My Perfect Family: No Respite

Being Me Nick

Nick Chisholm is a body builder whose body is paralysed, a talker who spells words out with his eyes...

My Alive Day

Cameron Clapp was 15 years old when he was hit by a freight train. It took both his legs and an arm,...

Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot

Having beaten an aggressive cancer in his thigh bone, 14-year-old Sean Prendeville is now facing a r...

Parenting by Sign

Sarah is Deaf and preparing to give birth to her first child. Having been there twice before, Deaf p...

Bulletproof: Sophia

Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic after being thrown off her horse. Follow this sassy young woman...

When Anthea Met Micheal

Anthea and Michael might seem like an unlikely couple, but the soul mates say they can read each oth...

Louisa's Baby

Thirty-two-year-old Luisa faces the cruel reality that bureaucracy and her disability stand in the w...

In My Mind: Dominique

Dominique has survived for almost 12 years with severe anorexia and is determined to find a way to h...

Being Me: Heather

As Heather Lawson turns heads while walking the streets of Melbourne with her dressed-up walking can...

The Daverts

Michaela Davert, her twin brother Austin, and Mum Missy all live with a condition called Brittle Bon...

My Perfect Family: Meet the Asners

They call themselves the "The Brady Bunch of Autism". Descendants of Hollywood royalty, Matt and Nav...

My Perfect Family: Candle Dad

Raising four children alone is a challenge - more so, when two have Down Syndrome. Tony Sykes rose t...

Being Me: Claire

Claire Freeman's achieved a lot since a spinal injury that put her in a wheelchair at 17, a design d...

My Perfect Family: Fragile X

To discover you’re the carrier of the genetic condition Fragile X only after your children are born ...

The Importance of User Testing for Accessibility

Listening to our community is the best way to make anything more accessible. Grace Stratton shares s...

Inclusion, Why Bother?

Which is the better option? Half-hearted inclusion or straight up honesty?

Token Cripple: The Ego of Disability

Living with a disability comes with expectations. Are these valid? Alice Mander reckons we should ch...

Invisible Privilege

We've all heard of invisible disabilities, now Alice introduces us to the world of invisible privile...

Gaps in the System

Jonny Wilkinson reveals the gaps in our system that often affect people with disabilities.

Getting "Riggy With It"

Jonny Wilkinson shares his experiences with taking a moment and sitting still.

Diabetes: The Silent Killer

Type 2 diabetes is New Zealand’s silent killer. More than 250,000 Kiwis live with it; a further 100,...

SheLift: Part 2

Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...

SheLift Part 1

Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...

Being Me: Erica

Born with a rare condition that affects her outward appearance, Erica Perry proves it’s what’s on th...

Bulletproof: Ashley

30-year-old Ashley Treseder dived off a pier in NSW and broke his neck. Now fresh out of rehab and i...

Being Me: Samarra

Samarra Wright grew up fearing she’d get MND - it killed her mother and many of her wider family. H...

Bulletproof: Jezza

A canyoning accident in Switzerland left Jezza Williams a tetraplegic. An adventurer at heart, just ...

Bulletproof: Tim

Tim Young was on the trip of a lifetime in Canada when a snowboarding accident left him a tetraplegi...

Bulletproof: Matthew

Carefree farmer Matt Bryson lost his leg in an accident on the family farm four years ago. He contin...

Bulletproof: Ephraim

A 35-metre jump off a waterfall left newlywed Ephraim Gudgeon with a spinal injury. The self-confess...

Bulletproof: Bailley

Bailley Unahi was crushed when a balcony collapsed on her at a student concert in Dunedin. Paralysed...

Being Me: Hayley

17-year-old double amputee, Haley Birch is breaking records. Having survived meningococcal disease, ...

My Perfect Family: Twins

For young mum Nikki Stokes being a mother of five means there's never a dull moment. With non-verbal...

Bulletproof: Gareth

A daring university stunt that went horribly wrong left Gareth Lynch with a permanent spinal injury....

Bulletproof: Sophia

Sophia Malthus became a quadriplegic after being thrown off her horse. Follow this sassy young woman...

Being Me: Claire

Claire Freeman's achieved a lot since a spinal injury that put her in a wheelchair at 17, a design d...

Being Me: Brylee

At six, Brylee Mills lost her arm, and has been coming to terms with it ever since. She's embarking ...

Life with a Backwards Foot

Seventeen-year old Sean Prenderville survived aggressive cancer in his thigh bone and underwent a ra...

