Latest from Disabilities

Sports mad 12-fingered family

Even in Brazil where football is a religion, the miraculous sight of wheelchair-bound fans leaping from their seats has prompted calls for a police investigation into claims of ticket fraud.

Pride of NZ Awards: Disability turned to advantage

Being accepted by her peers has been something a young Auckland teenager has always wanted.

Getting on their high horse

Danielle Wright connects with a group of special children getting active on horseback.

Trust investigates 'irregular payments' claim

A taxpayer-funded South Auckland disability support provider which received $30 million last year is investigating its own accounts.

My happy place: Lily Edmonds-Anderson, teenager

Disabled athlete swaps water for wheels in Paralympics bid

Disabled athlete Daniel Holt had only just found his sporting niche in the swimming pool when it was ripped away from him.

Rugby: Prosthetic limbs close to passing

Thanks to New Zealand research funded by the International Rugby Board, revolutionary prostheses and hearing aids are close to fruition.

Few parents paid for care of disabled children

A 13-year legal battle by parents seeking the right to be paid caregivers for their disabled adult children has ended in bitterness, with only a handful of parents being paid.

The courage to change

Some people choose to make changes in their life, sometimes personal, others are work related. For other people, though, that change is forced on them.

Champion of disabled is leading the way forward by example

Disabled teen loses court battle over estate

An intellectually disabled teenager has lost a Supreme Court battle for a share in his stepfather's $2.2 million estate because he was unborn when his mother married.

System failing offenders with brain disability

Thousands of people may be ending up on the wrong side of the law due to an alcohol-related brain disability caused before birth, a New Zealand judge says.

Pain left behind in new role

Ultrasound device helps blind to see

A Kiwi invention is helping the blind to see - virtually.

Govt review looks at building access for disabled people

Axed disabled staff get KFC jobs back

KFC has been contacting laid off disabled workers with offers of re-employment. Some workers have leaped at the chance but at least five turned it down.

Schoolboy joins heroes in race

Cerebral palsy is no obstacle for 16-year-old Auckland schoolboy Kieran Lane, who will run alongside his sporting and celebrity heroes as part of a transtasman race this month.

Author, 13, seeks to inspire the disabled

Muskan Devta admits she sometimes talks too much. She also writes a lot and can often be found hunkered down with a good book at the library.