The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Rights activists and carers are filling the gap as the war creates huge challenges in accessing disability support.

Scottish Government ministers are asking people to check what they could claim for under powers devolved to Holyrood.

Tina Powney wondered whether her son, who lives with a range of disabilities, would be the next Indigenous person to die in custody during one of his periods in jail. She decided to create the kind of service she needed but could not find.

Millions of Australians are being treated for ADHD but misconceptions about the condition's treatment, diagnosis and who it effects still linger.

Campaigners hit out after data reveals majority of successful appeals were due to Department for Work and Pensions mistakes

Leon Harrop and Sarah Gordy are the first actors with learning disabilities to land lead roles in a major UK show – which was written by scriptwriters who all have a disability

‘Government has reserved ₹500 crore for providing medical assistance to senior citizens with hearing disability’

180,000 people applied for the benefit from April to July this year, the highest level since PIP began, and just 79,000 were awarded

A state government service that investigates reports of abuse or mistreatment experienced by older people and those living with a disability will now be available state-wide.

Travellers with disability are questioning tour operators' language on 'inclusive' and 'accessible' holidays, as some find out the hard way that many tourism operators are not as accessible as they claim.

A United Nations committee has found Australia breached an international human rights treaty by failing to provide audio descriptions on free-to-air television for the blind and vision impaired community. The finding comes after a seven year complaint process from a disability advocate.