b.)
Please provide the assessment methodology and reporting mechanism communicated to
organisations at the time of notification.
c.)
How many organisations have been deemed not to have fully met the Web Accessibility
Standards?
d.)
How many organisations have submitted risk assessments and time-bound plans to
address those areas of non-conformance?
e.)
How are such plans and risk assessments being monitored?
7.
Transport – Article 9
a.)
What consultation with disabled people and their representative organisations took place
before the Land Transport Amendment Bill proposed the removal of regulations for braille
signage in taxis? What policy processes are there in place to monitor in an ongoing way
the impact of the removal of the signage on disabled people?
b.)
How many wheelchair accessible taxis are there in New Zealand? How will government
ensure that the deregulation of the taxi system does not lead to fewer wheelchair
accessible taxis?
c.)
Please provide the numbers of wheelchair accessible buses in NZ in each of the last four
years. By when will all public buses be wheelchair accessible?
d.)
What measures have been put in place to ensure that electronic (card) ticketing systems
for public transport are accessible to disabled people, including providing information on
transactions at the time of use?
e.)
What systems have been put in place to ensure that journey/travel/timetable information
is available to disabled public transport users?
8.
Neurodisability in the justice system – Article 13
a.)
What steps is the Government taking to collect data related to the prevalence of young
people with neurodisability in the youth justice system?
b.)
What is the Government doing to ensure that all people with neurodisabilities are
identified and are provided with support and services in an education or health context
rather than a justice context?
9. Mental Health (Compulsory Assessment and Treatment) Act 1992
a.)
What measures are the Government taking to reduce the number of people being
detained under a Compulsory Treatment Order under the Mental Health Act 1992?
b)
How does the Government ensure that there are appropriate and safe alternatives to
detention provided for people at risk of suicide?
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