These pages contain tools and resources to help you build disability confidence in your tertiary or training provider or workplace.
We have pulled together resources that may be of help to your organisation as you seek to increase your ability to support disabled learners or staff.
We will continue to add content to these pages as organisations develop more material.
Please note: We have gathered the resources in this section to make it quicker and easier for you to find information to support your organisations disability capability. While we have made every effort to ensure sources are reputable, inclusion of content does not indicate endorsement from Toitū te Waiora.
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Lead Toolkit
The Lead Toolkit contains information and resources for business owners, leadership teams, managers and human resources teams to help them employ disabled people within their businesses. It is Aotearoa New Zealand’s primary resource for employers in this space.
To complement the Lead Toolkit, single topic resources or resources for line managers have been developed. These resources provide more detailed information on particular topics or more detailed advice to line managers:
Advice for employers of disabled people, or who wish to support disabled employees, from Employment NZ. Includes links to other useful resources and guidelines.
Disability Information New Zealand: Information for employers to help remove barriers to employment for disabled people.
The New Zealand Disability Employers’ Network: Network for employers, guidance, resources and links
Creating a wellbeing workplace policy: Guidance from Business New Zealand.
Workbridge www.workbridge.co.nz/ Workbridge is a not-for-profit organisation that can assist you with finding disabled employees, providing you with advice and support on recruitment and follow-up support after hiring. They also administer Support Funds which can help with additional costs.
Supported Employment agencies http://nzdsn.org.nz/providers/ Supported Employment agencies are organisations that can assist you with finding disabled employees, providing you with advice and support on recruitment and follow-up support after hiring.
Statistics on workplace mental health and wellbeing: Useful overview of employee data regarding mental health and wellbeing, including disability.
Kia Ōrite Toolkit: Current, New Zealand-specific guidance to help tertiary education organisations better support disabled learners. Free guide and downloads.
eLearning: Three modules designed for support staff and teaching staff working at the tertiary level. Requires registration, free.
EduLink Professional learning & development resources: Extensive overview of resources for teaching and training environments at all levels. Includes links to resources related to disability, neurodiversity and mental health and wellbeing. Resources include free, low-cost, short-term and longer-term options.
ADCET: Australia’s leading resource on disability in tertiary education for disability practitioners, educators, and students.
Disability Action Plans – requirements and guidance: The Tertiary Education Commissions disability action plan guidance and funding requirements.
Neurodiversity resources
Wide-ranging resources and advice tertiary education organisations and other training providers can use to help support neurodiverse learners. Tertiary Education Commission.
Dyslexia focused research from Ako Aotearoa: The adult dyslexic learner journey and experience, the Guide for Dyslexic Learners, and the Guide for Educators working with Dyslexic Learners
