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Dialogue: 0,0:00:05.73,0:00:09.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] We're closing in\Non the sixth annual Attitude Awards
Dialogue: 0,0:00:09.58,0:00:11.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Today, the finalists!
Dialogue: 0,0:00:20.77,0:00:24.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Some talk about moving mountains,\NNeil Cudby cycles over them.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:26.16,0:00:28.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This year, he hand cycled \Nmore than 1,000km...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:28.62,0:00:33.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...through the Tibetan mountain range\Nto raise money for spinal cord research.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:35.90,0:00:38.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The team conquered ten \NHimalayan range passes...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:38.48,0:00:41.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...reaching Mount Everest base camp
Dialogue: 0,0:00:41.53,0:00:42.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just fantastic
Dialogue: 0,0:00:42.65,0:00:44.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To ride and ride and ride\Nall day every day
Dialogue: 0,0:00:45.82,0:00:47.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Up hills, you'd never get bigger
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.86,0:00:48.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I will never go higher
Dialogue: 0,0:00:49.40,0:00:51.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I mean, to have that opportunity\Nto be there...
Dialogue: 0,0:00:51.14,0:00:52.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...I just loved it
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.19,0:00:56.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Neil broke his neck\Nplaying rugby as a 17 year old
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.55,0:00:57.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He has tetraplegia
Dialogue: 0,0:00:57.100,0:00:59.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All four limbs are affected
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.24,0:01:02.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Hand cycling affords him \Na level of freedom
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.39,0:01:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Neil] For me, even the regulation ramps\Nare hard work...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.71,0:01:08.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and so if you put in a bit of dirt\Nand a few stones...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:08.86,0:01:12.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...it's often not achievable \Nin my wheelchair
Dialogue: 0,0:01:12.86,0:01:14.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For the bike, you go over those sorts of things.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:16.86,0:01:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] His family and friends\Nprovide support...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:18.78,0:01:21.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...vital for Neil's extreme adventures
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.28,0:01:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Neil] We work together to achieve a goal\Nfor me...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:24.49,0:01:27.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...which is quite selfish, \Nbut I think they get a kick...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:27.36,0:01:31.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...out of being part of that team\Nand seeing someone achieve
Dialogue: 0,0:01:31.75,0:01:32.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go, daddy!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:32.79,0:01:35.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] The next adventure\Nis never too far away
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.18,0:01:37.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Neil] Next cycling plan is \Nmore cycling...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:37.95,0:01:42.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...but they'll be bigger, further,\Nfaster!
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.61,0:01:46.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Mackenzie Kench \Nis always determined...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:46.62,0:01:48.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to push those boundaries
Dialogue: 0,0:01:49.13,0:01:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But Mackenzie's choice of sport\Ntested even her determination
Dialogue: 0,0:01:53.48,0:01:56.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mackenzie] My motivation comes from wanting\Nto be a normal young adult...
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.41,0:01:58.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...who can be as independent \Nas possible
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.22,0:02:02.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Born with cerebral palsy,\NMackenzie's greatest strength...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:02.34,0:02:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...is in her mind \Nand her right foot
Dialogue: 0,0:02:06.72,0:02:10.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,After just one year,\NMackenzie's a confident solo sailor
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.86,0:02:13.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mackenzie] Going sailing gives me\Na sense of freedom...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:13.42,0:02:16.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...because it is the only water sport\NI can do by myself
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.99,0:02:21.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Sailing-wise, the biggest challenge\Nfor me is working out...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:21.92,0:02:23.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...which way the wind is coming from
Dialogue: 0,0:02:24.13,0:02:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Disability-wise, the biggest challenge\Nfor me is trying...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:26.84,0:02:29.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to communicate with people\Non the support boat
Dialogue: 0,0:02:31.27,0:02:34.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think the exceptional thing about Mackenzie\Nis her attitude to sailing...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:34.88,0:02:36.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and just getting on with life
Dialogue: 0,0:02:37.44,0:02:40.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Mackenzie applies that attitude\Nto her university studies
Dialogue: 0,0:02:40.93,0:02:44.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 20 year old is studying journalism\Nat Massey University
Dialogue: 0,0:02:44.85,0:02:48.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This year, she'll do her internship\Nwith Attitude Pictures
Dialogue: 0,0:02:48.65,0:02:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want a job, because I see working\Nas a way to show people...
Dialogue: 0,0:02:51.96,0:02:55.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that I can be a functional\Nand contributing member of society
Dialogue: 0,0:02:57.61,0:02:58.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Mackenzie's next big goal?
Dialogue: 0,0:02:58.90,0:03:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To represent New Zealand in sailing\Nat the Rio 2016 Paralympics
Dialogue: 0,0:03:08.65,0:03:12.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] In 2008, Phil Thorn\Ncontracted bacterial meningitis
Dialogue: 0,0:03:13.40,0:03:16.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He became deaf, \Nblind and paralyzed
Dialogue: 0,0:03:17.90,0:03:20.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Phil initially refused \Nto accept his disability...\N
Dialogue: 0,0:03:20.65,0:03:24.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...until a friend highlighted\Nthe amazing life still to be had
Dialogue: 0,0:03:24.68,0:03:27.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Neil] Cycling helped me getting through\Nsome dark times
Dialogue: 0,0:03:27.90,0:03:30.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Getting out in the fresh air \Nand going hard
Dialogue: 0,0:03:30.44,0:03:35.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's helped me to get some clarity\Nin my head
Dialogue: 0,0:03:36.17,0:03:39.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Phil puts every bit of energy\Nhe can muster into training
Dialogue: 0,0:03:39.100,0:03:42.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Neil] Exhilaration, the speed on the bike...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:42.82,0:03:46.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and the energy that it gives me
Dialogue: 0,0:03:47.45,0:03:50.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The greatest thing about it\Nis I love getting fresh seeds...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:50.98,0:03:54.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...from new dreams\Ndrop into my soul
Dialogue: 0,0:03:55.26,0:03:57.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] He's set to compete \Nin this year's gruelling Lake Taupo...
