Kāpiti Disability Advisory Group

The Kāpiti Disability Advisory Group (formerly the Kāpiti Disability Reference Group) is a volunteer group that meets once a month to provide advice to Council on the needs, thoughts and ideas of people with disabilities in Kāpiti.

• provide advice, input and feedback on Council policies, initiatives, projects and events
• identify emerging trends, opportunities and challenges within the disability community
• progress actions in partnership with Council which support the needs of their communities
• advocate for inclusion for all people with disabilities
• provide an inclusive and diverse representation of our communities with disabilities. 

Some of the recent work by the group includes giving advice on:

• the design of town centre refurbishments
• the provision of mobility car parks
• footpath treatment to assist visually impaired citizens
• the location of accessible bus stops.
• awareness videos (you can watch these at the bottom of this page)
• supporting the Disability expo.

Disability awareness videos

The Kāpiti Disability Advisory Group released two videos about the importance of being conscious of people's accessibility needs in everyday life, such as finding places that everyone can enjoy together, keeping our pathways and walkways clear and yes... not parking in the accessible parks! Some of our DAG members even make cameos in the videos! 

It's a big deal to us

Being kind goes a long way