The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Lauren McDermott has a rare neurological condition called Stiff Person Syndrome that causes her muscles to spasm painfully for prolonged periods. Since she was diagnosed in 2019, she's had to explain her illness to almost everyone — even many of the doctors who evaluated her. It's an exhausting process that…

The popular award-winning actress has discussed the difficulty of growing up without role models while appearing at the disability royal commission, which this week is exploring what should be done to create a more inclusive society.

Make sure you know exactly what money you are due this month and when to expect it - as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) deliver their latest update.

Adult and Child Disability Payment rates for Scots will also rise by 10.1% this year.

Only those qualifying customers living in certain postcode areas will receive the £25 payment

Five years ago Charlie, who Anna described as being a “funny, incredible” man, was diagnosed with a “life limiting” degenerative brain condition called SPG11

Brad Lomax in the US, Rosa May Billinghurst in the UK, Javed Abid in India … these are the men and women I wish I had known about as a disabled child

The proposal has almost reached the 10,000 signature threshold to trigger an official response.

The one-off payment replaces the £25 Cold Weather Payment from DWP.

Forget the work-from-home revolution or quiet quitting: The COVID-19 pandemic’s biggest impact on the U.S. labor market will be as a mass disability event. It’s a shock that the economy is not well prepared to handle.

The social services minister has launched an investigation into a coding error which impacted performance ratings of disability employment service providers.