Introduction Over 80 people participated in the August 2016 workshop sessions focused on the enduring questions consultation. Representatives from government agencies, independent organisations, Disabled People’s Organisations, service providers and universities/research institutes attended the sessions. Eighteen submissions were received during the online consultation on the enduring questions. The breakdown of responses was as follows: Disabled person 2 – Family/whānau member of a disabled person 1 – An interested individual 1 – Disability sector worker 2 – Responding on behalf of an organisation 10 – 2. – The overall thoroughness of the draft enduring questions document was commended by respondents. Respondents stated that the introduction to the enduring questions document needs to include a timeframe. It should be made explicit that the document has a finite life to collect information over time. Respondents’ comments relating to issues which were not with within the scope of the consultation on the draft enduring questions - have not been incorporated into this Feedback from public document. This includes operational issues about the consultation on the enduring questions delivery of services and the making of moral judgements by respondents. It is also worth noting that very little feedback was received on some topics. These include: Topic 5 Travel – 6 Standard of living – Topic 8 Community and social life – Topic 12 Products and technology. – General themes from the submissions
Introduction Over 80 people participated in the August 2016 workshop sessions focused on the enduring questions consultation. Representatives from government agencies, independent organisations, Disabled People’s Organisations, service providers and universities/research institutes attended the sessions. Eighteen submissions were received during the online consultation on the enduring questions. The breakdown of responses was as follows: Disabled person – 2 Family/whānau member of a disabled person – 1 An interested individual – 1 Disability sector worker – 2 Responding on behalf of an organisation – 10 – 2. The overall thoroughness of the draft enduring questions document was commended by respondents. Respondents stated that the introduction to the enduring questions document needs to include a timeframe. It should be made explicit that the document has a finite life to collect information over time. Respondents’ comments relating to issues which were not with within the scope of the consultation on the draft enduring questions - have not been incorporated into this Feedback from public consultation on the enduring questions document. This includes operational issues about the delivery of services and the making of moral judgements by respondents. It is also worth noting that very little feedback was received on some topics. These include: Topic 5 – Travel 6 – Standard of living Topic 8 – Community and social life Topic 12 – Products and technology. General themes from the submissions
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