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On Beyoncé and moving away from ableism

Beyoncé listened and will change an ableist lyric. Many people, however, aren't so quick to change

Salon

Senate tees up vote on bill to aid vets exposed to burn pits

Legislation expanding health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans is nearing passage in Congress

The Independent UK

Veterans toxic exposure bill clears Senate after tortuous path - Roll Call

More than 3.5 million veterans will gain easier access to health and disability benefits under a bill that cleared the Senate Tuesday.

Roll Call

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State Pension, PIP, Universal Credit and other benefits could stop if you do not report a hospital stay

Payments may be reduced or stopped if the relevant department is not notified, even if it's just one night.

Daily Record

It’s not just Beyoncé and Lizzo – culture is full of painful ableism that’s too often ignored

We need allies who care enough to shift their thinking, so the onus isn’t always on disabled people to point out problems, says the Observer New Review writer Kathryn Bromwich

The Guardian - UK

£150 cost of living payment for 6m people claiming one of these nine benefits due next month

Check if your disability benefit qualifies for the one-off payment due in September.

Daily Record

People nearing State Pension age could be due wide range of extra benefits when they retire

More than a dozen benefits, discounts and freebies for men and women aged over 66.

Daily Record

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New disability benefit sample online application form could help people claim up to £627 each month

Adult Disability Payment is replacing PIP and will open for applications nationwide from August 29.

Daily Record

New Winter Fuel Payment claim form could help more older people get up to £600 this November

Not everyone over State Pension age will receive the payment automatically from DWP.

Daily Record

EXPLAINER: How health care for vets became fight in Congress

A bill that enhances health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits has hit a snag in the Senate

The Independent UK

Disability work placement service Vivid offers jobs in Rochester

New job opportunities are giving disability support service clients meaningful employment without having to leave their regional Victorian towns.

ABC News

DWP could give people of State Pension age with back pain up to £92 each week

Nearly 1.4m people across the UK currently receive either £247 or £369 every four weeks through Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record

Beyoncé Is Removing The Ableist Slur From Renaissance Why TF Was It There In The First Place?

Did we learn nothing from Lizzo?

Pedestrian.tv

Beyoncé to change lyric containing 'ableist slur' in new song on Renaissance album after backlash

A representative for the Grammy-winning singer says she will change a lyric after facing backlash from disability advocates calling her choice of words an "ableist slur".

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The Times of India

Patna HC seeks status report of all schools for differently-abled

PATNA: Astonished over the status of the three government schools for blind children in Bihar functioning without principal and teachers, the Patna high court has sought status report from the state’s chief secretary, principal secretary of education and the disability commissioner of all the institutions established for the differently-abled children…

Los Angeles Times

Beyoncé vows to change ‘Renaissance’ lyric amid backlash from disability community

Beyoncé has vowed to alter the lyrics to one of her new songs after receiving criticism from the disability community.

ABC News

‘Disability isn’t a dirty word’: non-binary Paralympian Robyn Lambird on smashing stereotypes and setting agendas

Robyn Lambird is an elite athlete and an activist, looking to shatter misconceptions about people with a disability and show why there's beauty in diversity.

ABC News

Am I eligible for COVID-19 antiviral medications? How do I get access to them?

COVID-19 antiviral medications are now more widely available, but do enough eligible people know where and how to get them?

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The Guardian - UK

Beyoncé to change Renaissance lyric containing ableist slur

A spokesperson for the musician confirmed that she will remove the offensive term for disabled people from her new song, Heated

Manchester Evening News

Beyoncé slammed by disability charity over lyric used in new album

It comes just weeks after Lizzo used the same word - and received backlash - for her song Grrrls

Daily Mirror

Beyonce to re-record song after being slammed for 'deeply offensive' lyrics

Singing superstar Beyoncé responded after coming under growing pressure to re-record track Heated on her new album Rennaissance having been criticised for using an ableist slur

Daily Record

People still waiting on £326 cost of living payment can now report it missing to DWP

DWP has also shared reasons why the payment may not have arrived yet.

Nottingham Post

Disability cost of living payment: who will receive it and when it will be paid

There has been confusion over how it will work

ABC News

Artists and performers with disabilities given mainstream platform in regional town

Thanks to a new inclusive arts program in regional NSW, artists with disabilities have a mainstream platform to show their work and performances.

The Conversation

Long COVID should make us rethink disability – and the way we offer support to those with 'invisible conditions'

Australia has only a handful of specialists familiar with managing what happens when the nervous system can’t properly regulate the body, as sometimes occurs with long COVID. While long COVID clinics are being set up, there are no government-funded clinics for this type of nervous system dysfunction and private waiting…

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