Deaf
Case #044 - Emma Agnew
In 2007, 20-year-old Emma Agnew put a sign up in her car advertising it for sale. A man answered the ad, but he wasn't interested in buying the car. As Stuff senior reporter Martin Van Beynan… Audio
Fiona Murphy: The Shape of Sound
Fiona Murphy is an award winning poet and essayist whose new memoir The Shape of Sound explores her experience of being deaf. She was in her first year of school when a hearing test confirmed she was… Audio
Could a hearing check help prisoners reintegrate into society?
The rate of hearing loss in prisoners is double that of the general population and legal and disability advocates are calling for all remand prisoners to have their hearing checked. Louise… Audio
Generation deaf? Study into teen hearing has concerning results
A pilot programme launched by the National Foundation for the Deaf is hoping to understand the increase in hearing loss in New Zealand children. A study into students at Rutherford College in Auckland… Audio
Deaf theatre: Hands across the divide
Combining sign with mime and physical theatre, 'Salonica' is the tale of two soldiers who form an unlikely friendship in World War I. The work was developed with an international team of both deaf and… Video, Audio
Audio description en pointe for blind audience
As soon as you hear Prokofiev’s Dance of the Knights you’ll recognise it. It’s one of the most famous pieces, and scenes from Romeo and Juliet, currently being performed by the Royal New Zealand… Audio
Deaf students need more help
It's been ten years since sign became an official language, but the deaf community say more needs to be done at the school level.
Nights' Science - Body Parts
Professor Emerita in Science Communication at the University of Otago Jean Fleming, on (quirky) human anatomy... the structure of the inner ear (and how it hears)... Audio
One In Five for October 18, 2015 - Perceptive Pooches
You can recognise a hearing dog because of its little yellow jacket. They work in the community to alert others to the fact the person they are with is deaf and, at home, their job is even more… Audio, Gallery
Dining with Signing
New Zealand sign language is our third official language, and of the 190 languages spoken in New Zealand it's the 12th most frequently used. But while we might try to say "Un rosso vino per favore" in… Audio
One in Five for 10 May 2015
New Zealand Sign Language Week has just finished - So what do we know about our third official language ? About 20,000 people identify as using New Zealand Sign Language.Katy Gosset meets some of them… Audio
Signs
A restaurant where you have to use your hands, because you have to order in sign language. Audio