Max Arthrogryposis: Mainstream Max

Max Butcher lives with arthrogryposis and has restricted use of his arms. When he started at a mains...

Max Arthrogryposis (Mainstream Max)

Max Butcher lives with arthrogryposis and has restricted use of his arms. When he started at a mains...

Being Me Nick

Nick Chisholm is a body builder whose body is paralysed, a talker who spells words out with his eyes...

Being Me Sam

Sam Humphrey is the height of your average 7-year old. Except that he's not 7 - he's 22. However Sam...

Being Me Shakti

Shakti Krishnan is leaving his family to pursue tertiary life in the big smoke, and to prove to his ...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 5

For years we've been told to eat less and move more and that we are in control of what we eat; but p...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 4

Type 2 Diabetes is now the leading cause of death in Samoa. It threatens to overwhelm the health sys...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 3

At 52, former gang leader turned youth worker Brian Kairau has one more dream left: riding a Harley.

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 2

Brian Kairau can't feel his feet. Years of Type 2 Diabetes has damaged the small blood vessels leavi...

The Disease That Is Killing My Family: Part 1

Type 2 Diabetes is one of the most serious public health issues facing New Zealanders. What is it li...

My Perfect Family: Cystic Sisters

Kristy and Nikki are sisters and young mums who bring smiles to the faces of strangers by doing surp...

My Perfect Family: Creative Clan

Ranger Ashurst is eleven and needs regular injections to control his Chrone's disease, his eight yea...

Young in Aged Care

They're 24 people you want to meet. All are finalists in the 8th annual Attitude Awards, an event ho...

Where Are They Now? Bea Learns to Dance

Bea Wuts was 4 years old when both her feet were amputated. Now 8, Bea is a keen swimmer and horse r...

Where Are They Now? Louisa's Baby

While her family raises her son in New Zealand, Louisa lives in Samoa. 2 year old Lance is travellin...

My Alive Day

Cameron Clapp was 15 years old when he was hit by a freight train. It took both his legs and an arm,...

Where are They Now? Shakti: A Message to My Younger Self

What's it like to go from being the cute kid in a wheelchair, to facing the mayhem of high school? S...

Where Are They Now? Maija's Story

We catch up with a delightful ten year old who loves telling tales... but Maija Fredrichberg's own m...

Baby Charlotte Grows Up

Charlotte Cleverley-Bisman lost her limbs to meningitis as a baby. Now she's 11, and learning to do ...

I Have Burns, What's Your Excuse?

75% of Dukie King's body was burned in an accident as a toddler. Now 5, his first day of school is q...

Frontline Paramedic

Paramedic, Derek Eady, lost his leg after falling 5m from his own roof. He's refusing to give up on ...

Maia and Letitia

Maia Amai's face was ravaged in a car fire when she was a toddler. She barely left the house until c...

Andy McDowell: Switched On

Andy McDowell has early onset Parkinson's disease, which impacts every aspect of his life. He hopes ...

Rotationplasty: My Backwards Foot

Having beaten an aggressive cancer in his thigh bone, 14-year-old Sean Prendeville is now facing a r...

The World According to Gary

Gary Endacott has run marathons and climbed mountains but nothing prepared him for finding work as a...

The Green and Golden Couple

Chris Bond and Bridie Kean are both amputees who wear their scars with pride. This couple knows a lo...

Lilly's Legs

Lilly Lomas had both legs amputated. She is now learning to walk on prosthetics; maybe her heroines ...

Erica takes control

Is confidence more than skin deep? Born with multiple physical abnormalities, Erica Perry weighs up ...

The Daverts

Michaela Davert, her twin brother Austin, and Mum Missy all live with a condition called Brittle Bon...

Noel In Focus

Born with a condition that means she is gradually losing muscle strength and mobility, Noel Ratapu i...

Living With Parkinson's

Andy McDowell is a 48-year-old marketing consultant, husband and father to two young girls. He also ...

When Anthea Met Micheal

Anthea and Michael might seem like an unlikely couple, but the soul mates say they can read each oth...

Barry DeGeest: Beyond Thalidomide

From an international medical disaster comes one of the world's most colourful characters. Barry DeG...

Amanda's New Life

A freak surfing accident in 2013 turned Amanda Lowry's world upside down. One year on and Amanda is ...

Scott's Comeback

After loosing his leg from a rugby injury, Scott Martlew thought his dreams of becoming an elite ath...

Blake and Ryan Go Flatting

Experts said they wouldn't live past the age of two but today Blake and Ryan Leitch are enjoying the...