Dialogue: 0,0:03:57.72,0:03:59.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...Cycle Challenge
Dialogue: 0,0:03:59.56,0:04:01.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Most able-bodied people \Nwouldn't do this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:01.18,0:04:03.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think we motivate you \Nto have the heart...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:03.90,0:04:04.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to get out and do this
Dialogue: 0,0:04:05.67,0:04:07.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Neil] This challenge for me \Nis as much mental...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:07.16,0:04:08.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...as it is physical
Dialogue: 0,0:04:09.27,0:04:12.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I wish to use this challenge\Nto inspire others...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:12.60,0:04:17.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to never let anything in life\Nlimit them in any way
Dialogue: 0,0:04:18.53,0:04:20.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Maia's naturally shy...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:20.71,0:04:23.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...yet she chose a sport\Nthat requires her to be fearless
Dialogue: 0,0:04:24.56,0:04:26.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Becoming the only female player\Nfor the Wheelblacks...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:26.89,0:04:28.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...has taken a lot of courage
Dialogue: 0,0:04:29.74,0:04:33.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Maia] I enjoy being \Nlike one of the boys
Dialogue: 0,0:04:34.32,0:04:39.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Wheelchair rugby is one thing\NI feel I'm a little bit good at
Dialogue: 0,0:04:42.47,0:04:45.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Maia Amai was in a car fire\Nas a toddler
Dialogue: 0,0:04:45.45,0:04:48.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Years later, a spinal infection \Nleft her paralyzed
Dialogue: 0,0:04:48.95,0:04:51.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The tragedy destroyed her confidence
Dialogue: 0,0:04:51.97,0:04:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her caregiver Laetitia recognized\Nthat sport could...
Dialogue: 0,0:04:54.69,0:04:57.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...help draw Maia out of her shell
Dialogue: 0,0:04:57.51,0:05:01.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Maia] Heaps has changed since \NI started playing rugby
Dialogue: 0,0:05:04.36,0:05:07.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I train more and harder
Dialogue: 0,0:05:07.19,0:05:10.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I trust the boys
Dialogue: 0,0:05:11.36,0:05:18.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't need my Ching Chong Bro\Nholding my hand all the time anymore.
Dialogue: 0,0:05:19.20,0:05:22.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Maia calls her most loyal\Nsupporter her Ching Chong Bro
Dialogue: 0,0:05:23.12,0:05:24.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just think she's amazing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:24.53,0:05:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Everything that she does,\Nevery trial that she overcomes...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:26.84,0:05:28.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...she's amazing
Dialogue: 0,0:05:28.84,0:05:32.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Believing in herself, that's Maia's \Nmost important achievement yet
Dialogue: 0,0:05:42.42,0:05:44.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Margaret Alden knows\Nhow to network
Dialogue: 0,0:05:44.100,0:05:47.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She uses her connections\Nto drive fundraising...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:47.48,0:05:49.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for the disabled community
Dialogue: 0,0:05:55.65,0:05:57.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Margaret lives\Nwith cerebral palsy...
Dialogue: 0,0:05:57.31,0:06:00.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...short-sightedness and severe arthritis\Nin her hands
Dialogue: 0,0:06:01.80,0:06:05.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She devotes her life to her own \Ncharitable trust...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:05.48,0:06:07.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...We'll Make Cents
Dialogue: 0,0:06:08.57,0:06:10.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,All the money she raises\Ngoes to projects...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:10.41,0:06:12.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for the disabled community
Dialogue: 0,0:06:25.64,0:06:29.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Margaret's well-known\Nin her Auckland community
Dialogue: 0,0:06:29.10,0:06:33.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Drawn to her positivity, \Npeople readily donate
Dialogue: 0,0:06:41.96,0:06:45.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Elizabeth Charleston was once\Na competitive horse rider...
Dialogue: 0,0:06:45.30,0:06:47.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and international model
Dialogue: 0,0:06:48.35,0:06:52.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Multiple riding accidents culminated\Nin one severe head injury
Dialogue: 0,0:06:53.51,0:06:57.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She founded Think: \NThe Head Injury Network for Kiwis
Dialogue: 0,0:06:57.73,0:06:59.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to raise awareness
Dialogue: 0,0:06:59.33,0:07:00.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Elizabeth] I've been brought to my knees\Nin life...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:00.62,0:07:03.20,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and I just don't want other people\Ngoing through this
Dialogue: 0,0:07:03.90,0:07:06.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And so, instead of my experience with head injury\Nbeing a complete waste of time...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:06.76,0:07:09.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and knowing that I'm preventing \Nsome head injuries out there...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:09.72,0:07:14.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] The network was so successful,\Nthat the New Zealand Head Injury Society...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:14.42,0:07:15.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...joined forces
Dialogue: 0,0:07:18.22,0:07:21.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Elizabeth passes her skills\Nonto younger riders
Dialogue: 0,0:07:21.43,0:07:24.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her first instructions are about safety
Dialogue: 0,0:07:24.39,0:07:26.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's really heartwarming to get\Nthese private messages on Facebook..
Dialogue: 0,0:07:26.84,0:07:30.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to say thank you \Nfor saving our child's life
Dialogue: 0,0:07:33.70,0:07:37.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vanassa McGoldrick knew she \Nhad the power to change lives
Dialogue: 0,0:07:37.93,0:07:40.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She just needed to get \Nthat law degree first
Dialogue: 0,0:07:41.34,0:07:44.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Vanassa] I think I recognized fairly early on\Nthat lawyers had this ability...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:44.78,0:07:46.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to go and advocate \Nfor other people
Dialogue: 0,0:07:46.97,0:07:50.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go out and fight for their corner,\Nand that really appealed to me
Dialogue: 0,0:07:50.94,0:07:53.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Vanassa had to overcome \Nher own challenges first...
