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There are calls for the National Disability Insurance Agency to change the way it provides funding for some people with assistance dogs, with advocates reporting people with mental health conditions are being knocked back despite life-changing results.

Temperatures are set to plunge from Wednesday onwards but payment rules may be cold comfort for shivering families

Community Gift Exchange is also offering home testing for those with mobility issues or a disability, who can't attend the drop-ins.

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten says getting people with a disability out of hospital and clearing legal backlogs are "early wins" but there's more work to be done.

If the government and companies actually made the commitment they’re always talking about on days like today, many people would be significantly less disabled, writes Rachel Charlton-Dailey

To mark the International day of Disabled Persons, Cecilia Adamou discusses why she thinks disability is a 'second-class minority' compared to other groups - and why this needs to change

Over the past four years, para sports have come a long way in Togo. Today, dozens of athletes are training in different sports. Some of them have also participated in international competitions such as the 2019 African Games in Morocco and the 2020 Tokyo Summer Paralympic Games.

Sophie Morgan has insisted the new Airbnb Adapted Category which offered disability-friendly spaces should be 'a wake up call to the travel industry'

Landmarks including Rome’s Colosseum, the London Eye and Empire State Building have in the past all lit their buildings in purple for the #PurpleLightUp campaign