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Disability support pensioners only just 'scraping' by in private rentals

"We applied for a hundred different places and ended up in a tent."

Newcastle Herald

Barr, Davidson at odds on NDIS spending targets

The ACT's Disability Minister is against the proposed target.

The Canberra Times

Man loses discrimination claim after calling vet receptionist ‘horrible human being’ in Covid mask row

At the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC), the man admitted that he may have called the receptionist 'a horrible human being' or an 'ignorant human'

Irish Mirror

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DWP explains the 57 health conditions that qualify you for over £400 a month in attendance allowance

Millions of people are entitled to the money

Wales Online

New PIP plans include sharing health assessment report with claimant before award decision is made

DWP said PIP claimants will be able to ‘clarify evidence’ so that it can make the right decision as early as possible.

Daily Record

DWP explains if PIP claimants get new £900 cost of living payments

The initial £301 pay out is being given to people who currently receive benefits

Bristol Post

NDIS cost scrutiny is intensifying again – the past shows this can harm health and wellbeing for people with disability

Those in the disability field have been expressing a sense of whiplash since Friday. Many had felt buoyed by reassurances from Bill Shorten, minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), at the National Press Club the previous week that a reboot would ensure the scheme was “here to stay”.…

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If Labor bulldozes ahead with NDIS cuts that hurt disabled people, we will fight against it

The disability community feels blindsided by the government’s announcement of a growth cap on the scheme. We need to be included in decisions that affect us

The Guardian - AU

NDIS head promises to protect vulnerable amid cost cap

Australian governments are working to make the NDIS more sustainable as spending on the scheme is on track to overtake Medicare by the middle of the decade.

The New Daily

'Heartbreaking': Davidson hits out at NDIS spending caps

Minister says people with disability won't get their needs met.

The Canberra Times

UK households missing out on £19bn a year in unclaimed welfare benefits

Complexity of system and perception of government handouts as ‘shameful’ stopping people from accessing much-needed support

The Guardian - UK

It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure review – a darkly comic satire on disability

This debut from disability-led theatre company FlawBored is not afraid to make us squirm as it skewers virtue signalling and corporate buzzwords

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 9, urges Rishi Sunak to boost NHS funds for hard-of-hearing therapy

Orson Grimer is thriving at school after his parents saved up nearly £14,000 for a two-year Auditory Verbal therapy course - but this is not available to thousand of other deaf children

Daily Mirror

Artists with disabilities flourishing in NI shopping centre

"There's so many people that would benefit from this, either from the disability side or from the mental health side."

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Meet the Scottish mum travelling the world spreading autism acceptance

A SCOTTISH mum is to speak at an event in Dubai in a bid to raise awareness of autism and what can be done to help those living with the disability.

ABC News

LGBTIQA+ people with disabilities often feel 'desexualised' and overlooked, but things are getting better

Even within the normally inclusive LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities are often overlooked because of attitudes around disability and sex, but things are changing for the better.

Newslaundry

Why Indian colleges and workplaces need a mental health policy

Most educational institutions and workplaces in India do not have a robust diversity and inclusion policy that addresses the concerns of employees and students with mental health conditions.

Daily Mirror

DWP list of 21 health conditions which could make you eligible for £700 a month

PIP is a disability benefit and is given to those with long-term mental or physical health problems or disabilities

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ABC News

Disability advocates in shock over Labor announcement of NDIS 'growth target'

Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget $50 billion over the next decade.

WEKU

Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them

A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.

The Canberra Times

'Nothing about us without us': Centre named after Sue Salthouse

The centre was built with recycled wood and brick materials.

The Independent UK

Spain bans 'dwarf bullfighting'

Spain’s parliament bans “comic” bullfighting events featuring dwarves dressed in costume, in a decision applauded by disability rights groups but condemned by the few surviving performers

Daily Mirror

Disabled people 'struggle to find work due to lack of support at Jobcentres'

A lack of adequate assistive technology and poor training of Jobcentre Plus staff means people with complex disabilities struggle to use the services, according to a leading charity

Daily Record

People over State Pension age could see mobility element included in new Attendance Allowance-style benefit

Pension Age Disability Payment will provide financial support for more than 125,000 pensioners living in Scotland.

Daily Mirror

Disabled mum disgusted on finding ‘moronic’ note left on car after shopping trip

After a recent shopping trip in Canberra, Australia, the unnamed woman returned to the car to find the decidedly passive aggressive letter

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