Dialogue: 0,0:07:53.42,0:07:56.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and fight bureaucracy \Nto be admitted to the bar
Dialogue: 0,0:07:57.50,0:07:58.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I do
Dialogue: 0,0:07:59.35,0:08:00.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Today she fights \Nfor the rights...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:00.84,0:08:02.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...of people with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:08:02.92,0:08:06.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Vanassa] For them, it's a bit of a relief,\Nnot having to tell this story...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:06.33,0:08:08.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...right from the beginning,\Nbecause I've lived the life...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:08.55,0:08:10.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...I've walked the walk\Nthe same that they have
Dialogue: 0,0:08:11.12,0:08:14.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Vanassa was born\Nwithout kneecaps and quadricep muscles
Dialogue: 0,0:08:14.61,0:08:17.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A genetic disorder called \Nnail-patella syndrome
Dialogue: 0,0:08:17.57,0:08:19.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Vanassa] I think that I'm a better person\Nand I've achieved more in my life...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:19.87,0:08:23.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and done more things\Nbecause of my disability
Dialogue: 0,0:08:24.33,0:08:26.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's given me a passion \Nto try all of the things...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:26.58,0:08:28.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that people tell me\Nthat I can't do.
Dialogue: 0,0:08:29.42,0:08:30.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] She has high levels\Nof fatigue...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:30.99,0:08:34.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...but the solo mom is still active\Nwith her two girls
Dialogue: 0,0:08:35.32,0:08:37.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Vanassa] I have huge dreams.\NI have huge ambitions...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:37.67,0:08:39.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to get out there and do things\Nthat other people...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:39.90,0:08:41.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...might not think are attainable
Dialogue: 0,0:08:41.72,0:08:43.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,So, the sky's the limit!
Dialogue: 0,0:08:43.99,0:08:46.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I set the bar as to what is possible\Nin my life
Dialogue: 0,0:08:54.23,0:08:56.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Loren Corbett's using\Nher strong voice...
Dialogue: 0,0:08:56.48,0:09:00.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to support students with disabilities\Nat Waikato University
Dialogue: 0,0:09:00.50,0:09:02.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Loren] I'm fighting for the students\Nwith disabilities...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:02.15,0:09:04.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to have equal access
Dialogue: 0,0:09:04.98,0:09:06.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Whether that be access \Nthat they feel comfortable...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:06.36,0:09:07.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...with coming in
Dialogue: 0,0:09:07.64,0:09:10.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Or physically access our building.
Dialogue: 0,0:09:11.21,0:09:13.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] She's Director of Sport\Nand Recreation for the Student Union...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:13.94,0:09:16.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and in demand as a public speaker
Dialogue: 0,0:09:17.52,0:09:19.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Loren] Being smaller and having\Nthat extra bit of attention...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:19.95,0:09:21.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...on my life is definitely an advantage...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:21.55,0:09:25.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...because I can use it to show\Njust because I have a disability...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:25.17,0:09:27.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...it doesn't limit me at all
Dialogue: 0,0:09:29.59,0:09:33.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Being the focus of attention\Ncomes naturally to 21 year old Loren
Dialogue: 0,0:09:33.50,0:09:36.94,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She uses her talents to teach \Ndisabled children at Star Jam
Dialogue: 0,0:09:37.35,0:09:38.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Loren] I hope what I'm teaching them\Nis how to be confident...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:38.86,0:09:43.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and how to take on the challenges\Nthat life throws at them
Dialogue: 0,0:09:43.81,0:09:46.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[They cheer]
Dialogue: 0,0:09:48.12,0:09:50.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Jordon Milroy has \Na message for the world...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:50.85,0:09:52.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and he's literally shouting it\Nfrom the rooftops...
Dialogue: 0,0:09:52.90,0:09:55.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...of the globe's tallest towers
Dialogue: 0,0:10:13.36,0:10:16.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Jordon has cerebral palsy\Nand needs a walker or wheelchair...
Dialogue: 0,0:10:16.36,0:10:18.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to get around
Dialogue: 0,0:10:18.67,0:10:21.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yet last year, he climbed \NAuckland's Sky Tower...
Dialogue: 0,0:10:21.12,0:10:26.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...all 1029 steps, reaching the top\Nin just over one hour
Dialogue: 0,0:10:37.97,0:10:41.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Jordon's popular, \Nhe has nearly 5,000 fans worldwide
Dialogue: 0,0:10:41.36,0:10:43.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...so far!
Dialogue: 0,0:10:53.20,0:10:56.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Jordon's ultimate goal\Nis to climb the world's tallest tower...
Dialogue: 0,0:10:56.55,0:10:58.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...the Burj Khalifa in Dubai
Dialogue: 0,0:11:01.60,0:11:04.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] 22 year old Olivia Shivas\Nis focused on making a name...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:04.56,0:11:06.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for herself in print
Dialogue: 0,0:11:07.42,0:11:09.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Olivia] I want to be a journalist,\Nthe goal in the end...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:09.69,0:11:11.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...is just to see more people\Nwith disabilities...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:11.60,0:11:13.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...in the mainstream media\Nand proving to people...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:13.69,0:11:16.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that they can be just as professional\Nand do their job...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:16.80,0:11:18.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...just as well as any other person
Dialogue: 0,0:11:19.30,0:11:21.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Olivia was born \Nwith muscular dystrophy
Dialogue: 0,0:11:21.81,0:11:26.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The AUT student encounters issues\Naround accessibility every day
Dialogue: 0,0:11:28.12,0:11:31.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This year, Olivia had her first taste\Nof working in the media...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:31.10,0:11:33.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...as an intern for Attitude Pictures
Dialogue: 0,0:11:36.91,0:11:41.79,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Olivia spent eight years teaching \Nperforming arts as a leader for Star Jam
Dialogue: 0,0:11:41.79,0:11:43.90,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Olivia] As I've grown up, I've learnt\Nthat I'm the one...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:43.90,0:11:46.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that can be helping other people
Dialogue: 0,0:11:46.52,0:11:48.32,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got special skills that other people\Nwon't have...
