People With Disability

Estate planning before your own death can be confronting for anyone. But for parents who have children with disabilities, there are additional complexities to consider. 

Vision-impaired athlete Timothy Green will race in Sunday's Ironman Australia triathlon. He says Ironman has been "life-changing" and he wants to inspire his young, vision-impaired son. 

Telaya Blacksmith is facing a crossroads, to continue her Paralympic journey, or pursue Aussie Rules — she is one of several disabled women building a name in mainstream sport. 

Advocates say social media is a "lifeline" for young people with disability, so they should be part of designing and testing elements of the federal government's ban.

Researchers say women are feeling under represented in politics and struggle to speak up about the issues that matter to them.

Andrew Regan has returned to the scene of his catastrophic injury to reclaim the day that changed the course of his life.

More than a year since a major report found the lack of culturally safe and accessible care for First Nations people with disability to be a "time-sensitive national crisis", disability workers in WA's far north are still calling for action.

On the eve of a new parliament, these are three areas disability advocates want addressed, write Evan Young and Nas Campanella.

Lawyers for the family of Kumanjayi Johnson, who died in Alice Springs while under public guardianship, tell an inquest his family felt left out of his care and weren't told he went missing on the night he disappeared.

Roni Corne says it used to take a minute to book her ticket with an accessible seat on the NSW regional train network, but now she is required to make a phone call. 

Scott Avery has dedicated his life to fighting for the rights of First Nations Australians and people with disability. His mission is inspired by ancient footprints thought to have belonged to a one-legged man on a hunt with his community.

Instead of watching a game with your eyes, you're feeling it through your hands. Sports broadcasting is undergoing a quiet revolution — and its repercussions could be monumental for vision impaired and sighted fans alike.

The mother of a boy who is Deafblind is frustrated after being told her son will not have the one-on-one assistance he needs to understand lessons in his preferred setting.

Queensland Youth Justice Minister Laura Gerber has conceded a car she travelled in to a press conference should not have stopped in a disability parking bay, with a retired Paralympian saying the elected official's error is disappointing to see.

When Kath Tanner's leg was amputated after a bus crash in London she felt "frustrated" by a lack of information. Now she's helping others navigate the difficult process. 

Hydrotherapy was a highlight for Shannon Barker's week, but the indefinite closure of her city's pool means her family is considering leaving.

The death of a man with disability in NDIS-supported housing last month sparks a police investigation and renewed calls for mandatory provider registration.

The athletics meet in Melbourne over the weekend made headlines, but para athletes say the scheduling of their events well before the television broadcast was disappointing.

For Stacey Donchi, a shared love of Dungeons and Dragons, Star Wars and board games with Steve Lyons far outweighed her family and friends' concerns about her dating a man with no legs and one arm.

Every surfer at this Byron Bay event has a different story to tell. But they all agree on one thing — the healing power of the ocean.