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The New Zealand Disability Strategy 2001 states ”Disability is not something individuals have. What individuals have are impairments. They may be sensory, neurological, psychiatric, intellectual or other impairments.” (Minister for Disability Issues 2001)
Aoraki Polytechnic has policies that support equal educational opportunities to all students and this is embodied in legal frameworks. (Human Rights Act (1993) Education Act (2001)
These require that we do not discriminate against staff or students or prospective staff or students on the grounds of impairment. Also, that we work towards the provision of resources to enable impaired people equitable access and opportunities.
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