All information is on the special website: www.thebigevent.org.nz

There will be over 100 stands, pleanty of fun, sports demonstrations and the opportunity to have a go at many different activities. There will also be a disco on Saturday for the younger people!

Make sure it is in your diary and bring the family – there will be something for everyone.

News about “The Big Event – Health & Disability Expo” – now to be held in March 2012. Keep track of this major event on the Auckland calendar.
Update on the ADPN & NZDSN merge
InterACT Festival October 2011
Voting information from the Electoral Office
“Show Us Your Disability Policy” forum
Mobility Parking website
Research: articles and comment on:
Does ADHD predict substance-use disorders?
The impact of stroke: are people with aphasia different to those without?
Obesity interventions for people with a learning disability: an integrative literature review.
Emergency Care Mobile Phone

If you wold like a more accessible version of the flyer, please contact the ADPN office on 09 836 2083 or email info@adpn.org.nz

Sponsorship Opportunities for The Big Event – March 2012Sponsorship Opportunities for The Big Event – March 2012The Big Event is to be held on 9th & 10th March 2012 at the ASB Showgrounds, Greenlane, Auckland.

There will be an opening breakfast on Friday morning and a closing ceremony on Saturday afternoon, with awards to be presented at both occasions.

It is to be a celebration of the skills and talents of people with disabilities and will also be a fantastic opportunity for the general public to gain information from service providers and equipment suppliers.

If you would like to exhibit at Auckland’s first major Health & Disability Expo – which is going to be a cracker – contact us for more information: 09 836 2083 or email info@adpn.org.nz

We are planning a fun, stimulating, creative, interactive event, which is totally inclusive. So come and be part of it!

We are also open to ideas, so if you have an idea you think would add to The Big Event, please contact us.

We welcome enquiries about sponsorship, stand bookings and the visual and performing arts.

The Expo is to be moved from December 2011 to 9th & 10th March 2012.
It is still going to be a bigger than ever event for the disability sector and there will be many exciting activities as well as information stands.

You could be part of this event as an exhibitor, entertainer, artist, sponsor or volunteer. Contact the ADPN office for more information:

09 836 2083 info@adpn.org.nz

Click on the address above to see the details.

The ADPN is an organisation that needs the members to say what they want and ensure that it is moving in the direction that will benefit them. There are important decisions to be made, so we welcome your input.

The meeting is to be held at:
Western Springs Garden Community Hall
956 Great North Road
Western Springs

The Forum commences at 1.15 pm and the AGM will follow at 4.00 pm

By popular demand our next forum is on the topic of Advocacy.
What is it? Who provides it? Who is eligible?

Advocacy flyer

Tania Thomas, Health 7 Disability Commissioner (Disability) will be the opening speaker and will be followed by 5 others, each giving a different perspective. There will also be an opportunity for some discussion, and of course, there will be a chance to chat over the tea cups with other colleagues from the sector, building up those valuable networks.

Click the link for the flyer and book now. Check out the early bird rates. To enjoy the reductions, send your payment in – cash, cheque, credit card or direct into the bank – we have made it easy!

Date: Tuesday 23rd August 2011
Registrations: 1.15 pm
Venue: Western Springs Garden Community Hall
956 Great North Road, Western Springs

Please Note: The forum will be followed by the AGM

**Items of special interest and importance. Please make sure to read them and contact us for more information.

ADPN E-newsletter May 2011sml (2)

In this edition we feature

Audit & Assurance Changes and Challenges – An Update, by Craig Fisher, FCA, Chairman of Hayes Knight NZ Limited.
Craig will be the presenter at our forum on 28th March 2011. This will be a most interesting afternoon and essential for anyone involved in reporting for auditing, whether they are governing body members, senior management or internal accounting team members.

ADPN Members:
Business Excellence Foundation silver award winner, Spectrum Care
Caron Orelowitz, Podiatrist
Citizen Advocacy Auckland Inc

General interest:
Primary Healing – from The Tao of Rejuvenation
Staring is a Fact of Life
Teaching and Learning New Zealand Sign Language new website
Overcoming the challenges of deafness
The Big Event

Challenges, changes and what you need to know – FORUM

Many Not-For-Profit organisations in New Zealand are required to be audited. This can be a major frustration in a number of respects. Some NFP organisations are also experiencing challenges such as it being harder to find auditors, and the audit process becoming more complicated and expensive. Added to this are some significant environmental changes such as new accounting and audit standards, new legislation impacting auditors and independent oversight of auditors being introduced in New Zealand. NFP organisations that understand these issues and implications will be more successful.

This forum presented by Craig Fisher from Hayes Knight is targeted at:

Governing body members: Trustees, Board members
Senior management
Internal accounting team
In fact, anyone involved in the audit process in a Not-For-Profit organisation.

Craig is an Audit Director and the Chairman of Hayes Knight New Zealand. He is an experienced, passionate and pragmatic presenter of local and national presentations on such topics as auditing, accounting updates, fraud prevention and governance matters. He has a special interest in the not-for-profit sector and regularly presents to clients and other groups. He was the keynote speaker for the Charities Commission at their 2009 AGM. More about Craig Fisher

Date: Monday 28th March 2011
Registrations: 1.30
Forum: 1.45 – 4.00 pm
Venue: Western Springs Garden Community Hall
956 Great north Road, Western Springs.

Costs:
ADPN member organisations* $35 per person
Non members $50 per person
Afternoon tea included

Payment required with booking
(Please give names of those attending and organisation name – post or email)

EARLYBIRD SPECIAL: before 4th March 2011: $30 members/$45 non members
EARLYBIRD SPECIAL: before 4th March 2011: $30 members/$45 non members

Payment options
Cheques to: Auckland Disability Providers Network. (Postal address below)

Electronic payment to bank: 010178 0039199 00. (Please email notification)

#Credit Card: (please specify) Visa or MasterCard

Cardholder’s name:

Card number:
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# 4% handling fee charged on all credit card payments.

*Membership form available – contact: info@adpn.org.nz or +64 9 636 0834

Postal address: Auckland Disability Providers Network Inc, PO Box 21705, Henderson, Waitakere 0650