Co-designed with Maori Participants and colleagues

Objective

Carry out a small research project to partner with a Maori service provider and the people they support to provide leadership in the inclusion of the Maori community through providing feedback on the Pictability Family Vision and Planning tool and make recommendations on culturally appropriateness and respectful planning processes.

Intervention/Activities

Consult with the Maori community regarding the Pictability planning and visioning process and document its cultural appropriateness/relevance.

Research project will include interviews, consultations and co-design with:

1. Key people: families and CCSDA Maori professionals and other key staff

2. Maori Now and Next participants and Maori families who have done the Pictability experience

3. Co-design adaptations to reflect the Maori culture

Interviewees

The interview process started in March 2018. The following people were interviewed:

1. Maori Now and Next program participants and Maori families who have done the Pictability experience at CCS Disability Action: in total 13 parents

2. Key informers amongst CCS Disability Action Maori staff and other Maori professionals: in total 10 Maori professionals

Research questions:

1. How did Maori families experience the Pictability planning process?

2. Were there gaps in their experiences that could have added impact?

3. What underlying cultural perspective/model would explain the above?

Deliverables/Outputs

• Document existing planning processes with whanau

Research and evaluation to answer the above research questions

• Describe the learning points from our mechanisms as far as their cultural appropriateness for Maori families, and by extension for New Zealand families

• Write up as report

• Present findings at the Hawaii Pacific Rim Disability Conference

Recommendations from the Social Innovation Report

1. To add to the New Zealand Pictability a set of goal cards with the Maori themes suggested by participants.

2. To continue working in partnership with Maori families and embed in future projects ongoing consultation about what matters to Maori families in the process of planning for their child and family.

3. Most professionals also mentioned that this suite of tools should be rolled out across New Zealand as the goal setting we have to comply to government directives is “​old and stale​”. Evidence from this project is congruent with CCS Disability Action vision items (1) People can make conscious choices about education, training, home, work, real relationships, natural supports and (2) Growing more self-advocacy, confidence, knowledge and resources to bring the voices of people with disabilities to the fore.