Disability

New Zealand Sign Language Week has just finished - So what do we know about our third official language ? About 20,000 people identify as using New Zealand Sign Language.Katy Gosset meets some of them… Audio

For 40 years Auckland psychiatrist Dr Sai Woh Wong has been trying to remove barriers for Chinese people in New Zealand to access mental health services. His work has taken place in the community, in… Audio

The Government has confirmed it's setting up a voucher system that it says will give disabled people more choice over their home care. Audio

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

What we lose if we eliminated disability in society, through either technology or eugenics, with Prof. Rosemarie Garland-Thomson of Emory University. Audio

A report into the accessibility of parliament has found many areas wanting. Now an action plan has been put into place to make the buildings and grounds and information about parliament accessible to… Audio

A couple wanting to join an Anzac weekend tour by train say they feel discriminated against as they were turned away by a tour operator because one of them requires a walker. Audio

In a rare move, the public health watchdog has referred a caregiver to the director of proceedings for many serious failings in the care of an intellectually disabled man. Audio

The public health watchdog has found many serious failings in the care of an intellectually disabled man who was pinched and hit, told to clean the toilet, and left alone in front of the TV for long… Audio

The Carers Alliance says a Government scheme set up to pay New Zealanders who care for disabled family members was set up to fail. Audio

The Carers Alliance says a Government scheme set up to pay New Zealanders who care for disabled family members is a disaster, and had been set up to fail. Audio

The Government is being accused of leaving disabled people and their families in the lurch. Audio

When Chris Orr was paired with his first guide dog 40 years ago there were only 12 dogs working in New Zealand, now there are about 240. Chris has had 4 guide dogs, each with different skills. His… Audio

Women with disabilities are significantly more likely to be abused than women in the general population. In fact figures gathered around the world show up to 90 per cent of women with an intellectual… Audio

A play by Stuart Hoare about a man who with a lot of attitude coming to terms with disability. The concluding episode of a drama centred on James, who has recently become blind but refuses to accept… Audio

What's it like to visit a museum or gallery if you're blind? We go for a tour with qualified audio describer Bruce Roberts and Lisette Wesseling around the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa. Audio

Parents of children with disabilities say there needs to be a culture change within Government, and a review of how it supplies services and funding to families with disabled children. Audio

Speech and Language therapist Christian Wright discusses lisps, and when parents should be concerned. Audio

Chief Youth Court Judge Andrew Becroft discusses the link between youth offending and learning difficulties. Guy Pope-Mayell is the chairman of the Dyslexia Foundation of New Zealand. Audio

Victoria University history and disability researcher Hilary Stace on polio and recent immunisation successes and failures offshore. Audio