Dialogue: 0,0:11:48.32,0:11:50.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and I think I really want to use them
Dialogue: 0,0:11:58.14,0:12:00.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Mary Fisher exploded \Nonto the world's swimming scene...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:00.71,0:12:03.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...at the 2012 London Paralympics
Dialogue: 0,0:12:06.56,0:12:08.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She took everyone by surprise,\Nwinning a gold medal...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:08.91,0:12:12.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...two silvers, a bronze\Nand breaking a world record
Dialogue: 0,0:12:13.19,0:12:15.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It was her first Paralympics.
Dialogue: 0,0:12:15.16,0:12:18.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mary] When you're representing\Nyour country on the world stage...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:18.26,0:12:20.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...with 17,000 people going nuts\Nin the stands...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:20.18,0:12:23.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...it's just kind of \Nthe most amazing thing I've ever done
Dialogue: 0,0:12:23.71,0:12:26.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Mary gradually lost \Nher sight as a child
Dialogue: 0,0:12:26.15,0:12:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She adapted using her other senses
Dialogue: 0,0:12:31.31,0:12:34.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The 20 year old is now studying\NSpeech and Language Therapy..
Dialogue: 0,0:12:34.16,0:12:35.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...at Massey University
Dialogue: 0,0:12:35.77,0:12:38.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mary] Ultimately, I'd love to work\Nwith people...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:38.12,0:12:42.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and I've had so many different\Norganisations and people around me growing up...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:42.58,0:12:45.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...I'd love to do that for other people\Nin speech and language...
Dialogue: 0,0:12:45.93,0:12:47.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...which I have to use a lot
Dialogue: 0,0:12:48.48,0:12:51.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Earlier this year, Mary's \NParalympic success was acknowledged
Dialogue: 0,0:12:51.89,0:12:54.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was made a member \Nof the New Zealand Order of Merit
Dialogue: 0,0:12:55.93,0:12:58.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Mary] There's a lot of things \Nthat keep me going
Dialogue: 0,0:12:58.74,0:13:00.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's all my friends and family\Nthat support me...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:00.47,0:13:04.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and representing New Zealand,\Nyou're away with a group of people...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:04.25,0:13:08.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...who've put their lives on hold to do \Neverything they can...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:08.06,0:13:11.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to racing at elite level\Nand that's something really special
Dialogue: 0,0:13:14.40,0:13:17.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Cameron Leslie strives\Nfor constant improvement
Dialogue: 0,0:13:19.88,0:13:24.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,At the 2012 London Paralympic Games,\NCameron claimed gold in the 150 meters...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:24.98,0:13:26.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...medley
Dialogue: 0,0:13:26.71,0:13:29.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And smashed his own world record
Dialogue: 0,0:13:29.37,0:13:31.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Cameron] To win my gold medal in London\Nwas extremely satisfying
Dialogue: 0,0:13:31.84,0:13:34.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You've worked so hard for it\Nand you've given up so much...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:34.47,0:13:37.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that it's just so good\Nto actually finally achieve...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:37.33,0:13:39.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...what you set out to do\Nfour years earlier
Dialogue: 0,0:13:40.91,0:13:44.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Born without fully-formed limbs,\NCameron admits his success comes...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:44.56,0:13:48.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...from a determination to prove\Nhis capabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:13:48.49,0:13:50.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Cameron] I think my successes \Nin the sporting world...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:50.17,0:13:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...helped me gain a bit of confidence\Nabout myself
Dialogue: 0,0:13:52.71,0:13:54.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Part of that comes from being \Nthrust in to the limelight...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:54.56,0:13:56.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and people recognizing you\Non the street
Dialogue: 0,0:13:56.60,0:13:58.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I think it's a good thing\Nto have a bit of extra confidence...
Dialogue: 0,0:13:58.26,0:14:00.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and that sort of thing,\Nbecause you need it sometimes...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:00.91,0:14:02.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...when you've got a disability
Dialogue: 0,0:14:02.85,0:14:04.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] This year, Cameron became\Nthe sports reporter...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:04.70,0:14:07.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for the Northern Advocate \Nin Whangarei
Dialogue: 0,0:14:07.69,0:14:08.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Cameron] I think my work \Nwith the Northern Advocate...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:08.99,0:14:10.40,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...is important to me\Nbecause it shows...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:10.40,0:14:12.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that you're more \Nthan just a sportsperson
Dialogue: 0,0:14:12.84,0:14:15.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Yes, I do sports reporting, \Nbut I've gone off, got a degree...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:15.74,0:14:16.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and got a career from it now
Dialogue: 0,0:14:18.50,0:14:20.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] One way or the other,\Nthere'll be more headlines...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:20.10,0:14:22.35,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...on the horizon\Nfor Cameron Leslie
Dialogue: 0,0:14:25.21,0:14:29.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] At the London Paralympics,\Ncyclist Philippa Gray took the trifecta...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:29.97,0:14:32.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...gold, silver and bronze
Dialogue: 0,0:14:32.57,0:14:35.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Philippa] To be an elite athlete,\Nit takes a lot of dedication
Dialogue: 0,0:14:35.43,0:14:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My life revolves around my training\Nand cycling
Dialogue: 0,0:14:37.87,0:14:39.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And if it was easy,\Neveryone would do it
Dialogue: 0,0:14:39.86,0:14:42.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But because it's hard and we keep\Npushing though during the hard times...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:42.76,0:14:45.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...I think that's what makes the difference\Nbetween an elite athlete...
