IHC New Zealand

IHC has a long history of standing up to improve the lives of people with intellectual disabilities. Its history reaches back nearly 70 years to a group of families who set up an association to lobby for a better deal for their children. It is also New Zealand’s largest provider of services to people with intellectual disabilities.

We lobby and advocate for the human rights of all people with intellectual disabilities at community, national and international levels.

We raise money and awareness of the issues facing people with intellectual disabilities through our charitable activities, our advocacy programme, social media and other communication channels.

Our charity work includes providing advocacy, information through Australasia’s largest intellectual disability library and friendship and skill-based volunteering.