Disability

It is a common belief that the experience of music comes solely from hearing it, but Rebekah Stewart has proven otherwise. Video

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

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

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

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

Delays in specialist support for children with disabilities under five in the Wellington region are "ridiculous", parents and teachers say.. Audio

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

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

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

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 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

A senior Auckland doctor says the murder of a severely disabled woman at the hands of her mother could happen again, unless adult disability services are improved, and care givers are better funded. Video, Audio

Disability advocates are outraged out-dated ramps at Wellington train stations are posing a barrier to wheelchair users getting to work. Support worker and wheelchair user Samantha Eddie works in… Audio

In 2016-17 more than 9,000 high-needs students were funded by the Ministry of Education through its "Ongoing Resourcing Scheme" or ORS. ORS subsidises the wages for teacher aides. The average number… Audio

WRFU listed "female player" alongside "physical" and "developmental" conditions. Zoë George, NZRU’s Cate Sexton, Disability Rights Commissioner Paula Tesoriero and para-climber Rachel Carter discuss… Audio