Overview

Free mobility scooters

Wellington aims to be a fully inclusive and accessible city. The Council has projects and initiatives designed to make the city user-friendly for everyone.

Disability Access

There are a number of carparks and public toilets with disability access in central Wellington. The Council has produced a map of their locations, available from:

• Council Service Centres
• Citizens' Advice Bureaux
• community centres
• disability service providers

Accessibility Map (602Kb PDF)

Community Advisor, Disability

The Council has a dedicated Community Advisor who works closely with disability groups and reports back to Council on their behalf. The advisor's job is to:

• raise awareness of disability issues
• advise the Council on accessibility issues, trends and funding priorities
• offer support and information to community organisations and people affected by disability issues

Sign Language Service

The Council offers a sign language interpreting service to improve communication between the deaf community and the Council.

Interpreters are qualified New Zealand sign language professionals. The service is also available for other languages.

More Information

Related Links

• Mobility Parking Policy
• Community Directory
• Enable New Zealand website
• International Wheelchair Rugby Federation website
• Office for Disability Issues website
• Weka - NZ disability information website
• Wellington visitor information - Positively Wellington Tourism website
• Wheel Blacks - NZ wheelchair rugby website

Department Details:
City Communities