Disability

Katy Gosset visits Kilmarnock Enterprises which has been providing employment for people with disabilities for more than 50 years. Audio

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

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

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

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

Emma Smith talks with Malian musicians Amadou & Mariam, whose infectious folk songs feed off modern rock and blues grooves. Audio

Jeremy Rose reflects on his relationship with his youngest son, Tai, and talks to two other fathers of disabled sons. Audio

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

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

More tales from the trail; when data collection goes viral. And what you need to know about the Auckland super city. Audio

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

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

A new report argues that disabled children do better in classrooms in regular schools, rather than being in special schools. Audio

Jean Baptiste Richardier talks about his work with disabled refugees. Audio

Derek Petera and Tuila Tenari discuss a kaupapa Maori organization offering tikanga based services to adults with intellectual disabilities. Audio

Lois Williams investigates the Hearing Association in Whangarei, amid allegations that assets are being abused. Audio

Amid a shortage of labour, why aren't employers more willing to employ people with disabilities? Audio

Insight looks at the impact of a law change that spelt the end of sheltered workshops for people with disabilities Audio

Once a heralded chess champion, Genesis spent many years in and out of mental institutions, battling with severe bipolar disorder. He was also known as a formidable communicator, a teacher, chess… Audio