Autistic boy given cruel and disrespectful school award
A disrespectful end-of-year award was given to a sixth grader at a US middle school.
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Business that offered blind woman $2.30 an hour nominated for Diversity Awards
The Cookie Project is one of two finalists in the Diversability Category
1 in 5 land searches involve people with dementia
Statistics show 23 per cent of all land searches in New Zealand are for wanderers.
Record disability spend not enough - advocates
The Wellbeing Budget has not lived up to its name for disabled people, advocates say.
School's shocking award for student causes outrage
The parents attended the ceremony and were shocked when they heard about the award.
CEO admits 'mistake' in employing blind worker on $2.30/h
But parents of disabled employees want current wage exemptions scheme kept
Mother of special needs worker defends company pay
Air NZ says it is one of more than 50 companies that contract Altus Enterprises
Blind woman on $2.30 an hour gets minimum-wage job offer
She will be paid $123.90 for a 7-hour work day instead of her current $16.10.
Advocate: No one will hire disabled workers on minimum wage
Kiwis with disabilities earned half the average income of other NZers, study finds.
Disabled woman paid $2.30/h to unwind Air NZ earphones
Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says the rules are discriminatory.
One night in Auckland: 3600 homeless people
Māori, Pasifika, LGBT and the disabled are over-represented in the city's rough sleepers.
Garth Bennie: Disability sector has high hopes for wellbeing Budget
COMMENT: The sector is ready to participate in a co-design approach to develop solutions.
Fatal motorway fall: Review into disabled man's care
Internal review ordered after intellectually disabled man's fatal Auckland motorway fall
'Pure fantasy': Govt's unaffordable $24 million pilot
What happens when you give disabled people all the help they need? Govt is finding out.
Police share friendly reminder of their 111 text service
As Kiwis celebrate NZ Sign Language Week, police share reminder about their text service.
Fonterra's kind gesture life-changing for struggling family
For 15 years Andrew Oliver has greeted the milk tanker at his front gate every evening.
Disability funding cuts: Commissioner seeks answers
Disabled people must be 'front and centre' of Govt's wellbeing budget, commissioner says.
Editorial: Life's basic need - Let's treat disabled people right
EDITORIAL: It is time we need to reshuffle the health budget's pot of cash.
Best of 2019: Limit showers and meals: 'Ruthless' plans to cut disabled care revealed
Documents reveal "appalling" disability sector cost-saving tactics for the first time.
Signs for visually impaired miss the mark with un-raised braille
The signs appear to include braille - except the dots have been printed on a flat surface.
Breaking down barriers: Shorty St casts first Down Syndrome actor
Wellingtonian Jacob Dombroski will come onto the show as a guest cast member.
Severely disabled woman victim of vile note after parking in disabled bay
Disabled woman left shaken by vile note which lashed out at her condition.
Legal action taken after autistic child forced to wear a hi-vis jacket at school
Mother takes legal action against school over autistic child.
Child suffers brain damage after choking on apple
Call for tighter rules after child suffers brain damage after choking on an apple.
Euthanasia bill will impact many, says terminally ill woman
Should euthanasia become legal, one Kiwi feels she would have to justify to her life.
Workers bullied, hours cut after pay equity settlement
Pay equity has transformed low-paid workers' lives. It has also had some downsides.
Para equestrians: Long may they rein
Para equestrian at Horse of the Year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
'Every hour is questioned': Disabled funding quietly being cut, advocates say
One intellectually disabled man has had his support package cut by half.
Tetraplegic model once planned to end her life in Switzerland
Claire Freeman once sought to escape pain until a happy accident improved her life.
The 28-year-old woman who can't read numbers
Hannah Hughson can't read road signs, price tags or recipes, but she wants to help others.
Adaptive surfing stirs up waves of emotion
From wheelchair to surfboard - it's now possible. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Northland mouth artist's 6WD wheelchair 'non-disabling' for its users
The 6WD wheelchair enables users to go places others are not able to go.
A glimpse into the lives of Kiwis living with a rare condition
Discover more about rare disorders through the eyes of sufferers on Rare Disease Day.
Teacher deregistered after hitting Down Syndrome boy
Teacher deregistered after hitting a boy on the back with a plastic lizard.