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AUTUMN 2025 InTouch | 3 NEWS ROUNDUP FSHD Group Meetings If you or a family member have FSHD, there is an online support group who meet every second Wednesday of the month on Zoom, from 7pm – 8pm. Email info@mda.org.nz for more information! This consultation is about the essential disability services and supports that people may get after an assessment from a Needs Assessment and Service Co-ordination organisation, or an Enabling Good Lives site. While everyone is welcome to participate, Disability Support Services especially would like to hear from people receiving these services and whānau, carers, and advocates. They want your feedback on: • Clearer assessment and allocation processes • Options for changes to flexible funding. Disability Support Services are facilitating information opportunities – and there are options to attend online or in-person. An in-person Regional Workshop for the Hawke’s Bay is being held Disability Support Services Consultation in the Bay – Wednesday 19th March, 9:30am- 12:00pm, Napier War Memorial. For more info, check out the DSS website: www.disabilitysupport. govt.nz/consultation . You will need to register here before attending an online or in-person event. Your feedback will help Government to make decisions to stabilise and strengthen disability support services.