b) Commits to investing in a truly inclusive education system, including through the provision
of proper respite care and options for disabled children to remain with whānau, in their
local communities, with reasonable accommodation to learn in their local schools.
Summary of Recommendations
34. By way of summary, the Commission recommends that the Committee consider adopting the
following recommendations in Aotearoa New Zealand’s combined second and third periodic
review under the UNCRPD.
35. In order to meet its obligations under the Convention, with particular respect of articles 5, 24
and 31, the New Zealand Government should:
a. Immediately extend eligibility to funded, FASD-informed Disability Support Services
for those who have a diagnosis of probable FASD (regardless of the presence of an
intellectual disability).
b. Conduct a FASD prevalence study in Aotearoa New Zealand, and identify FASD in highrisk groups such as children excluded from school, children in state care and those
entering the youth and criminal justice systems, to better understand the population
and appropriate targeting of resources. In the interim, and given the need for urgent
action, planning should be based on currently available evidence.
c. Review progress on and completes the 2016-2019 FASD Action Plan within revised
definitive timeframes, in particular the actions relating to providing supports to
individuals and whānau commensurate with their needs. These should be
implemented in partnership with Māori and those affected by FASD.
d. Not progress with its proposal to remove three of the four current entry requirements
for direct access pathways to enrolment in residential specialist schools.
e. Commit to investing in a truly inclusive education system, including through the
provision of proper respite care and options for disabled children to remain with
whānau, in their local communities, with reasonable accommodation in their local
schools.
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