Disability
Many workers with disabilities still paid $5 an hour on average
Three years after the government announced it would scrap minimum wage exemptions and replace them with a wage subsidy, some disabled workers are still earning an average of just $5 an hour.
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What's the Disibili-Tea | Episode 2: Becki Moss
Celebrated photographer Becki Moss is an advocate for those living with invisible disabilities, something Becki herself lives with. She is turning her lens to K Road to see how accessible it is. Video
What's the Disibili-Tea | Episode 3: Ari Kerssens
Advocate for blindness and low vision, Ari Kerssens is jazzing up his cane in the hopes to promote accessibility and awareness in Karangahape Roads Queer nightlife. Video
What's the Disibili-Tea | Episode 4: Mamie Rose
Mamie Rose lives with Williams Syndrome. She is an advocate who uses modelling as her way to advocate. Mamie is preparing for a photoshoot that will express both her Queerness and Disabled-self. Video
What's the Disibili-Tea | Episode 5: Finn Hitch
Finn recently moved to Auckland. They want to connect with the queer scene, but struggle with the lack of accessibility. Finn is hoping to make their mark on the scene by showing their pride. Video
What's the Disibili-Tea | Episode 6: Cait and Rimu
Rimu and Cait both live with disabilities and identify as non-binary using they/them pronouns. They’re meeting to spill the tea on what it's like to be misgendered in the healthcare system. Video
What's the Disibili-Tea | Episode 1: Misty Frequency
Drag icon Misty Frequency's kaupapa is to celebrate Autistic and Takatāpui excellence. They are looking to storm the stage at the Drag Wars competition with a cash prize up for grabs. Video
Disability advocates criticise Auckland planned train cancellations
Disability advocates are criticising a move by Auckland Transport to replace some trains with buses to allow for track maintenance.
Work will begin early next year to rebuild foundations underneath… Audio
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
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? Audio
Covid-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