Iona Holsted. At the time of the hearing Iona Holsted was the Secretary for Education and Chief Executive of Te Tāhuhu (the Ministry of Education). A trained teacher, she held senior roles in the public sector including Chief Executive and Chief

Shannon - Shannon is of Pākehā descent and has Autism. Shannon was in state foster care and residential homes from the age of seven. Shannon’s evidence will focus on his experiences in State care, the denial of his right to communication, as

Dr Brigit Mirfin-Veitch - Dr Mirfin-Veitch is the Director of the Donald Beasley Institute (DBI), an independent research institute specialising in disability reasearch. The DBI were contracted by the Inquiry to carry out a research project called

Distressing content warning. Peter Keoghan is of Pākehā descent and is a wheelchair-user and cannot use his hands. He was a resident at Tokanui Hospital from an early age until his twenties (1960s–1980s). He gave evidence about the different

Distressing content warning. Sheree Briggs is a psychologist and certified behavioural analyst. Sheree was a psychopaedic training officer at Māngere Hospital in the early 1980s. Her evidence focussed on the aversive practices and neglect that she

Distressing content warning. Dr Olive Webb is a Clinical Psychologist and worked at Sunnyside Hospital for about 23 years (1970-1993). Dr Webbspecialises in working with people with intellectual disabilities and people who have Autism. She spoke

Distressing content warning. Paul Milner is of British descent and is a former disability sector worker and researcher. He gave evidence about being one of the Donald Beasley Institute researchersinvolved in the Kimberley Centre project. The project

Distressing content warning. Jonathan Mosen is of Pākehā descent and was born blind. Jonathan spent his primary school years at Homai College (from 1974). Jonathan shared his experiences of cultural and educational neglect and physical and

Distressing content warning. Ross Clark is of Pākehā descent and has a learning disability and is legally blind. He was admitted to Kimberley Centre between the ages of 19 and 35 (1956–1973). Ross shared what life was like at Kimberley,

Distressing content warning. Donna Phillips is of Pākehā and Fijian descent. Since 1990 she has spent time in the mental health system including at Kingseat, a hospital mental health unit, and community mental health settings. Donna has