The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Stroke poses a significant health challenge in India, ranking as the fourth leading cause of death and the fifth leading cause of disability. A recent survey by Boehringer Ingelheim India unveiled a concerning lack of awareness, with only 22% of respondents being familiar with the risk factors and symptoms of…

The question of whether there should be an age limit to joining the National Disability Scheme (NDIS) has been debated since its inception a decade ago.

From D.C. Superior Court Judge Todd Edelman's decision two weeks ago in Doe v. President & Fellows of Middlebury College: Plaintiff brought this lawsuit against numerous defendants [including American University, George Washington University, and Middlebury College -EV] alleging inter alia employment discrimination, harassment, forced labor, trafficking in labor or commercial…

Cost of living payments for those receiving Pip have been quietly axed, says writer and disability advocate Lucy Webster

Police have established a crime scene at St Lucy’s School in Wahroonga on the city’s upper north shore

Death rates in South Africa have declined slightly during the past few years. But the country faces a steady rise in both death and disability caused by increases in non-communicable diseases such as diabetes and cancer.

The ABC is reporting how terminally ill patients are being left in limbo as the states and the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) argue over disability supports. The reports share the experiences of Australians with brain tumours and highlight the distress of getting a diagnosis, as well as the lack…

Anbumani Ramadoss, Chennai PMK president, demands pension for noon-meal organisers be increased to ₹10K/mo from ₹2K. Insult to pay such low amount to those who've served 40 yrs. Met senior citizen with disability who worked 37 yrs but only received ₹2K. Most organisers are persons with disabilities.

One in four persons stand the lifetime risk of developing stroke. This year, on World Stroke Day, the focus is on stroke prevention.

Legislative Assembly Committee holds sitting in Kochi to look into issues of differently abled; panel to submit recommendation to house; record of differently abled to be maintained; complaints regarding identity cards, disability certificates, benefits to be addressed; 25 complaints intervened, 3 handed to Collector, 2 evidence collected.

Bombs, lack of electricity and roads damaged by Israeli offensive make life impossible for disabled people in Gaza.