Strong Voices

Colin Bailey was in the first New Zealand team to compete in the Special Olympics. He won bronze in the freestyle event at Baton Rouge, Louisiana, in 1983.

Northland families with disabled children are withdrawing from contact with other people because of the sheer stress of trying to manage the children with little support.

Most IDEA Services frontline support workers have now received both doses of the COVID-19 vaccination.

The small Rangitīkei town of Hunterville doesn’t have a lot on offer for a young man at weekends. So it’s understandable if Jeremy Hill-Hayer decides to stay on in Palmerston North to go to a disco rather than travel home to see his parents.

Michael Holdsworth was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in the Queen’s Birthday Honours, making him the first person with Down syndrome to receive this honour.

Eight young artists have their eyes on a new prize in the IHC Art Awards 2021.

'Poppy' reached the big screen in May and struck a chord with young women refusing to be defined by their disabilities. Ella Davenport from Lower Hutt and Ava Saba from Gladstone reviewed the movie.

Tayla Sloot sees a lot from her wheelchair. And she knows that her disability is a barrier that prevents people getting to know her.

Accessible Properties is carrying out improvements to IDEA Services properties throughout the country as part of a Healthy Homes programme.

Rhonda and Rex started their road trip early on a crisp May morning, their car loaded with gifts for school libraries.