Dialogue: 0,0:14:45.12,0:14:46.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and a normal athlete
Dialogue: 0,0:14:47.26,0:14:51.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] 24 year old Philippa has just\N3 percent vision and severe hearing loss
Dialogue: 0,0:14:53.11,0:14:55.100,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Co-pilot Laura Fairweather acts\Nas Philippa's eyes
Dialogue: 0,0:14:57.23,0:15:00.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Having a visual impairment, it sort of\Nmotivates me to see and do things...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:00.36,0:15:03.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...now while I'm younger, \Njust in case I do lose it
Dialogue: 0,0:15:03.64,0:15:06.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,However, having a disability \Ndoesn't make me want to chase success...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:06.71,0:15:09.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...more than anybody else
Dialogue: 0,0:15:09.12,0:15:11.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I want to chase it, because I want\Nto do it myself
Dialogue: 0,0:15:12.20,0:15:14.49,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Their partnership delivered \Na new world record...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:14.49,0:15:16.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...in the 3,000 meters pursuit
Dialogue: 0,0:15:17.20,0:15:19.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Roll on Rio 2016!
Dialogue: 0,0:15:21.96,0:15:25.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Swimmer and multiple medallist,\Nthat's Sophie Pascoe\N
Dialogue: 0,0:15:25.86,0:15:29.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,An undisputed star \Nof the 2012 Paralympics
Dialogue: 0,0:15:29.98,0:15:31.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Announcer] Take your marks
Dialogue: 0,0:15:31.65,0:15:32.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Starting buzzer]
Dialogue: 0,0:15:33.14,0:15:35.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Sophie slashed her times\Nand boosted her medal haul...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:35.72,0:15:40.37,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...three gold, three silver\Nand two world records
Dialogue: 0,0:15:40.91,0:15:43.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Sophie] Yeah, I had very high expectations\Nbut I conquered all of them
Dialogue: 0,0:15:43.38,0:15:47.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I did exactly what I wanted to do\Nand it's a pretty amazing feeing...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:47.56,0:15:49.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...knowing that you're not only\Ndoing the gold for yourself...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:49.58,0:15:52.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...but you're achieving the gold\Nfor the rest of New Zealand
Dialogue: 0,0:15:54.46,0:15:57.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Sophie had her leg amputated\Nwhen she was just two...
Dialogue: 0,0:15:57.19,0:15:59.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...the result of a lawnmower accident
Dialogue: 0,0:16:00.58,0:16:02.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She began swimming at seven
Dialogue: 0,0:16:02.90,0:16:04.55,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's now a household name
Dialogue: 0,0:16:05.30,0:16:07.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Sophie] I swim at elite level,\Nbecause it's the ultimate goal
Dialogue: 0,0:16:07.75,0:16:11.15,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For me, I'm just fortunate\Nthat it's turned into a job as well
Dialogue: 0,0:16:11.15,0:16:12.97,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I just do what I love
Dialogue: 0,0:16:13.34,0:16:17.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] This year, Sophie was honoured\Nas the Halberg Disabled Sportsperson of the Year
Dialogue: 0,0:16:18.15,0:16:20.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I've got so much to fulfil \Nthroughout the years...
Dialogue: 0,0:16:20.31,0:16:23.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and I can do that by putting it\Nin the pool
Dialogue: 0,0:16:32.75,0:16:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Phil Spring's an artist\Nand a problem solver
Dialogue: 0,0:16:36.33,0:16:40.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He's used trial, error and determination\Nto perfect techniques...
Dialogue: 0,0:16:40.54,0:16:42.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that bring his ideas\Nonto canvas
Dialogue: 0,0:16:42.78,0:16:45.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Phil] I love to challenge my mind\Nas much as my body
Dialogue: 0,0:16:46.20,0:16:50.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,When you're creating something,\Nit gives you a real buzz
Dialogue: 0,0:16:50.89,0:16:52.68,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] A rugby accident \Nat the age of nineteen...
Dialogue: 0,0:16:52.68,0:16:54.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...left Phil tetraplegic
Dialogue: 0,0:16:55.37,0:16:57.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Painting was a way\Nto express himself
Dialogue: 0,0:16:57.53,0:17:01.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Phil] Art is an expression of a person\Nand the way that they see things...
Dialogue: 0,0:17:01.73,0:17:05.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that doesn't matter \Nwhat disability you have
Dialogue: 0,0:17:05.51,0:17:07.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Anybody can be an artist
Dialogue: 0,0:17:07.63,0:17:09.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] With minimal feeling \Nleft in his hands..
Dialogue: 0,0:17:09.56,0:17:12.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,....paintings can take months\Nto complete
Dialogue: 0,0:17:12.54,0:17:15.75,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Phil] When I first started painting,\NI painted pictures for pleasure...
Dialogue: 0,0:17:15.75,0:17:19.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...but now I use my art\Nto tell stories
Dialogue: 0,0:17:23.58,0:17:26.91,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Don't ever call Alisha McLennan\N"wheelchair-bound"
Dialogue: 0,0:17:26.91,0:17:29.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her body is her artistic tool
Dialogue: 0,0:17:42.96,0:17:46.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Born with cerebral palsy,\NAlisha is continuously testing her body...
