
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 an advocate for people with disabilities.



Being Me: Cyrus
Resourceful 13-year-old Cyrus, who lives with Cerebral Palsy, wanted an accessible swing in the park...
Being Me: Cyrus



Change Makers: Dr Huhana Hickey
Dr Huhana Hickey is a key figure in the disability community. She's organising a hikoi to seek a bet...
Change Makers: Dr Huhana Hickey



Bulletproof: Pieta
Pieta Bouma was just 19 years old when she broke her back while living in Ecuador. Nearly two years ...
Bulletproof: Pieta



Changemakers: Umi Asaka
Umi Asaka and her mother have Brittle Bone Disease. After witnessing her mother’s battle against dis...
Changemakers: Umi Asaka



Sir Robert Martin: A Human Rights Conversation
Sir Robert Martin's earliest memories are of appalling treatment in an institution. Now, he works wi...
Sir Robert Martin: A Human Rights Conversation



What's Your Possibility? Olivia Shivas
Olivia Shivas is a young disability advocate living with a rare form of Muscular Dystrophy. Shakti h...
What's Your Possibility? Olivia Shivas



What's Your Possibility? Emma & Lizara
Shakti discusses growing up with a disability with friends Emma and Lizara.
What's Your Possibility? Emma & Lizara



What's Your Possibility? Rebecca Dubber
Rebecca is an accomplished Paralympian swimmer, with 4 medals over her career. Shakti and Rebecca ta...
What's Your Possibility? Rebecca Dubber



What's Your Possibility? Paddy Walsh
Shakti has a chat with Paddy Walsh. Paddy, a 15 year old amputee and sportswoman talks to Shakti abo...
What's Your Possibility? Paddy Walsh



What's Your Possibility? Josh & Sophia
Sophia and Josh have very different disabilities. Shakti asks some tough questions about growing up ...
What's Your Possibility? Josh & Sophia



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



SheLift: Part 2
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift: Part 2



SheLift Part 1
Each year girls and women with various abilities and limb differences from all over the States meet ...
SheLift Part 1



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. ...
My Perfect Family: The Fergusons Part 1



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



Being Me: Barney Looks Back
Barney lost his hands and legs from meningitis as a baby. At 25, he looks back on the life lessons ...
Being Me: Barney Looks Back



In My Mind: Breaking Point
To endure a breakdown at the pinnacle of your sporting career is tough. Former NRL star Paul Whatuir...
In My Mind: Breaking Point



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: Martine



Being Me: Joshua
Joshua Sade-Inia is a burns survivor. The scars, which cover almost half his body represent his ins...
Being Me: Joshua



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



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: Candle Dad



Living with Parkinson's: Clyde
When entrepreneur Clyde Campbell learned he had Parkinson's at 44, he started the Shake It Up founda...
Living with Parkinson's: Clyde



In Pot Pursuit: Part 2
California is a state where medicinal marijuana is legal, and dispensaries are plentiful. Meet peopl...
In Pot Pursuit: Part 2



In Pot Pursuit: Part 1
Three characters with different medical reasons for wanting to use medicinal marijuana reveal the hu...
In Pot Pursuit: Part 1



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



Outbreak: Vaccines
Vaccinations are a topic that polarises parents. Meet one mother who's certain her baby would be ali...
Outbreak: Vaccines



Outbreak: Resistance
Antibiotics are a part of modern day life, but are we being prescribed too many, too often and to th...
Outbreak: Resistance



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...
The Road to Miss Amazing: Part 2



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 1



Being Me: Geneva
Geneva Tino's cerebral palsy means she needs a TalkLink device to communicate... ironically the 24-y...
Being Me: Geneva



Being Us: Liam and Shane
Liam has Down Syndrome, and while technically Shane is teaching him life skills, Liam's the one who'...
Being Us: Liam and Shane



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...
Robert Martin Makes History



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: Meet the Asners



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: Welcome Home Stevie



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



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...
Where Are They Now? Louisa's Baby



A Father's Love
Cliff, 79, has dedicated his life to caring for his now adult children with intellectual disabilitie...
A Father's Love



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



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



Together Apart
Everyday thousands of New Zealanders face loosing their loved ones to Alzheimer's. This is the story...
Together Apart



Marcia: Two Sides Of Me
On the Roller Derby court she's the revered 'Meat Train', but Marcia is starting to lose her hearing...
Marcia: Two Sides Of Me



Return to Tuvalu
Stephen Homasi was the Director of Health for the remote island nation of Tuvalu. He never imagined ...
Return to Tuvalu



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



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



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...
Robert Martin: The People's Advocate



Timor Leste: A Love Story
Joel Morais Fernandes lives in Timor Leste, one of the poorest countries in the world. After a motor...
Timor Leste: A Love Story



Dean Finds His Voice
Eighteen-year-old Dean Buckley has overcome serious health issues, depression and the judgments of o...
Dean Finds His Voice



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



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



Hunter's Universe: Hunter's World
Hunter is a young guy living with Autism. He has an unusual way of looking at the world. He writes s...
Hunter's Universe: Hunter's World



Truth About Teenagers
Pimples, peer pressure and parents, being a teenager can be tough. Thirteen teens join us in a frank...
Truth About Teenagers



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



Being Matt Frost
When the personal becomes political: Matt Frost, policy advisor and advocate asks us to take a walk ...
Being Matt Frost



My Perfect Family: Kim Preston
Raising three boys is always a big task, especially when two of them have severe autism. But Kim Pre...
My Perfect Family: Kim Preston



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 3



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 2



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 1



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



Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision
Mark has cerebral palsy and a goal to fly to Africa to visit the children he supports through World ...
Mark Grantham: Mark's Vision



Attitude The Panel Ep1
Episode one of our new addition, The Attitude Panel where members of this session discuss the their ...
Attitude The Panel Ep1



Crips In Cars: Jess & Jason
Jessica Tyson is Miss World New Zealand and a mental health advocate. Jason Gillard has channelled h...
Crips In Cars: Jess & Jason



Crips In Cars: Paula & Hunter
Paula Bennett is a politician and former Deputy Prime Minister. Hunter McGregor studied media design...
Crips In Cars: Paula & Hunter



Crips In Cars: Willie & Darya
Willie Waiirua is a social media influencer and musician. Darya Small is a social change maker livin...
Crips In Cars: Willie & Darya



Crips In Cars: Buckwheat & Don
Buckwheat AKA Edward Cowley is drag queen royalty and a Pacific health advocate. Don McKenzie is a f...
Crips In Cars: Buckwheat & Don



Crips In Cars: Oscar & Deb
Oscar Kightley is a comedian, actor and author. Deborah Lampshire is a mental health expert, a mothe...
Crips In Cars: Oscar & Deb



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...
Beauty Queen with Down Syndrome: Aubrey the Amazing



Being Me: Petra
When she was six Petra was diagnosed with cancer. She beat it - four times before she was sixteen. N...
Being Me: Petra



What's the Disabili-Tea - Mamie Rose
Mamie Rose lives with Williams Syndrome and is a passionate advocate who uses modelling as her mode ...
What's the Disabili-Tea - Mamie Rose



Crips In Cars: Jack & Jayden
Jack Tame is a TV personality and host of Breakfast. Jaden Movold is only 14 but is already working ...
Crips In Cars: Jack & Jayden