The Latest Breaking News from Disability

In Australia, long COVID is not automatically classified as disability, but advocates want that to change.

Scope found that disabled households need to find an extra £12,000 a year to achieve the same standard of living compared to non-disabled households due to the cost of living crisis

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

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

Millions of people are entitled to the money

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

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

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”.…

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