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WELCOME Catch up with Clare Clare Williams General Manager The purpose of the event, organised by Access Matters Aotearoa, was to agree on accessibility policies urgently needed in the areas of education, employment, health, housing and the built environment, justice, transport, public spaces, government investment and procurement, and the environment. It was a great opportunity to share the experiences of our members, and hear from people in the wider disability sector. Daniel spoke at the event and discussed his research on accessible accommodation, CPS members’ views on accessible housing and his learnings from the Disability Strategy Refresh, as well as his whānau’s experiences around accessibility. I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who organised, facilitated and took part in our getMoving programme. The two-year exercise programme doesn’t end until June, but I wanted to express my appreciation for the work that our Member Support and Programme Coordinator Theo van de Klundert did to get the programme up and running, and a massive thank you to Mike Hynard and the team at FAM™ who did such a wonderful job of delivering the programme each week. Special thanks must also go to Tū Manawa Active Aotearoa. Their generous funding meant the classes are free to our members. The feedback we got from families, and the smiles on participants faces, tell us it was a programme well worth running. Thank you to everyone who joined us. getMoving is for 6-21 year old members who live in Auckland and there are spaces still available. If you want to join us for the last few months of the programme, please get in touch. There’s more information about getMoving here: www.tinyurl.com/bpaj665r If you are receiving this copy of The Review in the post and no longer require a physical copy, or you’d prefer to read the magazine digitally, please let us know. You’ll be helping us save some costs, and you’ll help save some trees! Email cpsociety@cpsociety.org.nz to ‘go digital’ and we’ll remove you from the postal list and add you to the email list. Ngā mihi, Kia ora koutou katoa, Welcome to the first edition of The Review magazine for 2026. I hope the year has gotten off to a good start for you and your whānau. Please remember to get in touch with the CP Society’s Member Support team if we can be of any help to you or you’d like to chat. Peter, Matt and Theo are just a phone call or email away. Our coffee groups kicked off this month. Welcome back! It’s been great to hear about members getting together again and catching up over coffee and a slice. Earlier this month, Amy Hogan, our Researcher and Member Support Advisor attended the Oceania Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Childhood-Onset Disability. As part of the proceedings, Amy was named Co-President. The Society’s Executive Committee and I are really excited about this appointment. Not only does it recognise Amy’s commitment to advocacy and sharing New Zealand-based experiences of CP, it’s also another great opportunity to get the Cerebral Palsy Society’s name and expertise on the international stage. You can read more about Amy’s appointment to Co-President on Pg 5 . Our Chairman Daniel Clay, myself and two members of staff who are on the Society’s Advocacy Committee, attended the Accessible Futures Summit in Wellington earlier this month. Above: Spaces are available for Aucklanders aged 6-21 to join getMoving. MARCH 2026 THE REVIEW | 3