Jaime Randhawa presents Beyond Barriers, a fortnightly show dedicated to shining a light on the challenges faced by the hearing impaired community. Each episode explores the real experiences of those living with hearing loss, the obstacles they navigate every day, and the people and organisations working to make a difference. Jaime shares practical advice on how you can support the hearing impaired in your community - whether at home, at work, or out in the world. Informative, compassionate, and important, Beyond Barriers is essential listening for anyone who wants to better understand and support the hearing impaired, only on Radio Southland.
Jamie Randhawa goes beyond the headlines to explore the stories and issues that matter most to the hearing impaired and disabled community on Beyond Barriers. Real, honest, and important listening, on Radio Southland.
17 Oct 2026
Beyond Barriers: The Secret Life of Compliments
Jaime Randhawa presents a fortnightly show highlighting the challenges for the hearing impaired and has advice on what you can do to help.
10 Oct 2026
Beyond Barriers: Things I Wanted To Do.. But My Body Had Other Plans
Jaime Randhawa presents a fortnightly show highlighting the challenges for the hearing impaired and has advice on what you can do to help.
26 Sept 2026
Beyond Barriers: I'm Capable But I Still Need Help
"If I can do it myself, why do I still need help"?
That's the question so many disabled people are made to feel they have to answer.
In this honest and powerful episode of Beyond Barriers with Jaime, Jaime challenges the idea that needing support somehow means you are less capable, less independent, or less deserving of respect.
Being capable doesn't mean you never need help. Being independent doesn't mean doing everything alone. And asking for support doesn't erase everything you are capable of achieving.
Jaime shares her personal experiences as a disabled person and a mum, talking about the everyday reality of knowing "I can do this" while also knowing "I need some help to do this".
This episode is about breaking own assumptions, letting go of the guilt around asking for help, and recognising an important truth:
You can be strong. You can be capable. You can be independent. And you can still need help.
Because accessibility isn't about doing things for us - it's about making sure we have the support we need to do things for ourselves.
19 Sept 2026
Beyond Barrier: Listen Differently
Being Deaf doesn't mean being without a voice.
In this episode of Beyond Barriers with Jaime, Jaime explores what it really means to be Deaf, from NZSL and Deaf culture to the everyday assumptions people can make about communication and accessibility.
Jaime shares her own lived experience as a Deaf person and looks at why accessibility, understanding and inclusion matter. This is a conversation about breaking down barriers, challenging misconceptions and recognising that Deaf people have their own language, culture, identity and voices.
Because being Deaf doesn't mean being silent - sometimes it simply means the world needs to learn to listen differently.
12 Sept 2026
Beyond Barriers: The First Time I Let Go
There’s a moment every parent knows — that first time you have to let your little one go.
In this episode of Beyond Barriers with Jaime, I’m sharing the emotional journey of letting my daughter start preschool and take her first steps into the wider world.
It’s about the excitement, the nerves, the guilt, the tears — and that strange feeling of realising your baby is growing up and becoming her own little person.
For me, as a disabled mum, there are also questions and emotions around trust, independence, accessibility, and knowing when to step back and let your child discover the world for themselves.
Because letting go doesn’t mean losing them.
It means trusting them enough to let them grow, even when every part of you wants to hold on.
And sometimes, the hardest thing about watching your little one fly...
is realising they were ready before you were. 🦋💗
5 Sept 2026
Beyond Barriers: You Don't Have to Drink to Have a Good Time
Jaime Randhawa is back with Beyond Barriers asking why we feel pressured to drink to have fun or fit in. Whether someone avoids alcohol for disability, health, faith, recovery or simply personal choice - that decision deserves respect. Jaime talks inclusive social spaces and how to celebrate without a drink in hand. Different choices. Same respect. Better together.
29 Aug 2026
Beyond Barriers: Interview with Sarah on ADHD and Autism
Jaime Randhawa presents a fortnightly show highlighting the challenges for the hearing impaired and has advice on what you can do to help.
15 Aug 2026
Beyond Barriers: What I Wish You Knew From an NZSL Teacher
This week on Beyond Barriers, host Jaime Randhawa steps into the spotlight herself. As an NZSL teacher, Jaime shares what New Zealand Sign Language really is, why it matters, how anyone can start learning it and what the hearing community should understand about the Deaf community in Southland and across Aotearoa. Personal, passionate and full of practical insight from someone living and teaching this every day.
8 Aug 2026
Beyond Barriers: The Disabled Price Tag
Jamie Randhawa tackles the financial realities of living with a disability in this episode of Beyond Barriers. A frank and important conversation about the hidden costs faced by the hearing impaired and disabled community, on Radio Southland.
1 Aug 2026
Beyond Barriers: Celebrate Your Differences
Jamie Randhawa explores the power of celebrating differences in this episode of Beyond Barriers. A thoughtful and uplifting conversation about the hearing impaired community, identity, and what makes each of us unique, on Radio Southland.
25 Jul 2026
Beyond Barriers: The Silent Weight of Communication
Jamie Randhawa shines a light on the challenges faced by the hearing impaired community on Beyond Barriers. Each episode explores real experiences, practical advice, and the people and organisations working to make a difference for those living with hearing loss, on Radio Southland.
4 Jul 2026
Beyond Barriers: Communication Beyond Words
Beyond Barriers - the show shining a light on the challenges faced by the hearing impaired community. Practical advice, real stories, and a compassionate conversation you won't want to miss. Tune in on Radio Southland!
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