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Multisport: Blind athlete focuses on cans, not can'ts

From last in class to top of the tree

Ben Carson makes a difference in and out of the operating theatre, reports Andrew Stone.

Wheelchair-bound 'special boy' goes out with one last joke

Gone, but Briagh's project will live on

Making sense in a hearing world

Disabled man's caregiver to face human rights hearing

Conservative apologises to deaf MP over 'goof'

Mojo Mathers still hopes to be NZ's first deaf MP

Brian Rudman: Wake up! Time to pay support staff

The Cabinet agreed that 5700 disability support workers deserved to receive the minimum wage for overnight sleepover shifts, but the winners are going to be kept waiting.

$100m deal ends pay 'struggle' for all-night disability workers

About 5700 of the country's lowest-paid workers have won a landmark deal to pay them the minimum...

Racing: Richest harness race won but she can't hear cheers

Disabled fans feel let-down by RWC transport

Carers tell of assaults by disabled loved ones

The silent battle: Mum fights to ensure a future

Abuse, neglect, disability care: words no one wants to see together. In 2006 a flurry of stories about appalling care sparked a Government inquiry. Despite steps to fix the problem, it's happening again.

The silent battle: Paralysed boxer tells his story

Abuse, neglect, disability care: words no one wants to see together. In 2006 a flurry of stories about appalling care sparked a Government inquiry. Despite steps to fix the problem, it's happening again.

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