Intellectual Disability
Musical Chair: Georgia Hale
The Musical Chair is designed for busy people, and this week's guest, league star Georgia Hale is certainly no exception, despite the fact her sporting season is currently in limbo due to the Covid-19… Audio
How does our genetic heritage influence our psychological traits
How responsible is the genetic cocktail we receive from our parents for shaping our moral compass? Neurogeneticist Professor Kevin Mitchell from Trinity College Dublin joins the show to discuss. Audio
Lack of funding for those in secure care unfair
Civil liberties lawyer, Michael Bott, is echoing the concerns of psychiatrists that the health system is failing patients with an intellectual disability who need secure care. Audio
Calls for release of sex offender with intellectual disability
A child rapist with an intellectual disability who has spent 45 years in mental hospitals and prisons has won a landmark ruling from the United Nations Human Rights Committee that his detention is… Audio
A hell of a good time
Bridget Chamberlain has been taking part in a training programme run by Hell Pizza and IHC. The placement gives young people with intellectual disabilities the chance to gain practical skills and to… Video, Audio
A New Direction
This week on One in Five: staff describe it a magic place. We visit Nelson's Salisbury School, a residential special education facility for girls with intellectual and behavioural difficulties. Three… Audio
One In Five for 16 November 2014 - I am an Artist
Vibrant posters have been appearing on street corners in main cities around the country as part of a national campaign to promote artists who happen to have a disability. The 'I am an Artist' campaign… Audio
One In Five for 8 December 2013 - Special Olympics
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
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