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Record disability spend not enough - advocates

The Wellbeing Budget has not lived up to its name for disabled people, advocates say.

School's shocking award for student causes outrage

The parents attended the ceremony and were shocked when they heard about the award.

CEO admits 'mistake' in employing blind worker on $2.30/h

But parents of disabled employees want current wage exemptions scheme kept

Mother of special needs worker defends company pay

Air NZ says it is one of more than 50 companies that contract Altus Enterprises

Blind woman on $2.30 an hour gets minimum-wage job offer

She will be paid $123.90 for a 7-hour work day instead of her current $16.10.

Advocate: No one will hire disabled workers on minimum wage

Kiwis with disabilities earned half the average income of other NZers, study finds.

Disabled woman paid $2.30/h to unwind Air NZ earphones

Minister of Social Development Carmel Sepuloni says the rules are discriminatory.

One night in Auckland: 3600 homeless people

Māori, Pasifika, LGBT and the disabled are over-represented in the city's rough sleepers.

Garth Bennie: Disability sector has high hopes for wellbeing Budget

COMMENT: The sector is ready to participate in a co-design approach to develop solutions.

Breaking down barriers: Shorty St casts first Down Syndrome actor

Wellingtonian Jacob Dombroski will come onto the show as a guest cast member.

Severely disabled woman victim of vile note after parking in disabled bay

Disabled woman left shaken by vile note which lashed out at her condition.

Legal action taken after autistic child forced to wear a hi-vis jacket at school

Mother takes legal action against school over autistic child.

Child suffers brain damage after choking on apple

Call for tighter rules after child suffers brain damage after choking on an apple.

Euthanasia bill will impact many, says terminally ill woman

Should euthanasia become legal, one Kiwi feels she would have to justify to her life.

Workers bullied, hours cut after pay equity settlement

Pay equity has transformed low-paid workers' lives. It has also had some downsides.

Para equestrians: Long may they rein

Para equestrian at Horse of the Year. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

'Every hour is questioned': Disabled funding quietly being cut, advocates say

One intellectually disabled man has had his support package cut by half.

Tetraplegic model once planned to end her life in Switzerland

Claire Freeman once sought to escape pain until a happy accident improved her life.