Disability

It's there all the time but no one else can see it. Chronic pain affects one in six New Zealanders and can be hugely debilitating, sometimes leading to sleep loss, depression and changed family… Audio

The global app market for smartphones and tablets is worth billions of dollars. But how easy are apps for blind people to access and navigate around? Jonathan Mosen of Appcessible.net is helping… Audio

Carol Stiles meets Whangarei woman Vanassa McGoldrick who, when she was a teenager, dreamed of becoming a lawyer. Then, there were no accessible universities, and even a few years ago, arms had to be… Audio

What does a good life mean to you ? Young people with disabilities have their own ideas but they haven't always had the freedom to pursue their dreams and goals. Now the Government has launched… Audio

One in Five this week is pulling in snapper with members of the world's only Stroke Survivors' Fishing Club. Club members get together once a month, fishing rods in hand, for a day out on the water… Audio

Stella Young is a comedian, disability activist, and the Editor of ABC's Ramp Up website - the online space for news, discussion and opinion about disability in Australia. Since then she has been… Audio

Katy Gosset reveals a grim picture of the health of New Zealanders who are living with an intellectual disability. Audio

Imagine Better is an organisation that helps people with disabilities and their families imagine a better life and supports them to achieve their goals. Their message is that services can be limiting… Audio

More than a thousand athletes with intellectual disabilites descended upon Dunedin to compete across ten sporting disciplines last week. Katy Gosset reports on the eighth Special Olympics National… Audio

Recently a delegation of young leaders from Japan's disability sector came to New Zealand to look at the provision of services and disability support here . One in Five caught up with the group at a… Audio

Katy Gosset sets sail on a tall ship, purpose-built for an all-abilities crew. Audio

A young disabled Auckland woman, badly burned as a child, is off to South Africa this week to play for the New Zealand Wheel Blacks rugby team. She's the third woman ever to be selected for the team. Audio

American psychiatry lecturer and writer. His latest book is called 'Far From the Tree: Parents, Children, and the Search for Identity'. Audio

Sophie Pascoe, winner of 10 Paralympic medals, talks about the battles she's fought in and out of the pool, and the legacy she would like to create for other disabled athletes. It's all in her new… Audio

Assistive Technology consultant Jonathan Mosen - who has been blind since birth - has written a book for the visually impaired on how to use iPhones. His book is called 'iOS7 Without the Eye'. Audio

Katy Gosset is learning to talk with her hands - tackling this country's third official language. Here in New Zealand, sign language is spoken by about 24,000 people including deaf, hearing impaired… Audio

Leading figure in the Auckland improvised music scene,  founder, composer and director of the New Pacific Music Ensemble, and sound designer for theatre, dance, film and television, who has incomplete… Audio

Katy Gosset checks out an acclaimed and provocative play that explores being deaf within a hearing family. Audio

It is hoped that a dictionary of Vanuatu's local sign language will add momentum to moves to introduce a national language for deaf people and their communities. Audio

These days, you name it, the Internet has got it, but some people living with disabilities may only be enjoying a fraction of what's available. Katy Gosset gets on line with the Royal New Zealand… Audio