Solitude and Strength

Rach talked to Chris Ford, who was living in emergency accommodation for months - only because there were no wheelchair accessible flats available in Dunedin. After 11 months, he is finally in a home to call his own. Find out about his journey and what a difference it's made to have a place to call home!

Rach talks to Tony Kahukura who was only 20 when he had his leg amputated due to bone cancer. 31 years later, he tells his inspirational story of going from the hardest moments of his life to a happy life packed full of helping others!

NZ's family violence rates are unacceptable enough - and people with disabilities face even higher rates and it's harder for them to find help. Rach talks to Dr Debbie Hager about the grim reality of the situation - and Rach talks about where you can get help if this is affecting you.

Rach talks to Laura about her journey to being diagnosed as an adult with ADHD - what caused her realisation that this was something that affected her life, and how does she cope with it? Find out here on podcast!

The Southern District Health Board recently released their new Disability Strategy. Rach sits down with the Executive Director of Quality and Clinical Governance Solutions and the Chair of the Disability Working Group to find out more about the policy, what brought it about, what it's goals are, and how they plan to implement the strategy!

Rach talks to David Savage who has just completed a bike ride from the top to the bottom of NZ despite his degenerative muscle condition!

Rach talks to Shari about living with ASD and raising a child who also has ASD.

Rach talks to Out There co-host Gordon about the joys of trying to find a job when you live with a disability.

On Part 2 of the summer music series, highlighting musicians with disabilities in NZ, Rach shares music from The Mutes (from mars), Emma Cooper-Williams Music and The LunaTICS!

There are many musicians with disabilities in NZ – so over the summer break Rach is sharing tunes from some of them. This show features Analise Twemlow, Joom, and Halo of Ashes!