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Development, Department of Internal Affairs and Ministry of Culture and Heritage, in consultation with the Disabled People’s Organisation’s Deaf Aotearoa, People First New Zealand Ngā Tāngata Tuatahi, Association of Blind Citizens of New Zealand, and Kāpō Māori Aotearoa.\nFirst published in 2019\u000bSecond edition published in February 2020 \u000bThird edition published July 2021 by Ministry of Social Development on behalf of the New Zealand Government  Ministry of Social Development\nPO Box 1556\u000bWellington 6140\u000b New Zealand\nTelephone: +64 4 916 3300 \u000bEmail: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:info@msd.govt.nz\" \\h \u0014info@msd.govt.nz\u0015 \u000bWeb: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://www.msd.govt.nz/\" \\h \u0014www.msd.govt.nz\u0015\nISBN (print): 978-1-99-002310-1\u000bISBN (pdf): 978-1-99-002311-8\nThis work is licensed under the Creative Commission Attribution 3.0 New Zealand licence. In essence, you are free to copy, distribute and adapt the work, as long as you attribute the work to the Crown and abide by the other licence terms.\nTo view a copy of this licence, visit \u0013 HYPERLINK \"http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz\" \\h \u0014http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/nz\u0015\nPlease note that no departmental or governmental emblem, logo or Coat of Arms may be used in any way which infringes any provision of the Flags, Emblems, and Names Protection Act 1091. Attribution to the Crown should be in written form and not by reproduction of any such emblem, logo, or Coat of Arms.\nCitation: Ministry of Social Development. 2020. Accessibility Guide: Leading the way in accessible information. (2nd ed.). 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