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Story: Disability and disability organisations

All images and media

From page 1 - Care until the early 20th century

Ernest Moon

Early institutions: Sumner Deaf and Dumb Institution

Early institutions: Sumner Deaf and Dumb Institution (1st of 3)

Early institutions: Jubilee Institute for the Blind

Early institutions: Jubilee Institute for the Blind (2nd of 3)

Early Institutions: Home of Compassion

Early Institutions: Home of Compassion (3rd of 3)

Rehabilitation training

Rehabilitation training

William Downie Stewart

William Downie Stewart

From page 2 - Ideas about disability care

Learning workplace skills

Learning workplace skills

Keith Anyon

Deinstitutionalisation: Take 5 community house

Deinstitutionalisation: Take 5 community house (1st of 2)

Deinstitutionalisation: mainstreaming

Deinstitutionalisation: mainstreaming (2nd of 2)

Celebrating the Sign Language Act 2006

Celebrating the Sign Language Act 2006

Robert Martin makes history

Robert Martin makes history

From page 3 - Organisations for people with disabilities

Reading blind

Reading blind (1st of 2)

Running blind

Running blind (2nd of 2)

A park that speaks

A park that speaks

CCS Kids Up the Road Puppet programme

CCS Kids Up the Road Puppet programme

IHC friendship programme

IHC friendship programme

Fundraising for autism

Fundraising for autism

From page 4 - Sports organisations

Adam Hall celebrates his gold medal win

Adam Hall celebrates his gold medal win

First Special Olympics

First Special Olympics

Cheering deaf cricketers

Cheering deaf cricketers

Para-swimmer Sophie Pascoe

Para-swimmer Sophie Pascoe

From page 5 - Disabled peoples organisations

Disabled Persons Assembly

Disabled Persons Assembly

Teaching Māori with disabilities

Teaching Māori with disabilities

Deafinitely Stepping Ahead programme

Deafinitely Stepping Ahead programme

People First protest rally

People First protest rally

From page 6 - Patterns of disability

Causes of impairments for disabled adults and children

Causes of impairments for disabled adults and children

Fundraiser for the Ruakatauri Music Therapy Centre

Fundraiser for the Ruakatauri Music Therapy Centre

Technical aids: Robotic Exoskeleton

Technical aids: Robotic Exoskeleton (1st of 2)

Technical aids: mobility scooters

Technical aids: mobility scooters (2nd of 2)

Workplace achievers: Paul Curry

Workplace achievers: Paul Curry (1st of 2)

Workplace achievers: Sandra Schmidt

Workplace achievers: Sandra Schmidt (2nd of 2)

How to cite this page:

Martin Sullivan, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/disability-and-disability-organisations/media (accessed 20 April 2024)

Story by Martin Sullivan, published 5 May 2011, reviewed & revised 12 Jul 2018