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NameDisabled Persons Assembly (New Zealand)
AbbreviationDPANZ
Websitehttp://www.dpa.org.nz/
Organization TypeDPI/AP Member
Disability TypeCross-disability
CountryNew Zealand
AddressLevel 4, 173 Victoria Street, P.O. Box 27-524 Wellington 6035, New Zealand
Telephone64-4-801-9100
Fax64-4-801-9565
Emailrachel@dpa.org.nz,
Contact PersonMs. Rachel Noble (Chief Executive Officer)
Brief Introduction

DPA (New Zealand) is an umbrella organisation representing people with disabilities, the organisations involved in advocacy on their behalf, and service providers.

DPA has a network of regional assemblies who advocate on local issues.

As a national assembly encompassing people with all types of disabilities โ€” physical, sensory, intellectual, psychiatric, neurological and age related โ€” DPA is the voice of people with disabilities in New Zealand.

The governing body of DPA is the National Executive Committee (NEC) and they have ultimate responsibility for everything that is done by, or on behalf of DPA.

Apart from having to act within a legal framework, the NEC are also bound by the DPA constitution. These are the rules that the members have decided that the organisation will operate by.

DPAโ€™s management is delegated by the NEC to the Chief Executive Officer who heads the National Secretariat.

Last Updated23/6/2009

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