Dialogue: 0,0:17:46.18,0:17:48.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...in every training session
Dialogue: 0,0:17:48.79,0:17:52.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Alisha performs with contemporary \Ndance company: Touch Compass
Dialogue: 0,0:17:52.100,0:17:56.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's also excelled by going overseas,\Nand training over there\N
Dialogue: 0,0:17:56.30,0:17:59.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That's what makes a great dancer,\Nis knowing where the deficits are...
Dialogue: 0,0:17:59.30,0:18:01.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and then going, getting extra training\Nfor them
Dialogue: 0,0:18:01.59,0:18:03.00,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And she's done that
Dialogue: 0,0:18:03.00,0:18:05.10,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Always a high-achiever,\Nit's determination...
Dialogue: 0,0:18:05.10,0:18:07.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...that has audiences mesmerized
Dialogue: 0,0:18:08.42,0:18:11.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her personal highlight was performing\Nas the principal dancer...
Dialogue: 0,0:18:11.24,0:18:13.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...in last year's show, Spring
Dialogue: 0,0:18:31.71,0:18:36.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Alisha McLennan's multi-talented\Nskills hint at a spectacular future
Dialogue: 0,0:18:38.97,0:18:42.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Tiffany Collett's paintings\Nare in a striking neo-pop style
Dialogue: 0,0:18:43.51,0:18:45.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tiffany] It's overwhelming
Dialogue: 0,0:18:45.91,0:18:47.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's just all new to me
Dialogue: 0,0:18:48.33,0:18:50.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Finding ways of becoming famous
Dialogue: 0,0:18:52.37,0:18:54.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Tiffany has a learning disability\N
Dialogue: 0,0:18:54.69,0:18:56.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From a young age, painting was her thing
Dialogue: 0,0:18:58.27,0:19:00.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The staff at Sands have drawn out\Nher artistic ability...
Dialogue: 0,0:19:00.76,0:19:02.64,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...over the past two years
Dialogue: 0,0:19:04.21,0:19:06.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tiffany's art's special because \Nof the bright colours...
Dialogue: 0,0:19:06.69,0:19:09.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...it's very strong work
Dialogue: 0,0:19:09.22,0:19:10.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She keeps it very simple
Dialogue: 0,0:19:10.99,0:19:14.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And curators in galleries\Nare actually asking for her work, now
Dialogue: 0,0:19:16.40,0:19:18.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] The 24 year old \Ndoes extensive online research...
Dialogue: 0,0:19:18.70,0:19:21.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and then transfers her ideas\Nonto canvas
Dialogue: 0,0:19:23.45,0:19:25.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Tiffany is her own biggest critic
Dialogue: 0,0:19:25.65,0:19:30.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tiffany] I ask myself if I think\Nit's a strong painting...
Dialogue: 0,0:19:30.45,0:19:35.44,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and if you can read the painting\Nlike you read a book
Dialogue: 0,0:19:36.45,0:19:40.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] She's about to have\Nher first solo exhibition of neo-pop art
Dialogue: 0,0:19:41.27,0:19:45.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And with fresh confidence up her sleeve,\NTiffany's believing her own press
Dialogue: 0,0:19:45.96,0:19:50.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tiffany] I think I've become\Na better artist
Dialogue: 0,0:19:50.48,0:19:53.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I'm quite proud of myself
Dialogue: 0,0:20:02.41,0:20:05.46,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Here at CCS Canterbury, \Na lived experience of disability...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:05.46,0:20:07.50,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...is a real plus on your CV
Dialogue: 0,0:20:08.32,0:20:12.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A solid, strategic plan means 60 percent\Nof staff live with a disability
Dialogue: 0,0:20:13.85,0:20:15.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We need the best people \Nto be doing this work...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:15.51,0:20:18.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and sometimes the best people\Nare people who have a disability
Dialogue: 0,0:20:19.50,0:20:23.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] When Tara Loy applied for a job,\Nmanagers recognized her abilities...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:23.17,0:20:25.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...first and foremost
Dialogue: 0,0:20:25.49,0:20:28.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Tara] CCS has been very supportive\Nof my visual disability
Dialogue: 0,0:20:28.25,0:20:31.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,That has helped me get\Nto where I need to be...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:31.25,0:20:33.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...so I can work \Nand feel confident...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:33.96,0:20:38.24,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and actually be a valued member \Nof the company
Dialogue: 0,0:20:39.20,0:20:43.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] CCS policy ensures people feel\Nok to ask for help in the workplace
Dialogue: 0,0:20:45.20,0:20:47.45,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And they provide transport\Nto and from work...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:47.45,0:20:49.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for anyone who needs it
Dialogue: 0,0:20:50.18,0:20:53.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,A lot of that is about openness\Naround what people need...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:53.21,0:20:56.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...what's working, what's not working,\Nlet's just find a way...
Dialogue: 0,0:20:56.73,0:20:59.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to make it work, \Nbecause it's a mutual thing
Dialogue: 0,0:20:59.92,0:21:03.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I learn and I get value\Nfrom working with everyone...
Dialogue: 0,0:21:03.30,0:21:04.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...in this workplace
Dialogue: 0,0:21:19.72,0:21:22.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] That's it from Matt,\Nhe's got to get back on the job
Dialogue: 0,0:21:23.75,0:21:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[He laughs]
Dialogue: 0,0:21:26.99,0:21:30.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Fairfax Media has recently\Nrecognized the valuable contribution...
Dialogue: 0,0:21:30.86,0:21:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...of disabled workers
Dialogue: 0,0:21:32.94,0:21:37.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now it's going almost door-to-door,\Nactively encouraging other companies...
Dialogue: 0,0:21:37.39,0:21:38.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to follow suit
Dialogue: 0,0:21:39.35,0:21:43.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Project Manager Annamarie Jamieson\Nstarted by creating two positions
Dialogue: 0,0:21:44.27,0:21:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Emma and Chloe \Nboth have intellectual disabilities...
