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Nedra Rhone: Black, transgender, person with a disability? Must be Santa

The last thing Nick Sweeney expected while filming a documentary about Santa Claus was that he would come face-to-face with the Proud Boys, the far-right organization with members currently on trial for seditious conspiracy charges in connection with the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.

Tribune News Service

Funding fight for parents of disabled children continues

A court case to determine whether the government should be deemed the employer of people caring for their disabled family members has been pushed into 2023. Emma Hatton reports on how a simple employment question has become so complicated.

Newsroom.co.nz

People of State Pension age with back pain could be due up to £369 each month

Nearly 1.5m people across the UK currently receive either £61.85 or £92.40 each week through Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record

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Woman's nightmare Westlife concert experience was 'constant reminder' of disability

Simone Matthews is a big Westlife fan and was looking forward to Friday's gig at the SSE Arena in Belfast. But it turned into a nightmare and was a 'constant reminder' of her disability.

Irish Mirror

DWP update to millions who could be eligible to £3,500 Pension Credit

Department for Work and Pensions is to write to 11 million in 2023 to highlight the benefit which is aimed at the poorest

Nottingham Post

Westlife fan's 'rubbish' concert seat was a 'constant reminder' of her disability

Simone, who uses a wheelchair, had a disappointing experience at a recent Westlife gig saying it felt like she was being punished for her disability

Dublin Live

Number of Philly cops out injured drops 31% after Inquirer investigation uncovers abuse

PHILADELPHIA — For years, Philadelphia police officials had been alarmed by an internal list that tracked the number of officers who were out of work but still getting paid.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

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Congress should help disabled by passing ABLE Age Adjustment Act

ABLE accounts are savings and investment tools that allow people with disabilities to save for qualified disability expenses.

Chicago Sun-Times

Twitter has been important for disability activism – that's being lost under Elon Musk

Before purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk said that a public platform for free speech is a “societal imperative for a functioning democracy”. As part of this, he claimed that Twitter being “maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilisation”.

The Conversation

No Pseudonymity in Case Alleging Disability Discrimination Based on "Major Depressive Disorder"

“[I]t is reasonable to expect the person invoking the Court’s jurisdiction to set aside some of his privacy. Many statutes, such as the ADA [...] require a plaintiff to set aside his [] privacy and disclose information that he [] may otherwise wish to keep confidential.”

Reason

New PIP petition calling for awards to be based on medical advice without assessment due official response

The proposal has received more than 21,000 signatures of support.

Daily Record

Scottish disability benefits and child payments to be made early over Christmas and New Year week

Social Security Scotland payments due between December 24 and January 6 may change for some people.

Daily Record

DWP £10 Christmas bonus for people on State Pension and certain benefits starts landing in accounts

The annual payment will be made to people in receipt of 21 benefits, but not those on Universal Credit.

Daily Record

All ages wheelchair basketball helps those with disability connect and compete

A teenager whose life was changed when he took up wheelchair basketball says he loves the physical and team-building aspects of the sport.

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MMA fighter with no legs wins debut bout vs able-bodied opponent and targets UFC deal

Zion Clark was born with no legs but he has refused to let his disability hold him back and the 25-year-old won his professional MMA debut on Saturday night

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s disability royal commission has faced near media silence – and left politicians unaccountable

Ending violence against people with disability requires a detailed plan on how we make housing, education, health and transport equal for us

Nottingham Post

Eligibility for DWP Cold Weather Payments, how to claim and will there be a second payment

Payments are designed to help them pay for heating when the temperature dips below freezing

Belfast Live

Young disabled man worries for employment after threats of youth service cuts

Eamonn Doherty has cerebral palsy and spoke of the extra barriers that people with disabilities face in gaining employment.

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Long left out of job market, people with disabilities benefit from COVID teleworking boom

After generations of being overlooked and sidelined in the job market, Americans with disabilities are enjoying an unprecedented employment boom — thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The legal profession lacks diversity, and the LSAT makes matters worse

Law schools are the gateways to a legal profession that lacks diversity by race, ethnicity, gender, disability and more. An important step to creating a more diverse legal profession is to change law schools’ admission policies.

Daily Mirror

Student diagnosed with sepsis after symptoms were mistaken for a urine infection

Harriet Little, of Peterborough, thought she had a urine infection after she began shivering with a high temperature but was later diagnosed with life-threatening sepsis

The Conversation

Canada delays expanding medical assistance in dying to include mental illness, but it's still a policy built on quicksand

The federal government admitted Thursday it needs more time before expanding Canada’s controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy to include mentally ill people.

Edinburgh Live

Winter Heating Payment in Scotland and who is eligible for £50 cash boost

The Winter Heating Payment has replaced the Cold Weather Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in Scotland, and has the same eligibility requirements.

The Conversation

Unregistered NDIS providers are in the firing line – but lots of participants have good reasons for using them

There has been a lot of debate recently about the quality, safety and cost of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services. Some of it relates to the types of providers people purchase services from.

Tribune News Service

‘She was failed’: Missouri woman scheduled for execution next month asks for clemency

Attorneys for a transgender woman scheduled to be executed next month in Missouri are asking for clemency, in part because of her history of abuse and intellectual disability.

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