Disability

Katy Gosset visits a Christchurch hospital where tetraplegic patients are helping to redesign the spinal injury facility. Audio

This week on One in Five: He describes himself as the world's first Blind Cricket commentator. Katy Gosset talks to Dean Du Plessis who uses the sounds of ball and bat to help report on the sport. Audio

Until a few months ago, Selwyn Cook had no idea how many people he'd employed who live with disabilities. He says he doesn't count them and just employs the best person for the job. It turns out that… Audio

Fourteen years ago Andrew Fleming's ordinary day's work on his in-law's Taranaki farm changed his life dramatically. He was thrown from his quad bike and became a paraplegic. The fit, active farmer… Audio

Peter Meijer's vOICe takes images captured by a camera in a visor and translates these into sounds played to the user via headphones. Audio

Many New Zealanders are getting old, and they're being told it's time to make New Zealand homes easier to live in. Audio

Last week we brought you the story of an Auckland family who'd been waiting two years for a ramp to be built on their state house so they could wheel their severely disabled daughter to the front… Audio

Former Radio New Zealand newsreader producer Chris Whitta and Spiritual Outlook host Mike Gourley on how they've adapted to everyday life after their respective strokes. Audio

This week on One in Five: teaching children about the birds and the bees is often challenging. But it can be tougher still for parents whose young people have learning difficulties. Katy Gosset meets… Audio

Vivid, complex, recurring visual hallucinations, usually occurring in older adults with later-life vision loss - we speak with Ted Harmer who has Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Audio

An Auckland family with a severely disabled daughter says they have been waiting two years for a small change to be made to their state house that would dramatically improve their lives. Audio

Australian comedian, journalist and disability activist Stella Young has died. This is an excerpt from a Radio New Zealand Interview with Stella earlier in 2014. Audio

There are Sailability clubs dotted around the globe - nine of them are in New Zealand. Their aim is simple - to spread the joy of sailing to anyone. Sailability Hawkes Bay was the third club to be set… Audio

This week on One in Five: Singing the unsung heroes. Volunteers are the mainstay of many activities available to the disability sector. As the world marks the International Day of the Volunteer, Katy… Audio

Eighteen-year-old Jono Brownjohn is on the Pathway to Podium programme – a nationwide talent development programme for young athletes. A sprinter and jumper, Jono’s aiming for selection for the 2016… Audio

Denis Wood talks about negotiating positive relationships in the community. Audio

Denis Wood is founder of The Shed Project – a wide reaching initiative in Paraparaumu which offers opportunities and choices to differently abled people and youth. Audio

Denis talks Amelia through the range of things they make at the Shed Project. Audio

Robert Martin is a disability advocate and New Zealand's Candidate for the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities for the 2016 election. Robert Martin was born in New… Audio