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People on certain benefits may qualify for 40 hours free driving lessons this summer

Learner drivers will still need to pay for the costs of the theory and practical driving tests.

Daily Record

Uber agrees to $2m settlement in lawsuit over violations of Americans with Disabilities act

‘People with disabilities should not be made to feel like second-class citizens or punished because of their disability’, DOJ says

The Independent UK

'Being proud of my disability means being proud of myself and what I can do'

Faith Martin says disability is not a negative of life, as some people believe - and she asks other people, including accessibility campaigner Dermot Devlin, what makes them proud to be disabled

Daily Mirror

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Dis Life: 'Disabled music fans should not be stuck in special areas during concerts'

Anna Morell, from Disability Rights UK, says disabled people want to be in the thick of life, like everybody else, not stuck in special areas so far from the stage during music concerts

Daily Mirror

Army personnel entitled to disability pension only if disability attributable to military service: Supreme Court

A Bench of Justices was hearing an appeal filed by the Centre challenging an order of the Armed Forces Tribunal which granted disability pension to Army personnel

The Hindu

Older people with any of these health issues could be due up to £369 each month

Successful Attendance Allowance claimants will receive either £247.40 or £369.60 every four weeks.

Daily Record

New disability payment replacing PIP in seven council areas next week involves no private sector assessments

Applications for Adult Disability Payment will open in Fife, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Moray, North Ayrshire, East Ayrshire or South Ayrshire on July 25.

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Lack of disability housing in outback Queensland prompts fears more families will move away

The Ballards love their life in outback Queensland – it has been their home for more than 60 years. But a lack of disability housing may force the family to move hundreds of kilometres away.

ABC News

Disability inclusion plan update for Broken Hill arrives, but was 'long overdue' say advocates

After years of travelling throughout Australia, Dr JR Mitchell says his town is "one of the most inaccessible in Australia" and the disability advocate wants further action.

ABC News

Long COVID cases set to grow as more people fall through the cracks of support

Up to 100,000 people could be suffering severe long COVID within the next three months. Another 300,000 people could have some limitations on their daily activities.

ABC News

Check if your disability benefit qualifies for new £150 cost of living payment due in September

People on nine different disability benefits may be eligible for one-off payment from DWP.

Daily Record

Managed migration for people on legacy benefits in two new areas will start next week

Older-style benefits including Tax Credits, JSA and Housing Benefit are being replaced by Universal Credit.

Daily Record

Diabetic fired for shouting at boss when blood sugar was high wins £30,000

Employment Judge Colm O'Rourke ruled the treatment of Mr Eykyn was disability discrimination

Wales Online

Man responsible for crash that killed Sue Salthouse spared more jail over unrelated drug driving, traffic offences

The man responsible for the crash which killed disability campaigner Sue Salthouse is spared more jail time, after being caught driving with ice in his system for a second time.

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Nottingham Post

Full list of cost of living payments you do and don't need to apply for

The government says its package of cost of living support is worth £37 billion in total

ABC News

'Desperate situations' of First Nations people with disability living in remote communities laid bare at royal commission

The "desperate situations" of First Nations people with disability living in remote communities have been laid bare at the disability royal commission.

ABC News

After a horrific car crash, doctor Dinesh Palipana saw the emergency ward from the patients' side

Dinesh Palipana would not let his disability get in the way of fulfilling his dream of becoming a doctor. Now he is helping to make the profession more inclusive for others.

Daily Record

PIP provides up to £627 each month to more than 130,000 people with respiratory conditions

There are 24 main respiratory conditions including asthma being supported by the DWP.

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Wales Online

Who is eligible for the £650 cost of living payment and when you can expect it

With the cost of living at the highest level most of us can remember, the UK Government’s “support package” is offering one in four families help paying their bills. Thousands of families can expect a payment of £326 this month.

Daily Record

DWP asked to revise response to cost of living petition calling for disabled to get £650 payment

DWP addressed the points in the petition earlier this month but has been asked to review them.

The National (Scotland)

Man who's unable to feed or dress himself is denied disability payments

A SERIOUSLY ill man has hit out at benefits bosses after he was denied disability payments - despite being unable to feed or dress himself.

Bristol Post

SEND parents 'traumatised' after being blamed for their child's condition says community worker

Bristol SEND parent therapy groups are popping up throughout the city and now their concerns are being taken to Bristol City Council

Liverpool Echo

Wheelchair user 'sickened' as she's told to pay £1,800 for parking in disabled bay

Cerys Gemma said she is "disgusted" as she prepares for a court battle

Daily Record

DWP issues urgent warning to everyone due £326 cost of living payment this summer

Payments started for 8 million households on July 14.

The Canberra Times

Judge 'staggered' as killer allegedly drug-drives while awaiting sentence

Mitchell Laidlaw's bail has been revoked after he allegedly took methamphetamine and got behind the wheel ahead of his sentencing over the death of disability advocate Sue Salthouse.

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