Health and Disability Advocacy Service

Educational Webinar with Health and Disability Advocate Emma Cooper-Williams

This presentation will include the history and context of the Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service, and the Health and Disability Commissioner. We will look at the purpose of the Code of Health and DisabilityRights, and reasons why someone may want to complain. Certain case studies will be discussed, alongside the individual rights in the Code. Information on how to contact our service and the process we follow is also included.

Date: Friday, 4th April 2025
Time: 10am – 11am
Host: Winifred Henderson – Senior Educator, Dementia New Zealand
Online via Zoom. A recording of this webinar will be emailed to those who registered the week following the live event.

Speaker Profile:

Emma Cooper-Williams

Emma is an advocate with the Nationwide Health and Disability Advocacy Service, based in Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland. She supports with enquiries and complaints regarding a health service. In addition, she presents education sessions on the Health and Disability rights and ethics. Previously Emma worked at The University of Auckland, teaching Disability Studies and supporting students. She has her own lived experience of disability.