Key facts 8 • 23.4 percent of disabled people were employed • The Disability Rights Commissioner made submissions and engaged in public conversation about the rights of disabled people in the debate over the End of Life Choice Bill. The Bill no longer contains the provisions in relation to ‘grievous and irremediable condition’. • Unemployment rate for disabled people was 8.6 percent, compared with 3.8 percent for nondisabled people • The Commission made submissions on all major aspects of the education reform programme to promote inclusive education. The Commission engaged in collaborative and co-design work with Ministry of Education staff and inclusive education (disability) stakeholders to ensure that input into education reform made an impact. • Disabled people earn less on average and are more likely to have no qualifications • The Commission’s substantial submission on the Learning and Disability Support Action Plan was welcomed by the disability community and cross referenced elsewhere. • Advocated with the Ministry of Health for a more cohesive and integrated approach to the right to the highest attainable standard of health with a view to promoting a representative and cohesive disability sector. • Provided a disability perspective in Commission submissions to a range of government-led inquiries and reform work, including the mental health inquiry, the health and disability system review, and the child and youth well-being strategy. • The Commissioner presented at many conferences and forums on key issues such as education, transport, accessible cities, inclusive societies, and access to health and employment. Forums included the annual international United Nations Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD). • During the period the Commissioner chaired New Zealand’s Independent Monitoring Mechanism for the CRPD. Engagement with the Ministerial Leadership Group strengthened, and work started on the Shadow Report on New Zealand’s progress against the CRPD to present to Parliament later this year and the UN next year. • The Commissioner drew attention to the omission of a disability perspective in many new family violence response initiatives and was appointed to the Government’s Family Violence Expert Advisory Group. • The Commission signed the Accessibility Charter which is a commitment to aspects of accessibility over a five-year period. 8 18 Labour market statistics (disability): June 2019 quarter https://tinyurl.com/sgsejmn Human Rights Commission