Parents’ Support Group – Monthly Wednesdays

Our Parents Support Group provides culturally appropriate social support for families raising children with disabilities.

Wednesday 9 April 2025, 6pm-8pm

Topic: Finding Meaningful Activities with your Funding

Facilitator: Zsuzsa Szabadi

Ainsley Darvell, founder of Flying Kites will answer questions and have informal chats about the best use of your funding and finding meaningful things to do for disabled people.  After almost 20 years working in the disability sector, her aim is to reimagine what disability supports can look like.

Come join us! Everyone is welcome!

Please Note Change of Venue: Mt Richmond Specialist School – 30 Albion Road, Ōtāhuhu

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Host: Zsuzsa Szabadi

This is a free event for people with disabilities and their whanau.

A charge of $50.00 will apply for any disability sector professionals attending.

Dates for 2025: (Topics will be displayed when confirmed)

May 7
June 4
July 2
August 6
September 10
October 8

For more information or to register please email admin@disabilityconnect.org.nz or phone Disability Connect 09 636 0351 (Please include any dietary or access requirements)

At Disability Connect our ethos is based on promoting cultural cohesiveness and inclusivity towards building a supportive community. We welcome all families caring for a person with a disability to attend this support group. Children are welcome, provided they are supervised by a family member.

Disability Connect offers cultural special support groups to families with children who have special needs as part of the CALD service (Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Disability Information and Advisory Service) for different ethnic groups. We have a “Chinese Families Disability Support Group” that runs every third Tuesday of a month in Fickling Convention Centre (or on zoom) and also a “Parents’ Support Group” and “Parents’ Social Group” in Otahuhu (or on zoom). We welcome all families with special needs to join the relevant support group. It is a great opportunity for parents to share their experience and network with each other.