Strong Voices

For 30 years Stuart Jenkins has spoken up for disabled people, not just from his home base in Northland but throughout the country.

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Elaine Brown was missing in action for months from the IHC Op Shop in Pukekohe.

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IHC is looking at the future role of its members as we adapt to changes in society and the different pressures on families.

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Former IHC Chair Neil Taylor died on 29 August ending his long commitment to this organisation and to the South Taranaki community he loved.

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The health of people with intellectual disabilities is being neglected by health authorities.

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Every mother with a pre-teen or teenager needs a break. And it’s just as true for the kid, especially when mum is also their carer.

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Renee Marriott, a 42-year-old woman often isolated from the community because of her disability, reduced her mother to tears when she took to the stage in Ngā Tāngata Manawa o te Tai-tonga Kapa Haka Festival in Christchurch.

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It was late on a Sunday night when the email arrived warning Hugh that he had a problem. He was too tired to notice all the obvious signs that a scammer had him in their sights.

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Researchers working for IHC are now finalising a report that for the first time in years presents a much clearer picture of what it means to have an intellectual disability in New Zealand.

IHC is hosting a public meeting with election candidates to find out how they intend to make lives better for disabled people if they are elected.