| 1916 & 1924/25 |
- Polio epidemics in New Zealand
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| 1930 |
- Dr. Alexander Gillies spoke to the Wellington Rotary Club
on needs of people with disabilities
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| 1932 |
- Resolution adopted for all Rotary Clubs to work for children
with disabilities
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| 1935 |
- New Zealand Crippled Children Society established. Rotary
approved draft constitution and rules of the Society.
- Lord Nuffield gifted £60,000 to the new Society
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson offered their Takapuna home and an endowment
for use by 'crippled children'
- Mr. Dadley left an estate worth £180,000 to provide
a home for children with disabilities in Auckland
- First Annual General Meeting of New Zealand CCS held in
Wellington - delegates from 17 branches attended
|
| 1936/37 |
- Another polio epidemic - 1,409 children registered with
New Zealand CCS
|
| 1939 |
- Welfare officers appointed (changed to field officers)
|
| 1954 |
- Establishment of the Visiting Therapist Service to visit
homes of children with physical disabilities
|
| 1956 |
- Registration of cases in branches reached 7,283
|
| 1960 |
- Silver Jubilee celebrated Pierce Carroll appointed as
first. full-time Secretary William Herewini appointed as
first Maori representative on the National Council
|
| 1966 |
- Standards Association formed committee to undertake task
of designing code of building practice
|
| 1971 |
- International Symbol of. Access adopted
|
| 1974 |
- First 'Crippled Children Day' held
|
| 1975 |
- National.Advisory Committee on Recreation for the Disabled
set up
|
| 1977 |
- Operation Mobility parking scheme launched
- First Building for Disabled Persons Design Award given,
|
| 1981 |
- International Year of Disabled Persons
- Kids up the Road disability awareness puppet programme
launched.
- Architectural Advisory Service established
- First nationwide awareness and House to-House Appeal
|
| 1985 |
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| 1987 |
- First Philosophy and Policy document and Mission. Statement
adopted
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| 1989 |
- Partnership with the tangata whenua and recognition of
the Treaty of Waitangi
- New Zealand Crippled Children Society adopted new name
and logo - New Zealand CCS Inc.
|
| 1995 |
- National Strategic Plan 1995-2000 adopted
- Diamond Jubilee
|
| 1997 |
- New Zealand CCS adopted the Millennium Charter at the
Annual General Meeting to ensure consistent quality services
nationwide
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