Family caregivers to get minimum wage
People who look after their highly disabled adult family members are at last in line to be paid by the Government - but only the minimum wage.
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Disabled man tells of airline woes
A disabled passenger says he was barred from boarding a flight after he missed check-in by three minutes when his electric wheelchair broke down.
Spotlight deepened death wish
The daughter of a disabled woman who starved herself to death said the media spotlight on her mother's actions deepened her resolve to die.
'Elite' flyer refuses to give up seat
A flight from Auckland was delayed when one of Air NZ's "gold elite" passengers refused to give up her front-row seat to accommodate a wheelchair-bound woman.
Taxi upheaval for special-needs kids
Special-needs students will begin the new term with another potentially disruptive change in taxi companies used to take them to and from school.
Q & A: From a mountain top she can see for miles
Neelusha Memon loves pushing herself to the absolute limit.
Rachel Noble: Are injuries needed to get action on disabled rights?
A young woman who happened to use a wheelchair was heading to work only to discover the hard way that the path was inaccessible.
Let me on the bus, disabled man pleads
A disabled Papamoa man twice denied access on local buses is taking his case to the Human Rights Commission.
Taxis just like Novopay: teacher
Special-needs students have been placed at risk by the Government's decision to switch taxi companies used to transport them to school, parents and a principal say.
Taxis stranding students 'not acceptable'
The Ministry of Education says it will work with its taxi companies to ensure no special needs child is stranded without a lift to or from school.
Taxi switch strands pupils
Special needs students have been stood up with no ride to and from school after a change in the taxi company used by the Government.
David Matthews: Disabled people must have a voice
The Ministry of Education recently made it tougher for students with learning disabilities to continue their studies and attain the qualifications, writes David Matthews.
Family celebrates school decision
A High Court decision overthrowing an attempt to close a girls' special needs school in Nelson is being celebrated by one Wanganui family whose daughter is enrolled there.
School children's safety 'paramount'
Education Minister Hekia Parata maintains the safety of children at school is "paramount" as she comes under fire for trying to close a girls' special needs school.
Parata's closure unlawful
Education Minister Hekia Parata unlawfully tried to close a girls' special needs school by disregarding warnings they would face greater risks of sexual abuse.
Should disabled pay more?
Mary Poppins producers have apologised to two women who were told they would have to buy more expensive tickets for their wheelchair-bound children.
NZ made disabled people 'invisible'
New Zealand may be in breach of its human rights obligations to significantly disabled people who are being treated as second-class citizens, according to new research.
Special-needs plan a 'cruel' change
Twice a week, hundreds of autistic, disabled or intellectually impaired schoolchildren are taken out of their classrooms and given one-on-one tuition for an hour.
Study aims to unlock autism
Grant helps Auckland scientist to dig deeper into complex disorder.
Kidnappers robbed autistic teen
A lost autistic teenage boy trying to find the local shop was robbed by two men who promised him a lift.