Bandwidth and Bandages

Ashley Worthy has skin as fragile as a butterfly's wings; that will blister and peel at the slightes...

Louisa's Baby

Thirty-two-year-old Luisa faces the cruel reality that bureaucracy and her disability stand in the w...

Barney Makes a Difference

Barney lost his hands and legs after an aggressive bout of meningitis. Now a high achiever, Barney i...

Maia

Maia Amai bears brutal scars - the result of a car fire when she was just 18mth olds. A subsequent s...

Amanda's Recovery

New Mum Amanda Lowry had it all. Everything changed after a freak surfing accident left her a Tetrap...

The Deaf Side: Part 3

The final installment of the three part series about the Marlins, a club rugby team made up of entir...

The Deaf Side: Part 2

Continue the mini-series with the Marlins; a group of rugby mad blokes who all happen to be Deaf. Fo...

The Deaf Side: Part 1

The first of a 3 part series about the Marlins; a group of rugby mad Kiwi blokes who all happen to b...

Arthritis

Meet three inspirational young women pursuing their ambitions while living with arthritis - includin...

Cameron Comes of Age

In everything he does, Cameron has had to find his own way. Born without fully formed arms and legs,...

The Truth About Disability: Part 3

The final chapter in a series revealing the �truth about disability,� there are plenty of laughs in ...

The Truth About Disability: Part 2

Part two of a series revealing the truth about disability: a frank conversation on the more delicate...

The Truth About Disability: Part 1

A three part series revealing the �Truth About Disability.� A wide range of perspectives on all the ...

Aging with SCI

People weren't designed to be sitting down all of their lives. Aging with SCI is a recent phenomenon...

Mackenzie's Voice

Mackenzie is a young woman bursting with enthusiasm and ready to take on the world, shows us her way...

The Value of Art

In the art world they're referred to as outsider artists. They live with disability and they've neve...

Shooting from the Hip

Charlotte has had nine surgeries to overcome hip dysplasia.

Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision

Mark has cerebral palsy and a goal to fly to Africa to visit the children he supports through World ...

Kerri Bonner

With a a high level of cerebral palsy, Kerri Bonner may look like she needs help, but Kerri is geari...

Mackenzie CP

Makenzie Kench has Cerebral Palsy and has very high physical needs. She's assisted with a talk link ...

Holly Talks Tech

Holly Ross is 11 years old and loves to chat at least she does now thanks to developing talk technol...

Jess Teenager

Music, make-up and social media, Jess Coppock is a typical teenager, having contracted transverse my...

Amosa Update

Catch up with Christine, who lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has ...

Tegan University: Campus Life

Tegan has Muscular Dystrophy and uses a power chair to get around, so she faces a few additional cha...

Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller

American exchange student Kevin Connolly has no legs, he's traveling the world on his skateboard

Christine Amosa

Christine lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has progressively lost ...

Diabetes: Back from the Brink

Paul and Boxer could have died of type 2 diabetes years ago, but against the odds, they've transform...

My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 2

Last week we met the Fergusons, a family of five who communicate using NZSL. Here, we join the Fergu...

My Perfect Family: Martine

Blind since birth, Martine Able-Williamson is now a global leader in the blind community. In this i...

My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 1

The Fergusons are an average family of five; they have fun, they fight, but mostly they get along. ...

Being Me Freedom

Freedom was diagnosed with eye cancer at three months old, having both eyes removed by age five. Now...

Being Me: Eltje

Eltje lived for cycling and competing. While out training, she was struck by a car and suffered a tr...

My Deaf Parents

Parents and teenagers don't always see eye to eye, but what if they speak a different language? This...

The Truth About Disability: Part 1

A three part series revealing the �Truth About Disability.� A wide range of perspectives on all the ...

The Truth About Disability: Part 2

Part two of a series revealing the truth about disability: a frank conversation on the more delicate...

The Truth About Disability: Part 3

The final chapter in a series revealing the �truth about disability,� there are plenty of laughs in ...

Blind Camp

Camping with young Kiwi blind kids. In an effort to build confidence, they're leaping out of their c...

Young and Blind: Kyren and the Mysterious World of Sight

There's nothing like the wonder of the world when you're just starting school. Kyren Andrews is five...

Lip Service: The Third Language

Why should you learn sign language? Getting to know a dynamic young guy like Mark Berry is one reaso...

The Value of Art

In the art world they're referred to as outsider artists. They live with disability and they've neve...

Amosa Update

Catch up with Christine, who lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has ...

Amanda Cameron

Twenty-year-old Architectural Technology student Amanda Cameron can't help but smile since she's lea...

