Thousands of people could be helped into long-term employment via a new initiative.

Autism NZ CEO Dane Dougan says all teachers should learn strategies for autistic pupils.

Parents looking for school that will take autistic Hamilton boy expelled for hitting.

IHC has signalled it will stop providing home support, contract board and foster care.

COMMENT: Parents need Govt to fund help courses, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Nellie Pemberton "fell for his blue eyes" when she met the love of her life.

Two people have been charged over alleged kickbacks at two Manukau Maori organisations.

Kellie Aitchison has been left scrambling to help her tetraplegic son.

A boy with cancer can't get to school because of a severe shortage of disability taxis.

The unemployment rate for New Zealand's 1.1m people with disabilities is 9.2 per cent.

Special needs teacher says mainstream schools may have difficulty dealing with behaviour problems because they lack the expertise.

An autistic advocacy group says a 4four-year jail term for a Blenheim mother who killed her autistic daughter was "nowhere near enough". Autistic

A son has published heart-wrenching video filmed with his mother, who has dementia, as she forgets who he is for the first time.

They provide laughs on social media, but what about the real people pictured in those "funny" memes?

The mother of a disabled child claims she found an angry note posted on a car that shamed her for parking in a handicapped space.

Brothers and sisters of disabled children often do it tough - they may feel they have less attention or are bullied at school.

At least two more schools have been investigated after complaints about seclusion rooms - including one that was eventually closed.

Hamilton is celebrating disabilities today, and it's inspirational. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

A survey which revealed access problems to the child disability allowance has raised more questions than answers.

When Wheelchair Football becomes a Paralympic Sport, these Cambridge sportsmen will be Paralympians. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Child advocates call for access to be simplified

The pups were out in force today as dogs from around Auckland were taken for a stroll at One Tree Hill in the name of charity.

Clinton Davies can't see the opponents he beats, or the medals he wins.

It's a battle of the finest for Lye Farm and Scott Farm on the outskirts of Hamilton - all in the name charity. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Tim Young is not your average 28-year-old - he has a Master's degree, owns his own home, has launched a company and is now building an app.

Jonathan Coleman declined to meet two parents of disabled children who were dissatisfied with the Halberg Disability Sports Foundation

A taxi driver who repeatedly molested a special needs teenager has been denied parole.

A branch of McDonald's in Sydney threw a party this week to mark the 30th anniversary of one staff member's first day on the job.

What people see right now is an adorable little boy with Down syndrome. But what happens when he grows up? asks Charles Moss.

Foisting a young man who has serious challenges on the criminal justice system was not appropriate, a judge said today.