Dialogue: 0,0:21:47.72,0:21:48.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and love their jobs
Dialogue: 0,0:21:49.48,0:21:51.51,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,There are so many people\Nthat are touched with a disability...
Dialogue: 0,0:21:51.51,0:21:54.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...why not represent that community\Nin our workforce?
Dialogue: 0,0:21:55.92,0:21:58.47,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Chloe and Emma\Nare Admin Assistants
Dialogue: 0,0:21:58.66,0:22:01.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The roles have been adjusted\Nto suit their skills
Dialogue: 0,0:22:02.41,0:22:04.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,But those skills keep growing,\Nalong with their confidence...
Dialogue: 0,0:22:04.77,0:22:06.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and sense of independence
Dialogue: 0,0:22:07.53,0:22:09.41,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I love it
Dialogue: 0,0:22:09.41,0:22:12.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, the people are really nice,\Nthe company's nice...
Dialogue: 0,0:22:12.53,0:22:14.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...my boss is amazing
Dialogue: 0,0:22:14.100,0:22:17.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It's turned my life around
Dialogue: 0,0:22:17.14,0:22:20.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because I thought \NI'd never get a job here
Dialogue: 0,0:22:20.53,0:22:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Excited by the impact\Nof their employment strategy...
Dialogue: 0,0:22:23.28,0:22:26.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...Fairfax developed a campaign\Ncalled Creative Spirit
Dialogue: 0,0:22:27.30,0:22:30.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,My message to other employers,\Nis absolutely give it a go
Dialogue: 0,0:22:30.25,0:22:32.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Why not step up \Nand make a difference?
Dialogue: 0,0:22:36.10,0:22:38.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] When Justin took over\Nthe family transport business...
Dialogue: 0,0:22:38.27,0:22:42.22,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...he wanted to make sure \Nit maintained that family focus
Dialogue: 0,0:22:42.90,0:22:45.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,The staff that work here\Nfrom my perspective...
Dialogue: 0,0:22:45.33,0:22:47.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...I consider them friends as well\Nas colleagues
Dialogue: 0,0:22:48.77,0:22:51.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Penny Fletcher had been working\Nfor Justin for just nine months...
Dialogue: 0,0:22:51.60,0:22:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...when she contracted meningitis
Dialogue: 0,0:22:55.35,0:22:57.70,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It resulted in the amputation\Nof both her legs....
Dialogue: 0,0:22:57.70,0:22:59.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and the fingers on one hand
Dialogue: 0,0:23:00.81,0:23:03.69,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Justin always reassured me\Nthat depending on the outcome...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:03.69,0:23:06.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...there would always be something\Nhere for me
Dialogue: 0,0:23:06.67,0:23:09.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I think it was clear\Nthat Penny would be able...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:09.52,0:23:10.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to have that focus
Dialogue: 0,0:23:10.77,0:23:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And returning to work\Nwas a big part of her rehabilitation
Dialogue: 0,0:23:14.30,0:23:17.33,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Funding was taking too long\Nso Uzabus paid...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:17.33,0:23:19.56,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for their own building modifications
Dialogue: 0,0:23:20.58,0:23:23.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Because at that time, \NPenny was using a wheelchair
Dialogue: 0,0:23:24.96,0:23:28.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Penny] They lifted my desk up\Nwith 4 x 2s...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:28.28,0:23:31.77,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...because I couldn't fit under there\Nin my wheelchair
Dialogue: 0,0:23:31.77,0:23:34.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We knocked out a wall\Nto go to the toilet...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:34.23,0:23:35.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...because a wheelchair \Nwouldn't fit in
Dialogue: 0,0:23:38.19,0:23:39.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] When they'd finished,\Nthey went to her house...
Dialogue: 0,0:23:39.66,0:23:41.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and sorted that out too
Dialogue: 0,0:23:42.63,0:23:45.82,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,From an employee point of view,\NI think you get a lot of loyalty from that
Dialogue: 0,0:23:46.22,0:23:50.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And certainly that shows in their work\Nand how they value their jobs as well
Dialogue: 0,0:23:58.82,0:24:02.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Thirty years: that's roughly\Nhow long 82 year old Glynis Collins...
Dialogue: 0,0:24:02.92,0:24:06.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...has spent poolside, \Nsupporting Special Olympics
Dialogue: 0,0:24:06.58,0:24:07.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Touch, go!
Dialogue: 0,0:24:09.94,0:24:12.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] She's a volunteer for\NSpecial Olympics Whangarei
Dialogue: 0,0:24:13.19,0:24:14.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just love doing it
Dialogue: 0,0:24:14.81,0:24:17.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, it's them achieving
Dialogue: 0,0:24:17.88,0:24:18.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Come on!
Dialogue: 0,0:24:19.22,0:24:20.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Glynis has five adult children
Dialogue: 0,0:24:20.89,0:24:23.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her son, Darcy, has Down's syndrome
Dialogue: 0,0:24:26.22,0:24:29.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Glynis insists Darcy has got as much\Nout of Special Olympics...
Dialogue: 0,0:24:29.58,0:24:32.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...as she's giving back\Nto the organization
Dialogue: 0,0:24:33.96,0:24:38.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Glynis] I'm challenged as well,\Nbecause they're relying on someone....
Dialogue: 0,0:24:38.58,0:24:42.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to bring the best out of them
Dialogue: 0,0:24:42.84,0:24:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Glynis is one of those\Ntireless volunteers
Dialogue: 0,0:24:46.14,0:24:47.57,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's a taxi driver...
Dialogue: 0,0:24:48.97,0:24:52.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...uniform manager\Nand administrator
Dialogue: 0,0:24:53.15,0:24:55.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Glynis] When I wake up in the morning,\NI think...
