Member Organisations
The DPO Coalition currently consists of the following seven members.
Disabled People’s Organisation | Membership | Website |
|---|---|---|
Association of Blind Citizens New Zealand (Blind Citizens NZ) | Blind, deafblind, low vision, and vision-impaired | |
Balance Aotearoa | Tāngata whai ora / people with lived experience of mental distress and / or addiction | |
Deaf Aotearoa | Deaf and Hard of Hearing | |
Disabled Persons Assembly NZ (DPA) | Disabled people / Tāngata hauā/whaikaha /and Disability organisations | |
Mana Pasefika | Disabled Pacific people | |
Muscular Dystrophy Association of New Zealand Inc | People with Muscular Dystrophy / Neuromuscular Conditions | |
People First New Zealand / Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi | People with learning (intellectual) disability |
Kāpo Māori Aotearoa was a founding member of the DPO Coalition. Kāpo Māori Aotearoa continues to work as a Disabled People's Organisation however they are currently not a member of the DPO Coalition.
There are other Disabled People’s Organisations in New Zealand and eligible DPO’s can apply to the join the DPO Coalition (see criteria for joining).
Some DPO Coalition members are affiliated with international bodies, such as the World Blind Union, World Federation of the Deaf, Inclusion International, Rehabilitation International, Disabled Peoples’ International, Pacific Disability Forum, and the International Disability Alliance.