Footnotes

1.To view a text of the international human rights instruments, visit the website of the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights http://www.unhchr.ch/. Most of New Zealand 's human rights obligations are summarised in the Handbook on International Human Rights (2nd ed.) by the New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs & Trade (2003). [Return to chapter]

2. Disability Sector Advisory Group to the Human Rights Commission, March, 2004. [Return to chapter]

3. To view the full text of ILO conventions visit http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm [Return to chapter]

4. 'Reasonable accommodation' and 'special measures to ensure equality' are discussed more fully in Chapter 3: Equality and freedom from discrimination. [Return to chapter]

5. The Social Report 2001 estimated disability dependency to be approximately 11 percent of the population. [Return to chapter]

6. Elder abuse is discussed in Chapter 7: The right to life, liberty and security of the person. [Return to chapter]

7. Human Rights Commission Annual Reports 2001-2002 and 2002-2003. [Return to chapter]

8. According to the 2001 Census, approximately 28,000 people (including Deaf and hearing people) identified as users of New Zealand Sign Language. [Return to chapter]

9. Documents relating to mental health and the Like Minds, Like Mine project can be found on the Ministry of Health website (www.moh.govt.nz, www.likeminds.govt.nz) and the Mental Health Commission site (www.mhc.govt.nz). [Return to chapter]