Relevant terms from the Child and youth voice research findings index:
Acceptance, Accessible services, Disabilities, Discrimination, Education, Employment, Families/whānau, Safety and security.
AUTHOR: Office of the Children's Commissioner
This report captures feedback from nearly 500 disabled children and young people (from surveys and interviews undertaken as part of the What Makes a Good Life?: Children and Young People’s views on wellbeing series of interviews in 2018).
Key insights about what a good life means and what gets in the way for children and young people with disabilities include:
- Acceptance: Discrimination is widely experienced by disabled children and young people
- Accessibility: A lack of accessibility gets in the way of the good life
- Sence of safety: Unique for all of us
- Education: To work better for us, be flexible and supportive
- Employment: Job opportunities and being supported is important to us
- Whānau: We want support from, and for, friends, families, whānau and communities
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