DLC is looking for new trustees to join the team. Trustee positions are volunteer roles, with trust meetings generally being held once a month. Disability Leadership Canterbury (DLC) (Earthquake Disability Leadership Group Trust) is a charitable trust. Together with the local disability community, we develop access and well-being solution’s that benefit all.
Read MoreDisability Leadership Canterbury continues to ensure that the voices of disabled people and whānau are clearly demonstrated during risk assessment and support planning for the COVID pandemic. Our team presented a paper to the CDHB Disability Steering Group with details of how people with disabilities require support in the community, in hospitals and other facilities, and for whānau.
Read MorePeople First has an Easy Read Translation Service which has translated information about Disability Leadership Canterbury into an Easy Read format.
Read MoreThe new COVID-19 Protection Framework will replace the current Alert Level system on 3 December 2021.
There is a lot of information to understand about this change. This blog contains the Easy Read version and has the link to other alternative formats.
DLC is looking for a new Projects Facilitator to join the team. This is a part-time, fixed-term position of 10 - 15 hours per week for 3 months, based in your home. The Project Facilitator position supports the collaboration between disabled people, their allies and key stakeholders, in the work of the DLC.
Read MoreOur latest e-newsletter has details of our upcoming network meeting, including details of Christchurch City Council’s Draft Ōtautahi Christchurch Community Strategy and how you can provide feedback to this.
Read MoreThe Lottery COVID-19 Community Wellbeing Fund provides one-off grants for community or social initiatives that increase the strength and resilience of communities that are responding to the impacts of COVID-19. This grant will enable us to continue our important mahi to support our network of disabled whānau through the ongoing challenges of the pandemic.
Read MoreDisability Leadership Canterbury (EDLG Trust) is collating disabled people's experiences of the COVID-19 Vaccine roll-out in Canterbury, so that we can speak with local health and government contacts about improving the experience for disabled people and whānau.
Read MoreOur new name means a new way to sign it! Our Board Member Karim Baradi demonstrates how to sign “Welcome to Disability Leadership Canterbury” in this video.
Read MoreRead our latest e-newsletter for details of our most recent Network meeting including the launch of our new brand, updates from Aaron Haymes, Head of Strategic Partnerships at the Christchurch City Council, Kirsty Peel, Policy Advisor for the Canterbury District Health Board Emergency Control Centre and Olivia Soesbergen, Senior Advisor, Office of the Ombudsman New Zealand.
Read MoreThe new-look EDLG Trust is here: Introducing Disability Leadership Canterbury!
As a Trust, we are very excited to take this step forward as a group with you all. Our new name - Disability Leadership Canterbury - takes us beyond the earthquakes and towards a focus on disabled people developing accessibility and wellbeing solutions that benefit all people in Christchurch and Canterbury.
Read MoreSince the Covid-19 lockdown, we've been working closely with you - our Network - to reassess our role in Canterbury. Our revised direction and name - Disability Leadership Canterbury - takes us beyond the earthquakes and towards a focus on disabled people developing accessibility and wellbeing solutions that benefit all.
Read MoreA huge mihi to Te Pūtahitanga, who is generously supporting our Trust’s new direction as we transition from Earthquake Disability Leadership Group to Disability Leadership Canterbury.
Read MoreOur latest e-newsletter has details of our most recent Network meeting about our future direction, including how you can still provide feedback on this. There is also an update on the current state of the Enabling Good Lives rollout across Aotearoa, and details of the Outcomes Framework that supports this.
Read MoreOur latest e-newsletter has details of our next Network meeting where discussion on our future direction will continue, an update on our ongoing contribution to projects around Aotearoa about the experiences of disabled people during the COVID-19 Pandemic and other significant events.
Read MoreA recap of our achievements during 2020 and we say a huge thank you to all of our supporters. Plus, we’ve some exciting plans in store for 2021!
Read MoreTo take us beyond earthquakes and crisis response, the EDLG Board is excited to present our new vision, mission, values and focus areas to you, and a proposed new name: Disability Leadership Canterbury.
Read our e-newsletter for the latest EDLG Network meeting minutes, data from our research on the disability perspective of the pandemic, the details of upcoming election forums, and information about contributing to our EDLG Legacy Project.
Read MoreDownload the raw data collected during our COVID-19 Experiences Workshop facilitated by Earthquake Disability Leadership Group on Friday 07 August 2020, with approximately 40 disabled people, whānau and representatives from Canterbury organisations.
Read MoreRead our latest e-newsletter for details on our next EDLG Network Meeting, research on the disability perspective of the pandemic, upcoming election forums and resources, our accessibility legacy project and updates on community contribution by The EDLG Network.
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