Disability
Teacher fears life on solo parent benefit in immigration wait
A widowed teacher with an autistic son is among those pleading for an answer on whether their parents will be allowed to join them under a shelved immigration programme.
Woman forced out of job after disability complaint
An Auckland woman has been forced to leave her volunteer job at a charity store, after a colleague complained about her intellectual disability. Rebecca Gibbs had been volunteering at the Hibiscus… Audio
Govt urged to fix Funded Family Care system
A network supporting people caring for severely disabled family members is welcoming an out-of-court settlement for a small group of families.
Family settles with govt over paid care dispute
One of eight families who've reached an out of court settlement with the government over care for disabled relatives, says it's won the battle, but not the war. Audio
MSD deputy CEO to apologise to seriously ill beneficiary
The Ministry did not regard his situation as an emergency and demanded he pay back 10,000 for emergency motel accommodation. Video, Audio
MSD ordered to wipe debt of seriously ill beneficiary
The man concerned was often forced to live in his car because MSD didn't think his situation was an emergency. Video, Audio
"Music is something that is not only heard, but felt"
It is a common belief that the experience of music comes solely from hearing it, but Rebekah Stewart has proven otherwise. Video
Former engineer and territorial soldier returns to Defence with art
Grant Philip was just fresh into his military career, when a diving accident left him a tetraplegic. Now a painter, he's returning to his military roots as part of the Art in Recovery programme. Video, Audio
Man in wheelchair kicked out of shop
Auckland man Imtiaz Aziz has gone to the Human Rights Commission after being kicked out of a shop. He was told to leave by staff who said that his wheelchair was too big for the aisles. The shop's… Audio
Meatworks pays $300k after man's hand cut off in machinery
A meat works in Timaru has been ordered to pay a $300,000 fine after a man got his hand cut off in a machine. WorkSafe's investigation found the company Alliance Group Limited had failed to ensure the… Audio
Campaigner unimpressed by family care system review move
Disability care reform campaigner Dianne Moody says she is unimpressed with today's announcement today of an independent review into the Funded Family Care system.
Mother takes disabled son to Employment Court
Diane Moody is taking her disabled son to court to argue he's not capable of being an employer. Checkpoint's [*Alex Perrottet*] visits their home and submits his application for the arduous job. Video, Audio
Families fed up with glacial pace on disabled care pay
Families caring for their adult disabled children are furious a promised fast-track review of the law won't be released for months.
Dancing towards an accessible future
For more than twenty years Touch Compass has been challenging people's ideas of what dance is and who can do it. Kathryn Ryan talks to its founder and artistic director, Catherine Chappell and one of… Audio, Gallery
'Jaw-dropping' delays for special education
Delays in specialist support for children with disabilities under five in the Wellington region are "ridiculous", parents and teachers say.. Audio
Insight: Foetal Alcohol - Damaging Baby Brains
It's thought there could be several thousand New Zealand babies born every year with brains damaged in the womb by alcohol after their mother's drank while pregnant. Philippa Tolley investigates… Video, Audio
Proposed euthanasia bill in NZ 'needs tweaking'
The wording of proposed euthanasia legislation should be tightened to ensure it only applies to the terminally ill, members of an Australian advisory panel say. Audio
Disability support services policy 'an absolute joke'
Families caring for adult disabled children are appalled by attempts to simplify the guidelines for how much support and money they can get. Six months ago the Appeal Court suggested the Health… Audio
Double amputee on the real meaning of letting go
Mike Rolls was a sports mad teenager in Australia when he contracted meningococcal septicaemia on a football trip aged 18. Overnight he was fighting for his life. He defied doctors' expectations and… Audio
Rodney Bell: Dancing a Duet with a wheelchair
Rodney Bell left Aotearoa to dance in the US - with his wheelchair - and spent years homeless in San Francisco between lavish tours in Hawaii or New York, and says the Māori perspective helped him get… Video, Audio, Gallery
