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Rare Disorders NZ does not believe that the current bill will remove barriers or deliver real progress for disabled people. We have therefore made a submission expressing our opinions and recommendations around what the bill should look like.

We would like to encourage you to also make a submission if you have any thoughts or recommendations about the bill. 

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Below you will find step by step instructions on how to make a submission, as well as a template that you can use. You are welcome to copy and paste this template into the online form, but we recommend that you personalise aspects of it to reflect yourself or your group.

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There are two sections to fill in on the online submission form: one for comments and one for recommendations. The templates below are based on the submission that Rare Disorders NZ has made.

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[Sentence about who you/your group are, who you represent]

[Name of group/individual] doesn’t believe the Government Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill will remove barriers, so that that every New Zealander has the opportunity to learn, to get a job, and to take part in community and social life.

We don't believe this legislation will deliver real progress or improvements because the Government Bill:

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[Name of group/individual] would like to make the below recommendations.

The Accessibility for New Zealanders Bill should:

Our Collective

Rare Disorders NZ is the collective voice of all people living with a rare disorder and their whānau. Our rare collective is made up of more than 150 disorder-specific support groups.

Our work is informed by the issues important to our collective. We work together to improve healthcare and wellbeing for everyone living with a rare health condition in New Zealand.

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