A new song to mark today's Day of People with Disability also aims to give our Paralympians a rousing anthem for next year's Rio games.

They consider Canberra home but this New Zealand family are struggling to make ends meet after having support for their autistic son withdrawn.

A number of Kiwis will forgo the Rugby World Cup final to stand on the start line of the New York City Marathon tomorrow morning.

Jordon Milroy refuses to let cerebral palsy define him.

A little theatre in Takapuna is giving people with disabilities a chance to shine.

Susan Mead tries hard to keep life as normal as possible for her daughter Jacqueline.

4-year-old Honor Griffiths is learning to take her first steps thanks to a bungy-style suit originally used by Russian cosmonauts.

Members of Auckland's disabled groups have handed a petition signed by 500 asking Mayor Len Brown for a rethink of an Auckland Council restructuring move that axes the jobs of the region's disability advisers.

An LA-based artist has photographed wounded veterans with a twist - rather than take "sorrowful" portraits, he's focused on their strength and sexuality.

An 18-year-old Australian model with Down syndrome is breaking down barriers and proving that a disability needn't stand in the way of a dream.

Key issues to be addressed in an update of special education will include wait-times and their negative effect on children with extra needs , documents show.

Linda, a mum from Auckland, has a daily struggle trying to get the best education for her special needs kids. She tells her story.

It was from neighbours that Scola Joseph first heard of two strange men in the village asking after her children. She knew immediately the moment she dreaded had come.

Lawyers taking rising numbers of special education cases say an independent tribunal is needed to ensure funding decisions are resolved fairly.

Passionate volunteer's skill introduces people with disabilities to the joy of skiing.

Since birth, Matt Perry was never expected to walk, yet now, at 22, he stands on stage to snarl out the vocals of his rock and metal band.

A spiritual awakening led occupational therapist Di Willis to help create an organisation to enable those living with disabilities to realise their full potential.

A controversial decision by a pilot to remove a family because their autistic daughter was being "disruptive" has received support from at least one passenger.

A sick mother in the UK was left shocked when a vicious note was left on her windscreen after she used a disabled car park.

A series of photographs hopes to raise awareness and "show people with Down Syndrome can do anything they put their minds to".

A severely intellectually disabled man was left to watch television for hours and left in the car as his caregiver went fishing.

An 8-year-old Manurewa boy is one of 11,000 disabled children to lose a welfare benefit, even though his asthma is so bad that he missed one in every four school days.

Jean Vanier dislikes success. To be precise, he dislikes the modern, secular "religion" of success.

A doctor at the Starship children's hospital and an engineer from Auckland University have invented a better, cheaper and faster-to-make foot orthotic splint.

Hearing-impaired cricket fans are missing out on the World Cup because they do not have access to captioning, the Foundation for the Deaf says.

The Kiwi father of Down syndrome baby Leo, born last month in Armenia, has a conviction for assaulting his father-in-law from a previous marriage.

It has been just over a decade since Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman captured the hearts of the country when she lost her limbs to meningococcal disease.

Six-year-old Destiny can't walk without a frame because of domestic violence meted out to her birth mother. Now she needs a costly spinal operation in the US.