Community participation and connections
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Access community-based support
Access community-based support
Encourage students to find out about community-based support options.
Introduce students to:
- publications that provide local information on transition options, vocational training, and support services
- the Citizen’s Advice Bureau
- the local Youth Service
- relevant disability support agencies.
Utilise community groups
Utilise community groups
Discuss with students areas of interest and areas where they may need support while at school and in the future.
Support students to investigate local community groups, clubs, and agencies that they may not yet know about.
Consider:
- cultural groups (for example, kapa haka)
- sporting and hobby clubs
- volunteering
- assistive equipment
- money and benefits
- budgeting advice
- health needs
- housing options
- transport.
Identify supporters
Identify supporters
Being connected to the community is vital to well-being.
The community can be family or whānau, friends, neighbours, people from local clubs, or support workers.
Discuss with the student and their family or whānau who could:
- be good advocates and allies
- provide practical help (with transport, for example)
- help solve problems
- be a mentor
- support them to find relevant information about work, study, living independently, and social groups in the community
- be good listeners.
Useful resources
Useful resources
YouthLaw Aotearoa
This is a free national legal service for people under 25 years old.
Publisher: YouthLaw Aotearoa
Your guide to disability support services
This website provides access to English, Samoan, Tongan and Cook Island Māori guides on disability services in New Zealand.
Publisher: Wisegroup
Whāia te ao mārama: The Māori disability action plan for disability support services 2012 to 2017
This action plan establishes priority areas of action to enable Māori disabled to achieve their aspirations and to reduce barriers that may impede them reaching their goals.
Next steps
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