About us

Brentwood Hotel offers a warm, friendly and comfortable environment to travellers and is the ideal choice for Conferences, Corporates, Sport Teams, Groups and Airport Stopovers. Conveniently located in a quiet urban setting, the Hotel is just 3.6km from Wellington Airport and 6km from downtown Wellington. The Brentwood Hotel features a number of accessible and interconnecting rooms.

The Brentwood Hotel is one Wellington’s most practical and flexible conference facilities, with 9 different conference rooms, we can cater for events of up to 400 people. We also offer a free 24 hour airport shuttle service and free car parking.

Professional Association
Membership References

Mainstay New Zealand Hotels, CINZ, Wellington Convention Bureau, Hospitality New Zealand

Quality Assurance/Accreditation

3½ Star Qualmark Rated, Silver Enviro Award (Qualmark), Be. Accessible Assessment - Aqua Bar & Bistro Bronze Rating, Working towards Bronze Rating in Hotel Facilities.

How are we Deaf friendly?

We have printed Welcome packs for guests, with basic information about the Hotel facilities and specific welcome packs for access customers. Other Hotel, emergency and local information is also printed and available in accommodation room compendiums.

Front Office Manager knows basic sign language.

About us

To promote the game of indoor bowls amongst the deaf in Christchurch and provide a supportive environment for participants.

The club encourages interaction with other hearing organisations through interclub games and other activities.

How are we Deaf friendly?

We are a Deaf group that plays Lawn Bowls competitions with hearing bowling members.

We do fundraising and receive grants to support us to play interclub games nationally every year in Labour Weekend and be selected to play vs Deaf overseas Lawn Bowls members.

About us

 Deaf Mens Basketball team plays basketball competition with other hearing groups and  through New Zealand Deaf Games held every 2 years.

Professional Association
Membership References

Pays playing fees to Canterbury Basketball Association

How are we Deaf friendly?

We are a Deaf Men Basketball group with varies of Deaf youth to Men age ranges in the team with a Deaf Coach.

 

We do fundraising  ourselves with the players involved to support us to play competition games during the winter seasons.

About us

Canterbury Deaf Youth is a deaf youth group made up of Deaf and hard of hearing leaders, providing activities and social events for deaf and hard of hearing youth aged 13-24 years old. Sometimes we also have activities and events for older youth and the deaf community. Through CDY, we have opportunities to meet and make new friends with people that are similar to you!

Professional Association
Membership References

Deaf Society of Canterbury

How are we Deaf friendly?

We provide activities and social events for deaf and hard of hearing youth aged 13-24 years old. Sometimes we have social events for older youth and deaf community too.

All of our leaders know and communicate in NZSL and sometimes even voice for those who do not understand sign language.

About us

We help men improve their lives. We have an interview with them and talk to them about options to improve their lives.

If a man wants counselling with us, we arrange the best counsellor we have.

How are we Deaf friendly?

Manager can use NZSL.

The Manager, Donald Pettitt (sign name 'singer') worked at Deaf Aotearo for 4 years and can sign.

About us

We are volunatry parent group who all has deaf or hearing-impaired children in common.

We run approximately four family based actitivites a year as a chance to come together with others who are facing the same situation as us, and have some fun and friendship.

Our major event is a weekend camp in Hanmer Springs. Our committee is made up of parents of deaf children and representatives from the Ministry of Education and van Asch Deaf Education Centre.

How are we Deaf friendly?

Our families include deaf and hearing parents, however we all have deaf children in common.

We have access to interpreters and try to include every family and their needs as much as possible.

We try to link with Deaf Youth and VADEC residential students.

We are a support group for other families who are on a similar journey with their deaf children, and a chance to discuss issues that are relevant.

About us

CapTel NZ provides a captioned telephone service that allows you to listen and read captions of what the other person says.  CapTel is a phone or computer that connects to the Internet and displays the captions of your conversation.  The New Zealand captioned telephone operator transcribes the other person’s spoken words into text using voice-recognition technology so that you can read what they say as they say it.

Quality Assurance/Accreditation

Sprint Relay is the provider of CapTel NZ Services through a contract with the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (MBIE).

How are we Deaf friendly?

A CapTel phone or WebCapTel using a computer and ordinary telephone makes calling businesses, services, family and friends, quick, easy and convenient for the Deaf and hearing impaired community in New Zealand.

 

Captions will appear on the telephone’s or your computer’s display screen automatically for all calls (incoming and outgoing) so you can check to see what is being said.

About us

Canterbury West Coast branch

Support and services we can offer you:

- Supported lifestyles services
- Transition services
- Employment and vocational services
- Supported (independent) living services
- Mobility parking
- Total mobility (taxi vouchers)
- Disability awareness and education
- Community development

The main office is in Christchurch and there are satellite offices in Kaikoura, Rangiora, Ashburton, Westport, Greymouth and Hokitika. We employ over 60 people in full and part-time positions and provide support and services to around 1,000 people and families.

How are we Deaf friendly?

We currently employ 5 Staff who are Deaf/ hearing impaired, we have access to NZSL interpreters if needed and have staff who are currently training in NZSL.

About us

CPIT provides quality tertiary education to thousands of students each year across a variety of different fields.

We pride ourselves on our hands-on, skill-based programmes that prepare students for the real world. CPIT has a range of support services which assist students to achieve their study goals.

CPIT's unique approach to applied education and strong partnerships with industry enhance career opportunities for graduates.

How are we Deaf friendly?

Over the years, a number of Deaf students have successfully studied and achieved their qualification at CPIT.

Students' needs are assessed on an individual basis in relation to course requirements and support (including NZSL interpreters) will be provided within the available resources at the time.

Deaf people who are interested in studying at CPIT should make sure they contact CPIT early to check out the availability of appropriate support.

Course Information - info@cpit.ac.nz
Information abour support, including NZSL support - contact Christine.

About us

We provide Club Day once every last Monday of the month for Seniors age from 60 years onwards.

We have internal activities as well as external outings.

How are we Deaf friendly?

We have membership for the Senior Citizens, Deaf members can attend with their hearing partners.