Blindness bars top graduate from jobs
Top marketing graduate Kyal Little is still looking for a job 18 months after graduating - because he hasn't yet found an employer
Top marketing graduate Kyal Little is still looking for a job 18 months after graduating - because he hasn't yet found an employer
The unemployment rate for New Zealand's 1.1m people with disabilities is 9.2 per cent.
Special needs teacher says mainstream schools may have difficulty dealing with behaviour problems because they lack the expertise.
An autistic advocacy group says a 4four-year jail term for a Blenheim mother who killed her autistic daughter was "nowhere near enough". Autistic
A son has published heart-wrenching video filmed with his mother, who has dementia, as she forgets who he is for the first time.
They provide laughs on social media, but what about the real people pictured in those "funny" memes?
The mother of a disabled child claims she found an angry note posted on a car that shamed her for parking in a handicapped space.
Brothers and sisters of disabled children often do it tough - they may feel they have less attention or are bullied at school.
At least two more schools have been investigated after complaints about seclusion rooms - including one that was eventually closed.
Pupils with learning difficulties struggle to get the help they need, despite Government changes to tackle inequity.
A survey which revealed access problems to the child disability allowance has raised more questions than answers.
When Wheelchair Football becomes a Paralympic Sport, these Cambridge sportsmen will be Paralympians. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Child advocates call for access to be simplified
The pups were out in force today as dogs from around Auckland were taken for a stroll at One Tree Hill in the name of charity.
Clinton Davies can't see the opponents he beats, or the medals he wins.
It's a battle of the finest for Lye Farm and Scott Farm on the outskirts of Hamilton - all in the name charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.
Tim Young is not your average 28-year-old - he has a Master's degree, owns his own home, has launched a company and is now building an app.
Jonathan Coleman declined to meet two parents of disabled children who were dissatisfied with the Halberg Disability Sports Foundation
What people see right now is an adorable little boy with Down syndrome. But what happens when he grows up? asks Charles Moss.
Foisting a young man who has serious challenges on the criminal justice system was not appropriate, a judge said today.
Joyful Ministries in Hamilton is giving people with intellectual disabilities a chance to connect with faith in their own way. Made with funding by New Zealand on Air.
Joyful Ministries in Hamilton is giving people with intellectual disabilities a chance to connect with faith in their own way. Made with funding by New Zealand on Air.
Police are treating the tragic death of a family of four as a murder-suicide, as neighbours reveal the parents' struggle with disabled children.
Mandatory CCTV cameras in special needs transport is still not in place, more than a year after the Ministry of Education vowed it was imminent.
Health authorities are considering plans to move mental health patient Ashley Peacock, to the dismay of his parents.
Only 10 students at Ebbett Park School having hearing difficulties but the whole school learns sign language. And these awesome kids have made their own YouTube clip to showcase their skills. Made with funding from NZ on Air
COMMENT: The challenge is how do we improve employment opportunities for our intellectually disabled people?
William Barnes is auctioning off the Mastermind chair to the Samuel Gibson Memorial Trust next month. "I was so impressed by his
The mother of a disabled teen who died after drowning in a bath says carers failed to use common sense and that ultimately led to
Erin Gough responds to a column that expressed sympathy for a range of people whose worries were worse than a latte or the valuation of their house.