public organisations embracing and leading accessibility for both staff and customers in their sectors or regions are all testament to this momentum, leadership and belief that together we can create a better New Zealand for us all. “When dreams and realities are one, the miracle has happened.” - DH Lawrence Join the movement, Be. the change and let us all Be. Accessible New Zealand! Thank you! Minnie b. xx Our Fabulous Team of Trustees John Allen, Chairman – CEO, NZ Racing Board Mary Jane Rivers - Founder, Inspiring Communities Ross Brereton - Former CEO, Disabled Persons Assembly of NZ and former Human Rights Commissioner Ant Howard - Director, Howard & Company Andy Martin - CEO NZ Football, Former Executive Board member of Corporate Banking Division of Barclays PLC Be. Team Minnie Baragwanath - Executive Megan Barclay - Programme Director Lesley Slade - Programme Director Philip Patston - Programme Director Qiujing Easterbrook-Wong - Be. Campaign Director, CEO - Borderless Kylie Shirtliff – Relationship Manager – Be. Welcome Lauren Wetini – Project Manager – Be. Welcome Adrian Holmes – Accessibility Advisor Michelle Jurgens - Be. Leadership Programme Manager Hannah Slade – Be. Leadership Programme Manager and Communications Manager Sarah Mitchell – Relationship Manager – Be. Employed Jacob Mills – Relationship Manager – Be. Employed Chris Jones - EA and Office Manager Debbie Irwin - Website Administrator Janelle Keksz – Finance Manager Kala Lawson-McGhee – Be. Campaign Manager, Social Change
General Manager, Auckland Design Office, Auckland Council Malcolm Johns Chief Executive, Christchurch International Airport Martin Fenwick CEO, Altris Melissa Professional Company Director and Digital Strategist Mike Chunn CEO, Play it Strange Naimh McMahon Partner, McMahon Butterworth & Thompson Olivier Lacoua General Manager, CQ Hotel Wellington Dame Rebstock Chair, Accident Compensation Corporation Penny Hulse Deputy Auckland Council Peter Hughes Services Commissioner, State Services Commission Peter Kerridge Partner, Kerridge and Partners Peter Reidy Chief Executive, KiwiRail Peter Townsend CEO, Canterbury Employer’s Chamber of Commerce Phil O’Reily Director, Iron Duke Partners Red Nicholson Head of Media Studies, Onehunga High School Robyn Scott Director, Ministry of Youth Development Roy Clare Director, Auckland War Memorial Museum
Fairfax Media Fairfax Media has worked alongside Be. Accessible and our campaign partner Borderless to create a New Zealand public facing campaign on business approach to creating greater accessibility. Deaf Deaf Radio support Be. to ensure all of our communications are best practice in communicating to the Deaf community of New Zealand, in particular having NZSL included as a key principle of our communications. We also connect the Be. Welcome businesses with Deaf Radio to provide them with support to communicate in NZSL on their websites, at events and in galleries, public attractions and hotels. Foundation We refer all business requests for braillisation to the Blind Foundation, and the Blind Foundation Accessibility services deliver our Clear Print communication assessments for all corporate clients. Borderless Our social change partners, Borderless work across all aspects of the Be. brand, communications, storytelling and campaign activations. Learning, Working and Earning in the Modern Day Access Employment Market - The Be. Employed (2015/16) Access to a job, career and future is one of the most fundamental and meaningful ways we can create a better society for everyone. Employment rates for people living with access needs continue to be remarkably low (at 60%) compared to the national average of around 94%. Be. Employed is an exciting programme that aims to change this. It alongside our business assessment programme (Be. Welcome) and leadership development programme (Be. Leadership) to enable a holistic approach to access employment. By creating a pipeline and brokering relationships, Be. Employed brings together employers that are committed to accessibility and talented individuals looking for relevant and meaningful employment through an internship or job opportunity. Work-readiness with PepTalk One of the outstanding aspects of the Be. Employed programme is the support that is offered to job candidates. Be. has teamed up with Fab 50 member Drew McGuire and Capability to develop an innovative coaching