NorthTec aims to provide equal access to facilities and learning opportunities for students with temporary or permanent illness or impairment.
Student Advisors can assist with the following:
Contact
Please contact your Student Advisor/Kaitakawaenga or email studentsuccess@northtec.ac.nz or phone 0800 808 856 and ask for the student success team
NorthTec works in partnership with agencies such as Workbridge and CCS Disability Action to remove barriers to learning for students with impairments.
Workbridge is a specialist employment service that works with people with all types of disability, injury or illness and administers three support funds that may apply to students at NorthTec:
The funds are available to all disabled people, not just those registered as jobseekers with Workbridge and the agency works with the applicant and any other support service to achieve the best results for the applicant.
Click here for more information on the above and the criteria for the funds.
Provides support and strengthens communities so people with disabilities are included in the life of their family/whānau and community. Services include:
Website: www.ccsdisabilityaction.org.nz
A disabled-led organisation that provides information and empowerment services to the disabled community of Northland, New Zealand. Phone: 0800 430 3406 Email: info@tiaho.org.nz Website: http://tiaho.org.nz/
NorthAble provides disability support and information in the Whangarei, Mid-Far North and Kaipara Districts.
Phone: 0508 637-200 Email: drc@northable.org.nz Website: http://www.northable.org.nz/