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Removing barriers: Reasonable accommodation of disabled people in Aotearoa

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Under the Disability Convention disabled people have the right to reasonable accommodation. Reasonable accommodation is making changes that disabled people need to live a good life. This guide helps people to know what reasonable accommodation is and how to do it.

It is a joint publication issued by New Zealand’s Independent Monitoring Mechanism (IMM) established under Article 33 of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. New Zealand’s IMM consists of the Ombudsman, the Human Rights Commission and the New Zealand Convention Coalition Monitoring Group.

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