Posts by Angela Hart
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to Sacha,
The irony as we’ve discussed is that they spend more money saying no than if they just got on with it and said yes.
and they really don’t grok that
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to Sacha,
“I always feel stressed dealing with them because you feel like they’re going to take something away from you,”
Just like the NASC system (which was pleased to take away our useless carer support days yesterday) except that
indication of what you’re entitled to
you have no entitlement with MOH, possible eligibility, zero entitlement. At least ACC has an appeal authority and the potential to go to court.
All it really takes is a common sense, practical approach that puts people first.
Keeping control of a budget is important but it shouldn't be the prime factor and it usually is, and it shows.
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Polity: Cold, calculated and cynical, in reply to Sacha,
coinfidence
lovely freudian slip :-)
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Polity: Cold, calculated and cynical, in reply to Hilary Stace,
Speaker totally out of his depth
He's a speaker in name only.
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
Maybe we could compile a pictorial record of these examples of state funded disability providers failing to provide adequate access.
Something like Steal Magnolia, maybe Access Denied? Russell?
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Access: How many agencies does it take…, in reply to Rosemary McDonald,
.is that a camera I spy in your pic? On the intercom panel?
yup, if you can't be seen, you probably don't get in. Secure access, even for the stairwell. We're a scary lot, must be.
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Going back to agencies, Needs Assessment and Service Co-ordination Agencies are contracted to the Ministry of Health to assess what supports people with disabilities may need and co-ordinate the provision of those unmet needs.
We had a meeting at Taikura Trust's (our NASC) premises today, and blow me down THEY ARE NOT ACCESSIBLE.
Well, they are sort of. To gain access to the first floor, which is where Taikura Trust lives, you have to go up in a lift. The button to call the lift is low enough for a person seated in a wheelchair to push, but it doesn't bring the lift. High above, at standing height, is an intercom with a button. No sign or anything, but an intercom with a button. Push the intercom button and you come up on a screen in Taikura's reception area, and they can send the lift down to you. But if you're in a wheelchair you can't reach the button. So, the building is inaccessible unless you have help. This is a NASC. Can you believe it?????? -
Hard News: After Len, in reply to Russell Brown,
The issue in Auckland is that the projections suggest there won’t be enough room for buses unless we improve urban rail capacity.
gridlock!
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Hard News: After Len, in reply to Questioner,
There may be more cost efficient ways of transporting these people. Rail has a much higher level of subsidy than bus travel, but it’s unclear why it’s deserving of this high level of subsidy.
In my view there are two reasons rail is deserving, one is the potential to get a lot more cars off the jam packed roads, and the other is to reduce the number of trucks. Admittedly it will be hard to change back to the expectation that most goods go across country by rail, but it is crazy to have so many heavy trucks doing long haul trips on our roads, rail is perfect for freight.
I live close to a rail line and station. We get only two or three freight trains through a day. Rail is seriously underutilised for freight.
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Hard News: After Len, in reply to Tom Semmens,
His council seamlessly kept the lights on, the trains (more-or-less) on time and ran all the other myriad services without the public noticing the changes. That normality is a mighty achievement.
yup, I'll be sorry to see Len go because he has kept things going and he has got us making excellent progress on what seemed an intractable problem, especially with central government acting up. Transport in Auckland has been a problem FAR longer than housing, and it should be the priority. There are not many people who will be capable of filling his shoes in a way that doesn't toady to central government and keeps the needs of Auckland uppermost.
Information about an environmental fund disadvantaging the West is strange to hear. I live in the West and before the amalgamation we were New Zealand's second most highly rated city, that is, we paid very high rates compared with other parts of the country. We had a strong environmental focus, no free inorganic waste collection and we paid and still pay for rubbish bags in addition to our rates. Our council also obliged new residential builds to provide tanks for stormwater run off, adding to the cost of new builds, but reducing the need to upgrade old pipes for the time being.
It's difficult to understand how money from the West could be funding other areas in preference to the West, and if the information is no longer online, mystifying.
