Thursday, 10 June 2021, 6:08 pm
Voting is now open for the Access Alliance 2021
People’s Choice Accessible Business Awards, with 24
finalists across eight essential ‘areas of life’ that
all New Zealanders have the right to fully participate
in.
Votes
for the Awards, sponsored by Cookie Time Charitable Trust
and Blind Low Vision NZ, must be in by this Sunday 13 June,
with winners to be announced Tuesday 15 June. There are
three finalists in each of the eight ‘areas of life’
award categories, which cover all aspects of society:
education; built environment including public transport;
social inclusion and leisure; employment; goods and
services; tourism and hospitality; digital spaces; and
2021
People’s Choice Accessible Business
Awards.
A nature-based forest school, a
multicultural Catholic school, and an online global learning
community, are the three who topped the voting from a total
of ten organisations nominated by the public.
In
Hatfields Beach north of Auckland, nature-based education
provider
The Forest School gives students
the opportunity to discover, play and engage in authentic
real-life learning opportunities one day a week, and attend
their regular school for the other four days. The Forest
School was nominated because their approach encourages
students to overcome individual challenges and gain
confidence.
St Mary’s Catholic School
Rotorua is a special character school catering to
Monday, 15 February 2021, 4:01 pm
The Access Alliance is calling for
nominations of New Zealand businesses who are proving that
accessibility is good for business, especially in
challenging times.
From 15 February to 7 June, New
Zealanders with access needs, as well as their whānau,
supporters and allies can nominate businesses in their
communities who are demonstrating an ongoing commitment to
accessibility.
Making the most of the domestic market
makes more sense than ever, however many companies may be
missing out on significant income potential from the
estimated 1 million New Zealanders who have access needs .
International experience suggests businesses who embrace
accessibility can see a 20% uplift in sales. With