Christine Amosa

Christine lives with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, a rare condition where she has progressively lost ...

Being Me Rex

Rhys Davies was a successful I.T. engineer before a head injury changed life dramatically. He's not ...

My Perfect Family: Mahia & Tipene

Mahia and Tipene Stephens were born with a congenital eye disorder, causing their eyesight to deteri...

Being Me: Rachael Leahcar

Australian singer-songwriter, Rachael Leahcar, was born with retinitis pigmentosa and at 25-years-ol...

Being Me: Sarah

Though born with CHARGE syndrome, 22-year-old Sarah Dalton doesn’t let it define her. She’s an avid ...

Crips In Cars: Willie & Darya

Willie Waiirua is a social media influencer and musician. Darya Small is a social change maker livin...

My Perfect Family: Creative Clan

Ranger Ashurst is eleven and needs regular injections to control his Chrone's disease, his eight yea...

Special Olympics Figure Skater: Meg

Meg was mesmerised by the sparkly dresses when she first watched figure skating on TV. After her 9th...

Beauty Queen with Down Syndrome: Aubrey the Amazing

Aubrey Armstrong is a 13-year-old from Mississippi and she is full of sass! When she's not bossing h...

My Perfect Family: Hunter

Hunter McGregor is a passionate gamer, a design school graduate, and he runs a B&B with his mum, Roi...

Being Me: William

Diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and anxiety as a child, 25-year-old William Luskie is now an...

My Perfect Family: Candle Dad

Raising four children alone is a challenge - more so, when two have Down Syndrome. Tony Sykes rose t...

My Perfect Family: Fragile X

To discover you’re the carrier of the genetic condition Fragile X only after your children are born ...

A Curious Mind: St. Lucy's

To mainstream or not - a dilemma faced by parents of children with intellectual disabilities. Visit ...

My Perfect Family: Zoe

Zoe Tate lives with Wolf-Hirschhorn Syndrome, a genetic disorder affecting her appearance, growth an...

My Perfect Family: Twins

For young mum Nikki Stokes being a mother of five means there's never a dull moment. With non-verbal...

Being Us: Nathan and Michael

A friendship born out of a love for sport, Nathan and Michael's fates aligned thanks to their passio...

The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 1

Each year over a hundred girls with learning disabilities gather with the hope of being crowned Miss...

The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 2

As the national Miss Amazing pageant in Chicago draws near so does the chance for one little 17-year...

My Perfect Family: Scruff's Bunch

Kim Preston (Scruff) reckon's she'll be caring for her three adult sons with Autism until she 'carks...

My Perfect Family: Welcome Home Stevie

Murray and Janine's son Steven was a gentle boy with autism. 18 months ago he left their house with ...

My Perfect Family: Meet the Asners

They call themselves the "The Brady Bunch of Autism". Descendants of Hollywood royalty, Matt and Nav...

Robert Martin Makes History

Kiwi Robert Martin is in New York at the UN and making history as the first person with a learning d...

Philip's Puppets

Meet Philip - a quirky puppeteer living with Autism. With the help of 2 puppets he's spreading a mes...

Keeping Up With Chris

When Chris Bunton was born with Down Syndrome his parents wondered if he'd ever achieve the independ...

Justice for FASD

Daniel and Jakob are 2 teens living with a surprisingly common, yet largely misunderstood disability...

Sam's Big Adventure

Sam Muir-James can swim to Rangitoto Island, perform magic tricks and make children laugh. He doesn'...

Damiana Rides Again

For years Damian Day has cycled up and down New Zealand searching for a place to fit in. Has he fina...

Time to Shine: Special Olympics World Games

It's the biggest sporting event of the year - the Special Olympics World Games. For 36 kiwi athletes...

The Big Climb

Tom doesn't say much and Mitch doesn't stop. They're best friends helping each other through life's ...

Portia Wants a Job

When Portia finished high school she had high hopes of getting a job. She has volunteer and work pla...

A Father's Love

Cliff, 79, has dedicated his life to caring for his now adult children with intellectual disabilitie...

Robert Martin: The People's Advocate

From life in an institution to sitting at the tables of power; Robert Martin has become a leader and...

The Lily Harper Show

Hosting her own chat show Lily Harper interviews herself, getting the low down on life as an indepen...

Unlocking Autism

As a neurologist and mother, Ros Hill is determined to unlock the mysteries of autism.

The Mutes on the Road

In this rock-u-mentary we go on tour with The Mutes from Mars. They've been madly practicing for one...

