Disability

Even before birth we are attuned to the tone and rhythm of our mother's heartbeat and voice. Music and sound can move us in profound ways and it's a language anyone can speak. From toddlers with… Audio

Jonathan Mosen helps us test some smartphone apps that can help blind people identify the food in their cupboards. Audio

Tourettes Syndrome is a disabling disorder that can blight people's lives. But it can also make them stronger! Audio

A blind Australian teenagers' campaign to print tactile banknotes has paid off. 13-year-old Connor McLeod lobbied the Reserve Bank of Australia to print the notes in order to assist visually impaired… Audio

A study on how intellectually disabled people fare in the justice system has judges and lawyers calling for a specialist court, modelled on the Youth and Family courts, with judges saying the legal… Audio

For more than 20 years now Jim Edwards has been working alongside people with disabilities. He runs a kaupapa Māori daily activities programme under the umbrella of Ngā Tukemata-O-Kahungunu Charitable… Audio

As we reported earlier, disability groups are calling for a tougher line on boards and principals, amid allegations that a Papakura school is "absolutely awful" to children with disabilities. Audio

Disability groups are calling for a tougher line on boards and principals, following allegations a Papakura school is "absolutely awful" to children with disabilities and actively discourages their… Audio

Schools and charitable organisations say that a proposed law which would see them pay for police checks could cost them thousands of dollars a year, leaving them to choose between footing the bill or… Audio

Katy Gosset visits a Christchurch hospital where tetraplegic patients are helping to redesign the spinal injury facility. Audio

This week on One in Five: He describes himself as the world's first Blind Cricket commentator. Katy Gosset talks to Dean Du Plessis who uses the sounds of ball and bat to help report on the sport. Audio

Until a few months ago, Selwyn Cook had no idea how many people he'd employed who live with disabilities. He says he doesn't count them and just employs the best person for the job. It turns out that… Audio

Fourteen years ago Andrew Fleming's ordinary day's work on his in-law's Taranaki farm changed his life dramatically. He was thrown from his quad bike and became a paraplegic. The fit, active farmer… Audio

Peter Meijer's vOICe takes images captured by a camera in a visor and translates these into sounds played to the user via headphones. Audio

Many New Zealanders are getting old, and they're being told it's time to make New Zealand homes easier to live in. Audio

Last week we brought you the story of an Auckland family who'd been waiting two years for a ramp to be built on their state house so they could wheel their severely disabled daughter to the front… Audio

Former Radio New Zealand newsreader producer Chris Whitta and Spiritual Outlook host Mike Gourley on how they've adapted to everyday life after their respective strokes. Audio

This week on One in Five: teaching children about the birds and the bees is often challenging. But it can be tougher still for parents whose young people have learning difficulties. Katy Gosset meets… Audio

Vivid, complex, recurring visual hallucinations, usually occurring in older adults with later-life vision loss - we speak with Ted Harmer who has Charles Bonnet Syndrome. Audio