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Parents of Vision Impaired NZ has joined with seven other national disability organisations to issue a joint media statement expressing serious concerns about the process being used to progress the Disability Support Services Bill through Parliament. Continue Reading Latest news, posts and information

PVI has carefully considered the Disability Support Services Bill introduced to Parliament on 18 May 2026. We have identified aspects of the Bill we support, areas that require urgent clarification, and provisions that must be changed before this legislation can genuinely serve disabled people and their whānau. What We Support We acknowledge that disability support… Continue Reading Latest news, posts and information

Parents of Vision Impaired (NZ) has made a formal submission on the Government’s draft Mental Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2026–2036, currently out for public consultation. We welcome the strategy’s focus on prevention, early intervention, and lived experience leadership. However, our submission identifies significant gaps. What we said Carers are invisible in the strategy: Family carers… Continue Reading Latest news, posts and information

THIS STORY IS OFTEN SHARED WITH PARENTS AS THEY EMBARK ON A NEW AND UNEXPECTED JOURNEY INTO PARENTING A VISION IMPAIRED CHILD. IT IS A CREATIVE WAY OF THINKING ABOUT THE CHALLENGES WE FACE, REFRAMING THEM, AND REALISING THAT IT MAY NOT HAVE BEEN WHAT WE PLANNED, BUT IT IS STILL VERY MUCH A RICH AND REWARDING JOURNEY. Continue Reading Latest news, posts and information

Our latest PVI Submissions on policies, legislation, and consulting rounds can be found here, both a quick summary and downloadable links. Continue Reading Latest news, posts and information