Josh Flannagan: Horse Whisperer

Humans and the way they behave have always confused Josh Flannagan but his special affinity with hor...

Sailsbury School

Salisbury School in Nelson is a boarding school for girls with intellectual disabilities and behavio...

Dylan Goes to Kindy: Dylan's First Day

We've been filming with the Bezencon family since before Dylan was born. Tests confirmed he'd be bor...

Jimmy Wants a Job

Twenty-two-year-old Jimmy Rae Brown wants a job, he loves film and he may just have found the perfec...

Meet Alex Sneddon

Alex Sneddon's parents have always wanted the best for their son. Now the 24-year-old who lives with...

The Truth About Disability: Part 1

A three part series revealing the �Truth About Disability.� A wide range of perspectives on all the ...

The Truth About Disability: Part 2

Part two of a series revealing the truth about disability: a frank conversation on the more delicate...

The Truth About Disability: Part 3

The final chapter in a series revealing the �truth about disability,� there are plenty of laughs in ...

Clayton's Quest for Gold

Competitive Weight Lifter Clayton Marr squeezes a lot into his day but most importantly, training fo...

Four Go Flatting

Four young people reckon it's time they moved out of home and went flatting. But with intellectual d...

The Value of Art

In the art world they're referred to as outsider artists. They live with disability and they've neve...

Dean Rapper

Dean Young is a talented rapper and peot with Down Syndrome.

Kelly Downs Achiever: Kelly's Story

Kelly Fitzgerald is one of only two people in New Zealand with Down Syndrome that have their full dr...

Skating for Glory

Ben Southern's one objective is to deliver the greatest performance of his life at the Special Olymp...

Being Me Alix

Alix Generous has spoken at the United Nations, made a significant contribution to science, given tw...

My Perfect Family: Family Man Graeme

When Graeme Porter was diagnosed with an intellectual disability as a child no one expected him to r...

Seclusion

Ashley lives with autism, behavioural challenges and mental un-wellness. He's in a secure mental hea...

Where Are They Now? Dylan: Growing Up With Down Syndrome

The first five years are the most wondrous and crucial years of development, from the womb we've car...

Being Me: Sarah

Though born with CHARGE syndrome, 22-year-old Sarah Dalton doesn’t let it define her. She’s an avid ...

My Perfect Family: Southland

Southland Disability Enterprises employs over 80 people who live with a disability. For Mary-Ellen J...

Salem's Ballet

Salem Foxx is only 13 and has already danced with the Royal New Zealand Ballet. Dance has opened up ...

My Perfect Family: Southland Lockdown

Awards Night is the highlight of the social calendar for a vulnerable workforce at Southland Disabil...

My Perfect Family: Rett Girls

Rett Syndrome is a severe neurological condition affecting 1 in 12,000 girls. Meet 24-year-old Sarah...

Being Me: Alex

Alex Hunt was born without his left arm, but this hasn’t stopped him realising his dream of becoming...

SheLift Part 1

Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...

SheLift: Part 2

Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...

My Perfect Family: Mahia & Tipene

Mahia and Tipene Stephens were born with a congenital eye disorder, causing their eyesight to deteri...

Being Me: Rachael Leahcar

Australian singer-songwriter, Rachael Leahcar, was born with retinitis pigmentosa and at 25-years-ol...

Shooting from the Hip

Charlotte has had nine surgeries to overcome hip dysplasia.

Samuel's Baby

Rosa Marie Gibson is the first child of Jen and Samuel Gibson. Samuel has Brittle Bones disease or o...

Being Me: Sarah

Though born with CHARGE syndrome, 22-year-old Sarah Dalton doesn’t let it define her. She’s an avid ...

Being Us: Andrey and Eilish

Best friends Andrey and Eilish are the Yin to each other's Yang and would be lost without one anothe...

Cameron Comes of Age

In everything he does, Cameron has had to find his own way. Born without fully formed arms and legs,...

Being Me: Erica

Born with a rare condition that affects her outward appearance, Erica Perry proves it’s what’s on th...

Being Me: Samarra

Samarra Wright grew up fearing she’d get MND - it killed her mother and many of her wider family. H...

Too Early? Born too soon?

Medical advances mean we can save pre-term babies from as early as 23 weeks gestation, but up to hal...

My Perfect Family: Southland

Southland Disability Enterprises employs over 80 people who live with a disability. For Mary-Ellen J...

Skateboard Kevin: Skateboarding Traveller

American exchange student Kevin Connolly has no legs, he's traveling the world on his skateboard