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Resolution number DIS/2015/3
MOVED by Member C Lansink, seconded by Member CB Brown:
That the
Disability Advisory Panel:
a) a) note that the Council seeks to achieve the outcomes
sought by people with disabilities in Auckland, not through the development
of a Disability Strategy for Auckland, but through an Action Plan of practical
and achievable actions and initiatives.
b)
provide the following advice to assist
the Council in developing an Action Plan that would make a positive
difference to the quality of life of people with disabilities in Auckland:
i)
note that Aucklanders
with disabilities are members of the public, pay rates and ought to be
treated as full citizens.
ii)
note the undertakings already in the
Auckland Plan related to People with Disabilities.
iii)
hold that a liveable city is an
accessible city for all.
iv)
draw Council's attention to the legal
provisions in S18 of the Building Act, the provisions of the Human Rights Act
1993, and the NZ Bill of Rights 1990.
v)
refer Council to the inconsistencies
regarding disabled access highlighted in the interim report, Access to Buildings
for people with disabilities, 2014.
vi)
ask the Urban Design Panel to assume a
professional role in implementing the principles of Universal Access design
and build.
vii)
request that the Auckland Design Manual
progressively become over ten years, a regulatory tool so enhancing the
sustainability and usability of the built environment.
viii)
request that removal of barriers to
access for people of all ages and abilities be integrated into all infrastructural
development and upgrades.
ix)
request that the Long-term Plan budgets
integrate universal access design and build into approvals for
infrastructural development and upgrades, and set 5 and 10 year milestones
for the elimination of barriers to people of all ages and abilities.
x)
request that "within the context
of what is affordable and achievable", the needs of people with
disabilities are treated equitably and not as a 'special minority'
"add-on" group.
xi)
request that Programme Managers produce
an Annual Accessibility Improvement Report on the built environment, public
transport, social housing, access to open spaces and recreation and
information access.
xii)
request the Chief Planning Officer to
review the proposals in i) to xi) above and develop an Action Plan to be
reported back to the next meeting of the Panel.
CARRIED
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