About Children with Disability NZ
Children with Disability NZ is a New Zealand registered charity, CC59148, dedicated to creating a more inclusive world for disabled children, families, and communities.
Our Purpose
We believe inclusion should not be an afterthought. It should be part of everyday life.
Every child deserves the chance to play, connect, learn, and belong. Yet across New Zealand, many disabled children still face barriers in playgrounds, schools, and community spaces.
These barriers are not always intentional, but they are real. We exist to help change that.
Who We Are
Children with Disability NZ is built on lived experience, practical understanding, and a strong belief that disabled children deserve better access, better visibility, and better opportunities.
Our work is grounded in real-world experience, not theory. We understand what inclusion looks like when it works, and what happens when it is missing.
What We Do
We focus on practical change that makes a real difference for disabled children and their families.
Advocacy
We speak up for inclusive playgrounds, accessible community spaces, and better decision-making for disabled children.
Resources
We create practical information, guides, stories, and tools that help families, councils, schools, and organisations understand inclusion.
Community
We support a growing network of websites and projects designed to make inclusion easier to understand and easier to act on.
What Makes Us Different
We do not just talk about inclusion. We show how it works in real life.
Our approach is simple: lived experience, practical solutions, and clear guidance that people can use.
Our Vision
We want to help build a New Zealand where playgrounds are inclusive by design, communities are accessible to everyone, and disabled children are seen, valued, and included.
Be Part of the Change
Inclusion does not happen on its own. It happens when people decide it matters.
You can support our work by sharing our resources, supporting our projects, becoming a sponsor, or making a donation.
Support Our Work Become a SponsorDisabled Children and the New Zealand Election 2026
Decisions made during the 2026 New Zealand election will affect disabled children, their families and whānau for many years. Inclusive World New Zealand has created an independent Elections 2026 resource covering disability support, inclusive education, carers, political party policies and community opinions.
Disabled Children and Education
Explore election issues affecting disabled children, inclusive education, learning support and access to opportunity.
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Follow proposed changes to disability support services and understand how they may affect disabled people and their families.
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