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News and Events for 2017



We Are Now A Registered Charity

19
Dec
2017

The New Zealand Disability Karate Association is now a registered charity. This means we now open a bank account and get insurance, which means we are on track to open the dojo doors in the New Year.

Our Registration number is CC55053.


Plain English Score

14
Dec
2017

To ensure that everyone can easily understand what we say on the website. We have just had the whole website checked for readability. All pages have score an A!


Quarterly Newsletter Subscription

13
Dec
2017

The quarterly Newsletter subscription feature has been added to the Make a Donation page of the website.

The first newsletter will be out on the 1st January.


New Training Page

03
Dec
2017

A new page has been added to the website. It details the key areas of our karate along with a breakdown of what is expected of you at your first grading.


Birthdays Appear on Journey Page

17
Nov
2017

If a student has entered their date of birth on the account page their birthday will appear on the journey page. This so that that it can be celebrated at the dojo.

At NZ-DKA we believe that every aspect of a student's life is important and should be acknowledged.


Printing Now Works On Popular Browsers

15
Nov
2017

Buttons and menus are now removed and the background images are cleared so that printing can work regardless of the browser you use.


Date Bug Fixed

09
Nov
2017

Had a small problem with date entry in that you could end up with 00/mm/yyyy if letters were used. If that occurs now the system will use todays date.


Phase One of Website has Completed

05
Nov
2017

All of the functionality of the website has been delivered. The last part was to create the administration capability including the bulk account update options.


New Karate Journey Page

03
Nov
2017

The karate journey pages have been completed. Students can now see their attendance, grades and awards on line.

The bulk update and administration options for Sensei will be added to the site over the next couple of days.


Update of Our Mission Page

25
Oct
2017

The Our Mission page has been updated to make the club objectives clearer. A new section has been added explaining our grade structure and the meaning behind the belt colours.


Making the Website More Mobile Friendly

17
Oct
2017

The website has been going through a major review. This has been to enable you to access the site from mobile devices and to improve the accessibility of the site.

The next phase is review the readability of pages such as the Mission Statement page.


New Membership Cards

26
Sep
2017

The design for the new lifetime membership cards has been approved and sent to the printers for production. The first batch should arrive in the next 10 days.


New gi badges have arrived

23
Sep
2017

The new gi badges arrived in the post this morning. We are extremely happy with their quality and I am sure all club members will be very proud to sport them on their gi.


Follow us on Twitter

21
Sep
2017

The New Zealand Disability Karate Association now has a Twitter handle. It is @karatedojonz.


Charity Registration Submitted

20
Sep
2017

The Management Team has submitted an application to the New Zealand Charities Services to register the New Zealand Disablity Karate Association as a charity.


Gi Badge Design Approved For Printing

12
Sep
2017

The proof for the new Gi badge has approved for printing and should be arriving in the next couple of weeks!


NZ-DKA Logo change

18
Aug
2017

The New Zealand Disability Karate Association has made a small change to their logo the gi now fastens on the correct side.


Global Accessibility Awareness Day

18
May
2017

Join us to mark the sixth Global Accessibility Awareness Day (GAAD). The purpose of GAAD is to get everyone talking, thinking and learning about digital (web, software, mobile, etc.) access/inclusion and people with different disabilities.


New Zealand Sign Language Week

08
May
2017

It is New Zealand Sign Language Week and there are many events happening to celebrate the Deaf Community.
You can download the image of the finger spelling chart and strike up a conversation!