Story: Disability and disability organisations

Disabled Persons Assembly

Disabled Persons Assembly

This poster advertises the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA). The DPA is an umbrella organisation that represents people with all kinds of impairments, including physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric and neurological. It is recognised as an important voice of people with disabilities and is regularly consulted by government and other agencies about disability issues.

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Disabled Persons Assembly Palmerston North & Districts

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Martin Sullivan, 'Disability and disability organisations - Disabled peoples organisations', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/ephemera/29183/disabled-persons-assembly (accessed 25 April 2024)

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