NZ Federation of Disability Information Centres

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MINISTRY OF HEALTH
NZ LOTTERY
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WHAT DO WE DO?

The Federation nationally promotes and supports the local provision of generic disability information and referral services that are community integrated, needs driven and focused on achieving the aims of the New Zealand Disability Strategy Document. Our objective is:

To provide an impartial information and referral service, through a network of independent community Centres nationwide who operate to established National Standards.

The Centres network nationally by voluntarily coming together as Principal Members of the New Zealand Federation of Disability Information Centres Inc (NZFDIC), for the purposes of upholding established national standards, training, promotion and lobbying processes.

NZ Federation holds formal working protocols with strategically associated organisations being: Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA), ENABLE New Zealand, Needs Assessment and Service Co-ordination Association (NASCA), Carers NZ and New Zealand Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux Inc (NZACAB), for the purposes of networking, overcoming perceived funding and service overlaps. These relationships also assist in identifying service gaps and opportunities, as does the Federations facility of consistent New Zealand wide service statistics.

Each year, Centres collectively service over 150,000 client calls for generic disability information needs. We welcome enquiries from disability information providers who are interested in becoming members of the Federation.

"Knowledge is power...Information is the key"

RD 2010 National Training Conference
The Federation Executive Committee is pleased to announce that registration is now open for our National Training Conference: RD 2010 - Rural Delivery of Disability Information Services in 2010 and Beyond. This Conference will be held in Queenstown on the 17th and 18th May at the Copthorne Hotel and Resort Lakefront. We have what is possibly our best ever line-up of speakers who will inspire and challenge those of us, working in any organisation, providing disability information. This 'must attend' event is available to limited numbers so, to secure a place, download the Registration Brochure by clicking here BROCHURE and either email, post or fax the registration form to us. Or simply register online by clicking here REGISTER We look forward to seeing you in Queenstown!

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:: WHAT IS WEKA? ::

WEKA, or What Everybody Keeps Asking about disability information, is the gateway to online disability information.

A joint venture between the Ministry of Health, NZFDIC and Enable NZ, WEKA provides the means for people to seek and find the information they need via their own computer or by using one of the network of WEKA sites nationwide.

This is a free service and all WEKA sites are Member Centres of the NZFDIC and have trained staff available to assist. Go to the Members page on this site for a full list.

To access WEKA simply click on the WEKA logo above.

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We are grateful to Careerforce for the sponsorship of our Training Conference and for helping us to create the National Certificate in Disability Information Provision.