Disability
Disability continues to be the most prevalent ground of enquiry and
complaint under Part 1A. It was cited in 171 complaints.
171 Part 1A
3 Part 1A
and Part 2
237 Part 2
411
There are four sub-grounds linked to the ground of disability reflecting
the four high level categories of disability under the United Nations
Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.25
• Physical impairment
• Mental impairment
• Intellectual impairment
• Sensory impairment.
Chart 4 compares the figures of these sub-grounds for the year 2018/19.26
Chart 4: Disability sub-grounds in 2018/19
Physical impairment
Mental impairment
Intellectual impairment
Sensory impairment
0
50
100
150
200
250
Race-related
The next most cited ground under Part 1A is ‘race-related’ complaints (the
grounds of race, colour, or ethnic or national origin) at 108. Race-related
issues continue to dominate Part 2 (private sector). There were 260
race-related complaints, 56 complaints alleging racial disharmony, and
74 complaints of racial harassment.
108 Part 1A
260 Part 2
1 Part 1A
and Part 2
369
25 New Zealand ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) on 25 September
2008. Refer to Article 1 of the CRPD for the four categories of disability. Available at https://tinyurl.com/hqq9r4q
26 Complaints may cite more than one sub-ground. Therefore, the total number of sub-grounds in the table does not reflect the
total amount of enquiries and complaints on the ground of disability.
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