Disability

An emergency appeal earlier this year raised $165,000, but that was not enough to prevent cuts to the disability charity's services, its chief executive says.

Shane Emeny says he is making the most of his situation, but "you can't have your life on hold". Audio

More than 1 million NZers have a disability, and their needs go beyond mobility parking and discounted taxis, Access Matters Aotearoa says. Video, Audio

First person: The reality of surviving with a child who has a syndrome without a name - and the astonishing discovery of vast differences in care. Audio

His family say they've been "ghosted" by government ministry staff and left in the dark about the reasons for the cut. Audio

An expert says changes to disability support funding risks some children going backwards. One charity is doing its best to intervene. Audio

The Accident Compensation Corporation has begun consulting over suggested rises of more than 7 percent for motorists, and more than 4 percent for employers and earners.

For many, music is a central part of life, but often we don't realise how it helps people psychologically and physiologically. Audio

The government is restructuring Whaikaha, the Ministry of Disabled People.

A disabled Northland man was punched twice in the head outside Countdown in Kerikeri.

When Ululau Ama was a baby, he contracted meningitis. By five, he had developed epilepsy - but also a talent for art. Audio

The call comes as Minister for Disability Issues Louise Upston has announced a shake-up for Whaikaha, including a freeze on funding for facilities that look after disabled people.