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How to make meaningful impact this International Day of People with Disabilities

Saturday 3 December 2022 is International Day of People with Disabilities (IDPwD).

The theme this year is “Transformative solutions for inclusive development: the role of innovation in fuelling an accessible and equitable world“.

Celebrating the disabled community on December 3rd is great, but for true change, there needs to be more than a single day of recognition.

Awareness days come and go, and we each have a responsibility to ensure that the attention and support for disabled people on this day does not end on 3rd December. So how can we make this IDPwD have a truly meaningful impact and carry momentum?

If you ‘missed the date, that doesn’t need to stand in your way. Every day is the right day to show your commitment to Disability Inclusion and Equity in our workplaces.

NZDEN Meeting and MSD Consultation – November 2022

The fourth and final NZ Disability Employers’ Network meeting for this year will be hosted at the Air NZ offices in Fanshawe Streets, Auckland on Friday 25th November, from 10:00 am – 1:00 pm.

This is a special two-part event, commencing with a consultation with the MSD on their Supported Employment initiative.

Following this consultation, we will hold the final NZDEN meeting for 2022.

Lunch will be provided for those in attendance.

The meeting will also be delivered via video conferencing.

NZDEN Meeting: 28 September 2022

The third NZ Disability Employers’ Network meeting for this year will be hosted at Westpac NZ offices in Takutai Square, Auckland on Monday 28th September, from 3:00 pm – 4:40 pm. Followed the meeting will be drinks and networking from 4:40pm – 6:00 pm.

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Pre-conference workshop now available via Zoom

Virtual attendance tickets for our Disability Inclusive Pathways conference ‘Re-imagining recruitment’ pre-conference workshop are now available. Do you have recruiters in your organisation who would benefit from thinking about how they are recruiting disabled people? Then this is the perfect…

Conference Agenda now available

The NZDEN’s Disability Inclusive Pathways conference has a great line-up of Speakers and Panels. We are happy to announce that the agenda is now available. Check out the conference agena

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We are on the hunt…

…for our Establishment Board Chair. Did you know that New Zealand is behind Australia and the United Kingdom for disability employment and labour force participation? As employers, we have an obligation to help improve this. In early 2020 we started…