Disability innovations
100 per cent accessible Auckland
Creating a fully inclusive society!
| Stepping Up leadership forum
| Disability relationship project
| Achievements | Disability definition
| Accessible Auckland
| Access Auckland: an access map for Auckland's CBD
| Good Design Guide | Disability framework for action
Achievements
The Disability Relationship Project, through the work of DIAG and the Disability Advisor, allows disabled Aucklanders to have a voice in council
policy and planning and to express their concerns about the city through a formal process.
Key achievements include:
Input into the design process
Disability access consultants have had input into the design process of the following community centres:
- Wesley
- Mt Albert
- Onehunga
- Oranga
Input at the design stage means that the community centres are built to the correct specifications and saves. Getting it right first time saves
money and resources in the long term and enables people to use community centres.
Town centre redevelopment initiatives
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A person in a wheelchair being
assisted over a hazardous pavement. |
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Input into town centre redevelopment initiatives will mean that disabled people can use these town centres freely and go shopping independently without
fear. It will result in a greater number of disabled people using these centres and supporting local businesses.
Disability audits have been completed in Glen Innes and Panmure. Key recommendations will be included in future town centre developments.
Input into strategies
The contribution of disabled people to council strategies will have an impact on how disabled people are included in community facilities and
activities.
DIAG have contributed to the direction of the following strategies:
Youth
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Redmond Nicholson, member of
Auckland City Youth Council (ACYC). |
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Contribution includes
- appointment of young disabled person to the Youth council
- disabled youth input into inner city safety audits
Swimming pools and recreation centres
A brief is being redeveloped for auditing recreation centres and swimming pools.
An audit of Auckland City's swimming pools and recreation centres will identify existing barriers preventing disabled people from using them.
Recommendations will then be made on how these barriers could be removed and avoided in the future.
Libraries
Audits of Auckland City libraries are underway.
Audits of the libraries will identify current physical and structural barriers restricting disabled people from using their community libraries.
Once identified, barriers will be removed to increase access to the facilities.
Playgrounds
An audit brief is being planned.
The brief will set out the parameters for an audit of all Auckland City playgrounds. The aim is to determine which if any are accessible to children
with disabilities and to parents with disabilities who might want to take their children to the playground.
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Council officers on interactive
disability awareness training. |
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Relationship building
- strengthening relationships with the disability sector
- strengthening relationships with central government
- strengthening relationships with Auckland Regional Council
- strengthening relationships with the Office for Disability Issues
- upcoming Disability Forum
- building relationships with planning students at Auckland University.
Disability awareness training
The pilot disability awareness training programme for Auckland City staff has been completed and continued training within the organisation is
planned.
Disability awareness training will allow Auckland City staff to have a greater awareness of what it means to have a disability and how their actions
can have either a positive or negative impact. Staff will start to think about disabled people in their every day work and make changes to remove current
barriers to community and civic participation.
Disability framework for action
Auckland City has taken another step to 'being 100% accessible' with the adoption of the
Disability framework for action.
The framework is the result of a two-year partnership between Auckland City and the disability sector. It provides direction on how Auckland City
can enable and encourage disabled people's contribution and participation in the city.
