Projects in Progress

Building a national network of Maori with disabilities, their whanau and disability support service providers

Funding support from the Health Research Council

Researcher: Adelaide Collins

We hope to establish a national network to collaborate on research and consultancy projects related to disability issues for Maori. We hope the network will help to advance social, cultural and professional opportunities for Maori with disabilities. We also hope that the network will carry out collaborative research projects to develop intervention strategies that

-          facilitate positive relationships between Maori with disabilities and their support systems

-          help inform national policy development, and

-          facilitate increased uptake of disability support services by Maori with disabilities