Dialogue: 0,0:24:55.28,0:24:58.27,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,..."Oh well, another day!\NI'm here again," y'know
Dialogue: 0,0:24:58.27,0:25:00.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I never get tired of it
Dialogue: 0,0:25:00.48,0:25:02.29,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I just love people
Dialogue: 0,0:25:05.28,0:25:09.84,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Gary Endacott's life and work\Nis about maximizing opportunities
Dialogue: 0,0:25:10.78,0:25:14.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Born with cerebral palsy, \NGary was told he would never walk
Dialogue: 0,0:25:14.21,0:25:19.43,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...yet he's climbed Mount Kilimanjaro,\Ncompleted the New York marathon...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:19.43,0:25:21.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...played rugby league
Dialogue: 0,0:25:21.34,0:25:24.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And he's former New Zealand \Nand World disabled tennis champion
Dialogue: 0,0:25:25.67,0:25:27.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gary] The best way to change \Nsociety's attitudes...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:27.80,0:25:30.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...is do things that people\Ndon't think we're capable of doing
Dialogue: 0,0:25:30.78,0:25:32.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You know, I always thought \Nto die on a mountain...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:32.66,0:25:34.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...you had to stop
Dialogue: 0,0:25:34.69,0:25:35.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And I don't stop
Dialogue: 0,0:25:36.53,0:25:40.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Gary's the Disability Facilitator\Nfor the Ministry of Education
Dialogue: 0,0:25:40.61,0:25:44.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,He says his experience of disability\Nwas the best qualification for his job
Dialogue: 0,0:25:45.54,0:25:47.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gary] It's one of the few jobs\NI'm going to go to...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:47.28,0:25:48.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...where I'm at an advantage
Dialogue: 0,0:25:49.15,0:25:53.31,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And even if some flash academic Harry\Ngoes to university for six years...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:53.31,0:25:55.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...they're not going to know \Nwhat I know
Dialogue: 0,0:25:56.89,0:25:59.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Gary's approach to teaching\Nis to prepare students...
Dialogue: 0,0:25:59.14,0:26:00.60,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for the real world
Dialogue: 0,0:26:01.43,0:26:04.78,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gary] When I'm working with students,\NI always try and get them...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:04.78,0:26:07.62,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...to keep it realistic\Nto their individual situation
Dialogue: 0,0:26:07.62,0:26:09.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And we need to get people\Nready for life...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:09.14,0:26:11.74,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...how it's going to be,\Nnot how it should be..
Dialogue: 0,0:26:11.74,0:26:12.99,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...or how we'd like it to be
Dialogue: 0,0:26:13.76,0:26:16.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Laughing and shouting]
Dialogue: 0,0:26:19.54,0:26:23.36,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] After work, Gary mentors\Nyoung adults with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:26:23.66,0:26:27.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,His message: simple, straightforward,\Njust like Gary
Dialogue: 0,0:26:27.93,0:26:30.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Gary] You've got to have aspirations\Nand expectations
Dialogue: 0,0:26:30.18,0:26:33.42,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And disabilities will affect that\Nit's not going to define me...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:33.42,0:26:34.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...on my life
Dialogue: 0,0:26:36.54,0:26:39.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Robyn Hunt should take\Na deep, proud bow
Dialogue: 0,0:26:40.13,0:26:43.13,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She's paved the way for the inclusion\Nof people with disabilities
Dialogue: 0,0:26:43.84,0:26:46.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For eight years, she was New Zealand's\NHuman Rights Commissioner
Dialogue: 0,0:26:47.54,0:26:51.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She was a driving force, demanding people\Nwith disabilities be included...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:51.73,0:26:53.76,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...as part of the Human Rights Act
Dialogue: 0,0:26:54.54,0:26:56.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Robyn] And in my life I've watched\Ndisabled people...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:56.96,0:26:59.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...and particularly people\Nwith intellectual disabilities...
Dialogue: 0,0:26:59.61,0:27:03.17,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...being seen as not able \Nto speak for themselves
Dialogue: 0,0:27:03.62,0:27:06.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,And yet, I've seen people \Nwith intellectual disabilities...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:06.98,0:27:11.85,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...perform, in all kinds of situations,\Nas well as anyone else
Dialogue: 0,0:27:11.63,0:27:13.86,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] She started out\Nas a feisty journalist...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:14.39,0:27:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...prejudice she experienced\Nas a visually-impaired female reporter...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:17.89,0:27:21.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...made her determined to stand up\Nfor herself and others
Dialogue: 0,0:27:21.43,0:27:24.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Robyn] I have faced discrimination\Non ridiculous grounds
Dialogue: 0,0:27:24.54,0:27:28.65,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I developed a social conscience early on,\Nand I guess I just always...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:28.65,0:27:31.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...had a recognition of social justice\Nissues
Dialogue: 0,0:27:32.29,0:27:34.73,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Narrator] Robyn began a quest\Nto change society...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:34.73,0:27:37.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...setting up the New Zealand \NDisabled Person's Associaion
Dialogue: 0,0:27:38.56,0:27:41.39,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Her smart ideas led to a role \Nas an analyst...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:41.39,0:27:44.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...for the Royal Commission\Non Social Policy
Dialogue: 0,0:27:44.63,0:27:47.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,She gets her messages out\Nwherever she can...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:47.89,0:27:50.67,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...rallying people to blow the whistle\Non those who abuse others
Dialogue: 0,0:27:51.21,0:27:53.98,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,[Robyn] Now I'm really after justice\Nfor other people...
Dialogue: 0,0:27:53.98,0:27:59.21,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,...disabled women in particular,\Nboth here and internationally
Dialogue: 0,0:27:59.21,0:28:00.83,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,We've still got a long way to go