People First Wellington
People First New Zealand Inc. Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi is a Disabled Persons Organisation (DPO) and a national self-advocacy organisation that is led and directed by people with learning (intellectual) disability.
People First is here to:
· make sure people with learning disability can speak up and be heard on things that are important to them in government, in services and in the community;
· represent people with a learning disability who cannot speak for themselves;
· promote the rights of people with learning disability.
Contact details
Anne Marie Kirkpatrick, Central Region Coordinator
PO Box 9199, Marion Square,
Wellington Central,
Wellington 6014
| Activity/Service | Local self advocacy group |
|---|---|
| Description | People First NZ has: · free membership for people with learning disability, who are over 18 years of age; · monthly local self-advocacy meetings held around New Zealand; · leadership projects and opportunities for people with learning disability; · courses for people with learning disability that services can contract us to deliver; · opportunities for members to be disability advisory group representatives, and trained Meeting Assistants to assist them. |
| When | 1st Monday every month 5-6pm |
| Where |
People First New Zealand boardroom |
| Cost | Free |
Accessibility details
Getting there
- On-street parking
- Pay-and-display parking
- Mobility parking
Access to the building
- Level access to the building
- Automatic entrance doors
Accessibility inside the building
- Lift
- Wheelchair-accessible toilet (with handrail)
Contact us if you think the details for this group are incorrect.