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Me And My Mates

People with disabilities have mates too!

Airing time: 7pm Monday; new show every fortnight



Brendan Cresswell and Tarryn Wallace have a positive, sometimes hilarious view on life and on overcoming obstacles.

In this series they invite others in, with different disabilities, to chat about life, the universe and everything in-between.

New show fortnightly.

Made possible with the support of Life Skills Taranaki: 

 

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To download the latest episode: Click on the kiwifruit to go to the Me & My Mates show page on the accessmedia.nz site:   download this show here

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Communicating With Disabilities

Brendan Cresswell and Tarryn Wallace discuss the importance of inclusive communication. Talking directly to the person with the disability instead of just with the parent or caregiver.

Duration: 00:28:26 | Date: 5 June, 2023

Technology and Change

Brendan and Tarryn follow up, 5 years on, one of their earliest shows, which looked at technology and how has technology changed over those 5 years and how it helps people with disabilities.

Duration: 00:29:57 | Date: 22 May, 2023

Getting Social

Brendan and Tarryn discuss social groups for people with disabilities and how it helps them.

Duration: 00:29:23 | Date: 8 May, 2023

Home Alone

Brendan and Tarryn talk about ways to stay safe and occupied when home alone.

Duration: 00:27:58 | Date: 24 April, 2023

Social Media

Brendan and Tarryn talk about the pros and cons of social media.

Duration: 00:27:55 | Date: 10 April, 2023

Public Transport

Brendan and Tarryn share tips and tricks on public transport.

Duration: 00:28:24 | Date: 27 March, 2023

Accessability in the Community

Brendan and Tarryn chat about making the community a safe place for disabled people to get around and access.

Duration: 00:28:04 | Date: 13 March, 2023

Medication Infomation

Brendan and Tarryn chat with Catherine Kennan from Vivian Pharmacy all about medication safety.

Duration: 00:29:10 | Date: 27 February, 2023

Humour

Brendan Cresswell and Tarryn Wallace talk about their type of humour, and share some of the funny things that have happened to them.

Duration: 00:28:44 | Date: 13 February, 2023

Compassion

Brendan and Tarryn talk about being compassionate to others.

Duration: 00:28:49 | Date: 30 January, 2023

Embracing Uniqueness

Brendan and Tarryn talk about the importance of being yourself and how having a laugh helps.

Duration: 00:27:28 | Date: 16 January, 2023