Disability
Disabled students right to education not being upheld
IHC is calling for investment and rapid changes in order to stop students with disabilities facing discrimination and consistent disadvantages in the education sector.
An Education Review Office… Audio
'Not all schools are welcoming of disabled learners' - ERO
The Education Review Office is planning a crackdown on schools that fail disabled children, saying some are breaking the law by actively discouraging children with disabilities.
Review uncovers shortcomings for disabled learners
A review has uncovered serious shortcomings in New Zealand's education outcomes for disabled learners.
The Education Review Office, or ERO, found that many schools and early learning centres actively… Audio
The Week in Detail: Lotto, rugby and local elections
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Lotto, rugby and local elections
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioLaura Fergusson closure leaves a gap that's hard to fill
The closure of the Laura Fergusson Trust's Auckland rehabilitation and respite facility came as a shock - what does it tell us about the state of disability support services? Audio
Laura Fergusson closure leaves a gap that's hard to fill
The closure of the Laura Fergusson Trust's Auckland rehabilitation and respite facility came as a shock - what does it tell us about the state of disability support services?
AudioCovid-19 is not over for disabled people
Opinion - Covid-19 remains a hefty risk, particularly to the disabled community - and many are alarmed New Zealand has ended most restriction rules, Chris Ford writes.
Physical restraint more likely for students with disabilities
Students with disabilities are 5000 times more likely to experience situations of physical restraint than their neurotypical counterparts, according to the IHC.
IHC bases this new figure on the… Audio
Jetstar's rejection of child with disability 'a shocker' - Consumer NZ boss
Jetstar's treatment of a family with disabled children, which ended in a ruined holiday and significant stress, has landed airline policy and manners in the spotlight again.
Despite checking in 45… Video, Audio
Child's wheelchair turned away from Jetstar flight
A family with four disabled children had their long-planned holiday ruined when they were turned away from their Jetstar flight after waiting in line to check in their daughter's wheelchair.
The… Audio
New Auckland bridge cost $38m, but wheelchair user cannot access it
A Māngere Bridge resident says Waka Kotahi has failed to cater for the needs of the disabled community in its construction of a new $38 million bridge.
Disability support worker warns against for-profit care groups
An in-home disability support worker says she would never work for a for-profit care organisation.
She's backing calls for an inquiry into the model, which advocates say results in unreliable and… Video, Audio
Government considering ending mask mandate in most settings
The government may be close to removing the mask mandate in all but the most high-risk health settings. This week, the Ministry of Disabled People sent an email to disability support providers asking… Audio
Waitangi Tribunal told of disparities in funding, care for disabled Māori
Poor quality care for disabled Māori and funding disparities to health providers struggling to help have been highlighted in presentations to the Waitangi Tribunal.
Waitangi Tribunal hears of struggle of disabled Māori
The Waitangi Tribunal has heard of the struggle disabled Māori have to get decent care in remote areas.
It's also heard how health services battle to help because of inequitable funding.
The… Audio
Potential treatment for tinnitus sees improvements in condition
The University of Auckland say their latest trial is likely to have a direct impact on future treatment of tinnitus. The results were positive, with the majority of trialists in citing improvements in… Audio
Queer and disabled rangatahi feature in doco Disabili-Tea
A new documentary series about young queer New Zealanders with disabilities will start streaming today on AttitudeLive.com and via Tahi. Justin Scott is one of the producers of the series called… Audio
Agricultural sector encouraged to hire more people with disabilities
'Simple changes' in changes to how jobs are done can open up many more work opportunities for people with disabilities, MPI says. Video
'A long time coming': Widespread cruelty, abuse of disabled people detailed
After eight days of harrowing testimonies, the country should be ashamed at how survivors of disability, deaf and mental health institutional care were treated, an IHC worker says.
