Disability
Giving hope through movement
Dancer Rodney Bell tells his story through Meremere, an autobiographical piece that spans 20 years of his life. It addresses issues around homelessness – which Bell was for a few years – and… Audio
Disabled kids and the uphill battle for education
A new report into the schooling of children with disabilities finds myriad barriers, including exclusion, bullying, poor teaching and funding. The report, by the community law centre Youth Law… Audio
Everybody Cool Lives Here
The Wellingon theatre troup Everyone Cool Lives Here includes members with and without intellectually disabilities. RNZ features producer Mike Gourley checks out their new production No Post on Sunday… Video, Audio, Gallery
Kirsty Griffin and Viv Kernick: Amy Street
Kim Hill talks to filmmakers Kirsty Griffin and Viv Kernick, makers of the celebrated 2014 documentary Wayne. Their follow-up to that film, which focused on a resident of the Supported Life Style… Audio
The Ability to Dance
Dancer Suzanne Cowan is in London with dance partner Adrian Smith performing Grotteschi – a dance that explores ideas around the classical and grotesque body – at the festival for the Lord Mayor of… Video, Audio
Blind community fights for equal access to books
A mother has described as 'heartbreaking' the struggle her blind daughter goes through to get hold of everyday reading material.
Wheelchair failure led to adventurer's fatal fall
A Hawke's Bay adventurer died after his electric wheelchair's joystick cable broke, throwing him to the ground, a coroner has found.
Parenting: Dealing with disability
Having a child diagnosed with a serious disability can be a life-changing moment for parents. Wellington high school teacher Tessa Prebble is trying to make the experience easier on parents with her… Audio
Fears disabled children will be shortchanged
Disability and school groups fear disabled children will be short-changed by a huge shift of special needs funding from schools to early education providers. Audio
Secondary principals fear special education 'disaster'
A proposed overhaul of special education spending moving funding from school-aged children to under-5s would be a disaster, a secondary principals group says. Audio
Govt to phase out 'special needs'
The term "special needs" marginalises children with disabilities and will be phased out as part of a wider review, the government says.
Josh Davis: prosopagnosia and super-recognisers
Kim Hill talks to Dr Josh Davis, Reader for Psychology in the Department of Psychology, Social Work and Counselling at the University of Greenwich. He has published research on human face recognition… Audio
Slide fight over kids with disabilities
A Northland amusement centre has offered to hold special sessions for all children with disabilities after a row with the mother of a girl who cannot walk.
Questions asked over taxi scheme oversight
Questions are being asked about the Canterbury Regional Council's oversight of a subsidised taxi scheme at the centre of fraud allegations. Audio
Stuart Firestein: ignorance, failure, and how we smell
Kim Hill talks to neuroscientist Dr Stuart Firestein, Chair of Columbia University's Department of Biological Sciences, whose lab studies the vertebrate olfactory system, seeking answers to the… Audio
Nelson school battles "penny-pinching" closure
Nelson is fighting back against the potential closure of a school which caters for girls with learning difficulties.
One dead, five injured in London knife attack
One woman was killed and five others injured by a man with suspected mental health issues who went on the rampage with a knife in central London. Video, Audio
WINZ puts man with Hodgkin's lymphoma on jobseeker benefit
An Auckland man diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma, for a second time, is calling for a change to the law after Work and Income put him on a jobseekers benefit while undergoing chemotherapy. Audio
Far too few new homes suit elderly people - lobby group
Just 2 percent of new houses are designed to suit the elderly - and New Zealand's ageing population makes that a problem, a housing lobby group says.
Episode 3 - Mind matters
How do our brains change as we get older? Noelle finds out, with the help of a neuroscientist, a centenarian, and a Poet Laureate. Video, Audio