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6 | InTouch SPRING 2025 NEWS ROUNDUP Insights from national kōrero on draft disability strategy Para Table Tennis Festival in Auckland Get discounted taxi fares with Total Mobility Last week, Access Matters Aotearoa (AMA), the Disabled Persons Assembly (DPA), and Enabling Good Lives (EGL), with support fromWhaikaha, hosted a national kōrero on the draft New Voice of Rare Disorders survey for 2025 now open The 2025 Voice of Rare Disorders Survey is now open, and people living with a confirmed diagnosis of a rare disorder in Aotearoa New Zealand, or primary carers are invited to complete the survey. The survey aims to find out what the challenges and barriers people living with a rare disorder face within the health and social systems to access the care and support they need. Have you heard about Total Mobility? It’s a scheme that gives disabled people discounted taxi fares, making it easier for you to get around, run your daily errands, and get involved with things happening in your community. Total Mobility is run by local councils and is specifically for disabled people who are unable to ride or get to public transport safely. If that sounds like you, find out how you can apply at https://bit.ly/4m0o7vE Table Tennis New Zealand is hosting the 2025 Para Table Tennis Festival, which is a 9-day festival bringing together athletes from across Oceania. When: 26 September to 4 October 2025 Where: 5 Edinburgh Avenue, Rosehill College Gymnasium, Auckland Cost: Free entry for all spectators. To find out more about the Para Table Tennis Festival, visit: https://tinyurl.com/4f3sf3fa Zealand Disability Strategy 2026–2030. More than 100 people attended the hui. Together, we explored the Strategy’s vision, principles, and priority areas, and shared community perspectives on the future of disability policy in Aotearoa. Access the post-event insights summary, the transcript and breakout room notes from the national kōrero on the draft disability strategy here: https://www.accessmatters.org.nz/ nz_disability_strategy The anonymised data is used to identify gaps in the services and care for people living with rare disorders to help advocate for meaningful change. Find out more and complete the Voice of Rare Disorders survey here: https://raredisorders.org.nz/get- involved/survey-2025/