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2018

Symposium on inquiry into abuse in state care held February 2018
Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State Care and in the Care of Faith-based Institutions, terms of reference announced

2016

Optional Protocol to the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities signed by NZ Government, in force 4 November 2016
New Zealand Disability Strategy 2016 to 2026 launched

2015

Social Change Toolkit for community projects launched by Think Differently
Disability Action Plan 2014-2018: update 2015 released

2014

Disability Action Plan 2014-2018, developed in collaboration with Disabled Persons Organisations (DPOs), approved in April 2014. Priorities include: Reduce the number of disabled children and adults who are victims of violence, abuse or neglect.

2013

'It's not OK' campaign produces three of its messages in New Zealand Sign Language
The hidden abuse of disabled people residing in the community : an exploratory study (Roguski. Tairawhiti Community Voice, 2013) published
Putting people first: A review of Disability Support Services performance and quality management processes for purchased provider services (Van Eden, Ministry of Health, 2013) released

2012

Prevalence and risk of violence against adults with disabilities : a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (Hughes et al. The Lancet, 379, 2012) published
Prevalence and risk of violence against children with disabilities: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies (Jones et al. The Lancet, 380, 2012) published

2011

Domestic violence and disabled people, a booklet for disabled people and their carers developed by the Auckland-based Domestic Violence and Disability group (DVD, 2011) published

2008

2006

Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities adopted by UN General Assembly