Disability Information Advisory Services
Disability Information Advisory Services provide free independent information and advice to disabled people, their families, whānau, āiga, caregivers, providers and the general public. Find a list of these and other helpful services that might be right for you.
Services are listed in alphabetical order by name.
A
Altogether Autism
Location: Nationwide
Website: Altogether Autism external URL
Ambury Park Centre for Riding Therapy Inc
Location: Auckland
Website: Ambury Park Centre external URL
Aspire Canterbury
Location: Christchurch
Website: Aspire Canterbury external URL
Assistance Dogs Trust New Zealand (ADNZT)
Location: Nationwide
Website: Assistance Dogs Trust New Zealand external URL
Autism NZ Inc.
Location: Nationwide
Website: Autism New Zealand external URL
B
Barrier Free NZ Trust
Location: Christchurch
Website: Barrier Free external URL
Blind Citizens New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Blind Citizens New Zealand external URL
Blind Low Vision New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Blind, Low Vision New Zealand external URL
Blind Sport New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Blind Sport New Zealand external URL
Brain Injury Association
Location: Nationwide
Website: Brain Injury Association New Zealand external URL
C
Carers New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Carers New Zealand external URL
CCS Disability Action
Location: Nationwide
Website: CCS Disability Action external URL
Cerebral Palsy Society
Location: Nationwide
Website: Cerebral Palsy Society external URL
Complex Care Group
Location: Nationwide
Website: Complex Care Group external URL
Continence NZ
Location: Nationwide
Website: Continence NZ external URL
D
Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Deaf Aotearoa New Zealand external URL
Deaf Society of Canterbury Inc
Location: Canterbury
Website: Deaf Society of Canterbury external URL
Disability Connect
(Parent and Family Resource Centre Inc. trading as Disability Connect)
Location: Auckland
Website: Disability Connect external URL
Disabled Citizens Society Otago Inc. (Cargill Enterprises)
Location: Otago
Website: Cargill Enterprises external URL
Disabled Persons Assembly NZ
Location: Nationwide
Website: Disabled Persons Assembly NZ external URL
E
eCALD (Enhancing Cultural and Linguistic Diversity)
Location: Nationwide
Website: eCALD external URL
Enable New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Enable New Zealand external URL
F
Federation of Disability Information Centres
Location: Nationwide
Website: Federation of Disability Information Centres external URL
Firstport - Disability Information and Advice
Location: Nationwide (online service)
Website: Firstport external URL
H
Healthcare New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Healthcare New Zealand external URL
Hearing Association New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Hearing New Zealand external URL
Hearing Dogs for Deaf People NZ
Location: Nationwide
Website: Hearing Dogs external URL
Huntington's Disease Association
Location: Nationwide
Website: Huntington's Disease Association external URL
Huria Management Trust
Location: Nationwide
Website: Huria Trust external URL
I
IDEA Services Ltd
Location: Nationwide
Website: Idea Services external URL
IHC New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: IHC New Zealand external URL
Independent Living Service (ILS)
Location: Nationwide
Website: Independent Living Charitable Trust external URL
iSign Deaf Aotearoa Interpreters
Location: Nationwide
Website: iSign Deaf Aotearoa external URL
K
Kāpō Māori Aotearoa New Zealand (Ngāti Kāpō)
Location: Nationwide
Website: Kāpō Māori Aotearoa New Zealand Inc. external URL
L
Le Va
(Support for Pacific families and communities)
Location: Nationwide
Website: Le Va external URL
Life Unlimited National
Location: Nationwide
Website: Life Unlimited external URL
M
Mobility Centre
Location: North Island
Website: Mobility Centre external URL
Motor Neurone Disease Association of NZ
Location: Nationwide
Website: Motor Neurone Disease New Zealand external URL
Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Society of Canterbury Inc
Location: Christchurch
Website: Multiple Sclerosis and Parkinson's Canterbury external URL
Multiple Sclerosis Society of NZ
Location: Nationwide
Website: Multiple Sclerosis New Zealand external URL
Muscular Dystrophy Association
Location: Nationwide
Website: Muscular Dystrophy New Zealand external URL
N
National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Location: Nationwide
Website: National Foundation for Deaf and Hard of Hearing external URL
New Zealand Disability Support Network
Location: Nationwide
Website: New Zealand Disability Support Network external URL
New Zealand Down Syndrome Association
Location: Nationwide
Website: New Zealand Down Syndrome Association external URL
New Zealand Riding for the Disabled Association
Location: Nationwide
Website: New Zealand Riding for the Disabled Association external URL
Nga Kete Matauranga Charitable Trust
Location: Invercargill
Website: Nga Kete Matauranga Pounamu external URL
Ngati Maniapoto Marae
Location: Nationwide
Website: Ngati Maniapoto Marae Pact Trust external URL
Ngāti Porou Hauora Inc
Location: Nationwide
Website: Ngāti Porou Hauora external URL
NorthAble
(Northland Disabilities Resource Centre)
Location: Northland
Website: NorthAble external URL
O
Otago Association for Deaf Children
Location: Dunedin
Website: Otago Association for Deaf Children external URL
P
Parent to Parent
Location: Nationwide
Website: Parent to Parent external URL
People First New Zealand Ngā Tangata Tuatahi
Location: Nationwide
Website: People First New Zealand external URL
Polio NZ
Location: Nationwide
Website: Polio NZ external URL
R
Raukawa Trust
Location: Tokaroa
Website: Raukawa external URL
Raukura Hauora O Tainui
Location: Waikato
Website: Raukura Hauora O Tainui external URL
S
Safer Walking
Location: Nationwide
Website: Safer Walking external URL
Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Sign Language Interpreters Association of New Zealand external URL
Sommerville Disability Support Services
Location: Whanganui
Website: Sommerville Disability Support Services external URL
Standards and Monitoring Services with Care Matters
Location: Nationwide
Website:
Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust (START)
Location: Nationwide
Website: START - Stuttering Treatment and Research Trust external URL
T
Taranaki APEPSI Trust
Location: New Plymouth
Phone: 06 751 1444
Te Kohao Health Kirikiriroa Marae
Location: Kirikiriroa
Website: Te Kohao Health external URL
Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki
Location: North Island
Website: Te Korowai Hauora o Hauraki external URL
Te Oranganui Trust Inc
Location: Whanganui
Website: Te Oranganui external URL
Te Pou o Te Whakaaro Nui
Location: Nationwide
Website: Te Pou external URL
Te Whanau Tokotokorangi Charitable Trust
Location: Rotorua
Website: Te Whanau Tokotokorangi Trust external URL
The Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of New Zealand
Location: Nationwide
Website: Prader-Willi Syndrome Association of New Zealand external URL
Tiaho Trust
Location: Whangarei
Website: Tiaho external URL
Tui Ora Ltd
Location: New Plymouth
Website: Tui Ora external URL
Tuwharetoa Health Services
Location: Turangi
Website: Tuwharetoa external URL
V
Vaka Tautua
Location: Nationwide
Website: Vaka Tautua external URL
W
Wandersearch New Zealand
(also known as Wandatrak in some areas)
Location: Nationwide
Website: Wandersearch external URL