Disability

Kathryn talks to Health Correspondent, Rowan Quinn about the wide ranging review of the Health and Disability sector led by Heather Simpson. An interim report, published in September, found the health… Audio

The government is refusing to pass a single-page piece of legislation, before the election, that would allow families with disabled children to take complaints to the Human Rights Review Tribunal and… Audio

The public housing agency, Kainga Ora, doesn't know how many of its properties meet design standards that ensure anyone with a disability can live in them.

There are close to 900 people on the state… Audio

Disability advocates say the public housing agency, Kainga Ora, needs to set its sights higher when it comes to making more houses accessible.

The agency has set a target to ensure at least 15… Audio

A consortium of disability groups bidding for a $30 million public contract has lost out to an American callcentre operator.

The seven year contract to run telecom and digital communications for… Audio

Eight disability groups that joined forces for the first time, to bid to run communications services for the deaf, hard of hearing and speech impaired, have been stymied.

The $30 million seven-year… Audio

With the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic impacting the profitability of many business and the unemployment line set to grow, there's concern disabled people will struggle to find work. In March, prior… Audio

Pelenakeke (Keke) Brown has recently returned to Aotearoa after being based in NYC for six years. An interdisciplinary artist, her work spans art, writing, and performance. She's become the interim… Audio

The disability sector has been given an historically huge sum of money in the 2020 Budget. We speak to David Matthews of CCS Disability action about looking after the more vulnerable in the community… Audio

Some disability carers left their families and moved into the bubble of their clients - how is the sector coping? Plus, harrowing stories from Kiwis with other health problems during covid-19. Audio

The second full week of the new normal is almost over most New Zealanders are holed up at home, and relying on essential workers to keep the country running.

But how are those with disabilities… Audio

Blind and Low Vision's Chris Orr joins the discussion on the extra level of care needed to make sure the disabled are well supported during the COVID-19 crisis Audio

Carers of people with autism, intellectual disabilities and high and complex needs say they're preparing for a very stressful four weeks, with uncertainty around respite care and a vastly altered… Audio

Australian moral philosopher and professor at Princeton University, Peter Singer's work challenges people to question whether their behaviour is ethical and highlights blind-spots and moral… Audio

Parents and disability advocates say they are disappointed the government's overhaul of funded family care doesn't go far enough to fix some of the most critical problems in the system.

The changes… Audio

A disability rights' advocate has described new changes to funded family care as "lipstick on a pig". The Associate Minister for Health Jenny Salesa yesterday announced it was dropping the minimum age… Audio