Disability
One In Five for 2 September 2012
Providing employment for people with disabilites and a project archiving the evolution of New Zealand Sign Language. Audio
One In Five for 29 July 2012
Katy Gosset examines the language of disability and how it's changed over time. Audio
One In Five for 15 July 2012
Katy Gosset visits Kilmarnock Enterprises which has been providing employment for people with disabilities for more than 50 years. Audio
Ideas for 30 October 2011
This weekend has seen more than 150 artists taking part in the country's first disability arts festival in Auckland. Chris talks to a couple of the organisers and Welsh actor Chris Tally Evans. Audio
One In Five for 16 October 2011
The trials and tribulations of bringing up an autistic child. Jo and Steve Paull are both teachers and musicians in their own right. When they discovered that their son was autistic they tried every… Audio
Community - Gardens
Scott Thiemann from CCS Disability Action talks about teaching people to be gardeners, or a better gardener, in order to build more sustainable communities. Audio
One in Five for Sunday 20 March 2011
We’ve not been getting much information about how disabled Cantabrians are coping following the Christchurch. How does a blind person fetch water from a tanker down the street, or a wheelchair user… Audio
Amadou and Mariam at WOMAD 2011
Emma Smith talks with Malian musicians Amadou & Mariam, whose infectious folk songs feed off modern rock and blues grooves. Audio
Ideas: Fathers and (Disabled) Sons
Jeremy Rose reflects on his relationship with his youngest son, Tai, and talks to two other fathers of disabled sons. Audio
Kiwi Inventors - Richard Little
He is one of the inventors of Rex, the Robotic Exoskeleton, a pair of robotic legs that enables you to stand up and walk with your arms free. Audio
Auckland firm offering wheelchair users chance to walk again
An Auckland-based company is offering wheelchair users the chance to walk again, with its invention of the world's first robotic legs, known as Rex. Audio
One in Five for 27 June 2010
More tales from the trail; when data collection goes viral. And what you need to know about the Auckland super city. Audio
Disability report
Workbridge, together with CCS Disability Action, have just released a report that looks at disabled people in education and employment. It finds they are not receiving enough funding, and that many… Audio
Government review of special education sector
Viv Maidaborn, CCS Disability Action chief executive; Barrie Wickens, principal of Kaka Street Special School, and a member on the Executive of the NZ Special Schools Association; and Heather Roy… Audio
IHC mainstreaming
A new report argues that disabled children do better in classrooms in regular schools, rather than being in special schools. Audio
Ideas for 9 November 2008 - Humanitarianism (Part1)
Jean Baptiste Richardier talks about his work with disabled refugees. Audio
One in Five for 6 April 2008
Derek Petera and Tuila Tenari discuss a kaupapa Maori organization offering tikanga based services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Audio
Insight Sunday 09 December: Hearing Association
Lois Williams investigates the Hearing Association in Whangarei, amid allegations that assets are being abused. Audio
Insight Sunday 19 August:Disabled Employment
Amid a shortage of labour, why aren't employers more willing to employ people with disabilities? Audio
Insight Sunday 20 May: Demise of Sheltered Workshops
Insight looks at the impact of a law change that spelt the end of sheltered workshops for people with disabilities Audio