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Better Living with Arthritis
Arthritis will affect many in our communities - perhaps your parents, a friend or neighbour or even you. Although arthritis is one of the leading ...- Jos McKenzie
Mobility Products for away from home
Feel at ease when travelling or staying with others Summer is here and the opportunity to travel, explore and catch up with family and friends is b...- Independent Living
- Tags: bathroom equipment Commode Continence Mobility Scooters Self-propelled Wheelchair Shower Chair Toilet Frame Transit Wheelchair Walker Wheelchair
Our 2022 Christmas Hours
We will be taking a short break over Christmas so remember to stock up on consumables such as food supplements and continence products.* Christma...- Independent Living
- Tags: christmas opening hours
How do the EGL principles help the disabled live good lives?
In our last article, we discussed the concept of Enabling Good Lives (EGL) and the eight EGL Principles that are the guidance framework for the n...- Independent Living
From challenge to opportunity - focused on helping people into work
We loved this heartwarming story from MSD about Tamati who receives a health and disability benefit and although he has the desire to work, his exp...- Independent Living
Enabling Good Lives
From 1 July this year, there will be a new Ministry for Disabled People dedicated to overseeing the national roll-out of the Enabling Good Lives (E...- Independent Living
World Parkinson's Day
Parkinson's Disease can affect anyone. It is a progressive neurodegenerative condition that affects 1 in 500 people. And although it is considered ...- Independent Living
- Tags: assistive technology Parkinson's
The new Ministry Needs you
The new Ministry for Disabled People is keen to get input from as many people as possible. At this stage the Establishment Unit for the new Ministr...- Independent Living
Housing Crisis unfairly affects disabled
When you are disabled, the choice of where to live is massively constrained. And even more so when you have to move to Auckland to get the medical ...- Independent Living
Health Seminars to our Chinese Communities
Our health seminars - both virtual and in person - are proving very popular. Xiu recently gave an online presentation to over 80 people on keeping ...- Independent Living
Rapid Antigen Tests (RATS) now available at Independent Living
Now you can use the same tests our store staff use every day to reduce risk of undetected Covid-19 in our stores. We're selling 5-packs of RATs so...- Independent Living
Update from the Establishment Unit for the Ministry for Disabled People
The team at the Establishment Unit (EU) has two core tasks. It needs to make sure that the nuts and bolts for a new Ministry are in place for 1 Jul...- Independent Living