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IHC New Zealand says today’s announcement to invest $90 million into specialist schools is a win for them and the students they serve, however it’s funding that could be utilised to fix a broken system for the 99.4 percent of disabled students who attend their local mainstream school.

Director of Advocacy Tania Thomas says targeted support is critical for the pressing needs of this community which has the worst outcomes of all New Zealanders

The coalition government’s move to boost funding for charter schools is counterintuitive.

The IHC report, From Data to Dignity, shows only 69% of people with intellectual disabilities have access to the internet.

IHC New Zealand wants to see more employers cut through the red tape when hiring people, particularly those with an intellectual disability.

Once again, the one in four New Zealanders with a disability are not a priority for this Government, says IHC New Zealand.

IHC New Zealand is asking Whaikaha to clarify changes to disabled people’s funding and what it means moving forward.

IHC New Zealand is dismayed that a new Government report, billed as a “nationwide picture of the population’s health,” ignores the 47,000 people with intellectual disability in New Zealand.

IHC New Zealand says the Government’s introduction of juvenile boot camps for youth offenders will unfairly target young people with intellectual disability.

IHC New Zealand says families of students with intellectual disability are at breaking point as more and more principals are being hamstrung by limited funding.