Kōrero for Change | Access to Goods and Services
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Access Matters Aotearoa Trust (AMA) leads a social change campaign in Aotearoa New Zealand advocating for all areas of public life to be accessible to everyone, regardless of access needs.
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Access Matters Aotearoa (AMA)is facilitating courageous conversations about ableism in key areas of life where individuals in Aotearoa New Zealand face disabling experiences.
AMA's next kōrero in the series focuses on ableism and access to goods and services. AMA recognise the urgent need to examine how disabled people experience everyday interactions with businesses, service providers, and systems that are intended to serve the public.
Too often, disabled people encounter barriers when accessing essential goods and services — whether in retail, banking, transport, hospitality, digital platforms, or government services. These barriers may be physical, sensory, cognitive, digital, or attitudinal, and are frequently compounded by a lack of awareness, inflexible systems, and ableist assumptions about who services are designed for.
Ableism in service design and delivery results in exclusion, loss of independence, and unequal participation in everyday life. For access to be meaningful, goods and services must be designed with disabled people in mind from the outset, recognising diverse ways of communicating, navigating spaces, processing information, and engaging with the world.
Join AMA for this important kōrero exploring how we can challenge ableism and reimagine access to goods and services in Aotearoa — creating systems that are inclusive, equitable, and responsive to the needs and rights of disabled people.
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