry of Education to step up for disabled students at Royal Commission
August 17, 2022
IHC looks to the Ministry of Education to step up for disabled students at tomorrow’s Royal Commission of Enquiry to abuse in State Care.
Make it fair or meet us in court
July 15, 2022
IHC’s 2022 Inclusive Education Survey paints an incredibly grim picture for disabled students in Aotearoa New Zealand today.
The education system is set to fail quarter of new students
July 7, 2022
IHC says a report out today showing a quarter of all preschool children have developmental difficulties shows the broken education system must be fixed today.
IHC: Flawed system funding community programmes for disabled adults must go
July 1, 2022
IHC New Zealand is once again calling on the Government to overhaul an outdated system that determines what community programmes disabled adults have access to based on flawed assessments they were given as children.
IHC says Oranga Tamariki Bill puts children at risk
June 23, 2022
IHC says the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System and Children and Young People's Commission Bill undermines the protection of children, particularly intellectually disabled and Māori children.
‘Broken’ system leaves disabled students without support
April 1, 2022
Ninety-nine percent of educational professionals are calling for a complete overhaul of the Ongoing Resourcing Scheme (ORS) which provides support for high needs students who require specialist support in the classroom.
IHC calls on Government to abandon force in schools
July 1, 2020
IHC is calling on the Government to heed the wave of anti-brutality sentiment sweeping the world and move away from the use of force and restraint in schools.
Top marks for Tomorrow's Schools Review
November 12, 2019
IHC has given the Government’s review of Tomorrow’s Schools an A minus grade.
Planned funding cuts paint a grim picture for disabled care
April 21, 2019
IHC is incredibly relieved Ministers have intervened to block the Ministry of Health going ahead with $30 million of funding cuts for people with disabilities.
Education law reform needed now to ensure quality public education for all students
April 4, 2019
IHC wholeheartedly agrees with the summary findings from the Independent Taskforce, who were charged with reviewing the education system, that far too many groups of students miss out.
Systemic effort needed to flip the script for people with intellectual disabilities in 2019
February 11, 2019
People with intellectual disabilities continue to be left behind going into 2019, begging the question – how long do they and their families and whānau have to wait for longstanding and serious issues to be resolved?
IHC congratulates new Disability Rights Commissioner
June 20, 2017
IHC New Zealand warmly welcomes Paula Tesoriero as the country’s new Disability Rights Commissioner.
Yet another patch job for children with disabilities
May 11, 2016
IHC New Zealand says new money for teacher aides won’t necessarily mean children with disabilities get the education all children deserve.
Finally an equal right for children with disabilities
April 7, 2016
IHC is welcoming the news that children with disability will finally get equal treatment when going into out of home care.

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