The Latest Breaking News from Disability

If you have read anything about the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in the last few years, you will have encountered many metaphors. The NDIS is the “lifeboat in the ocean”, “an oasis in the desert”, “a plane being built mid-flight” or a “limitless magic pudding”.

Majority of Americans believe companies need to value accessibility, highlighting challenges faced by those with disabilities.

Researchers said the therapy ‘could benefit a greater number of MS patients’.

The issues raised by various petitioners, included distribution of Aadhaar cards and disability certificates to the displaced people of Manipur, to distribution of compensation to the families of the dead, reconstruction of religious buildings and homes destroyed in the clashes, disposal of bodies to functioning of courts in the State.

In my many years of reading and writing about disability and chronic illness, my preference leans toward books that look outward, rather than inward, in their approach to truth-telling. The intricacies of living in a marginalised body tend to feel more philosophical if they resist solipsism and reach toward the…

It's the strain most likely to cause illness, disability and death, but meningococcal B is not included in the immunisation schedule Australia-wide.

Charities and parents say legislation must be introduced to protect families from short-term financial hardship caused by immediate loss of disability living allowance

Crypto.com made global headlines for a multimillion-dollar error that went unspotted for months. A court case reveals how it all went wrong

Other lives: Social worker committed to helping people struggling with poverty, bereavement, disability or mental distress

The first World Health Organization report on hypertension is a grim reminder that countries have done little to keep the biggest risk factor for death and disability under check

Sam Vestey, 21, believes the wheelchair icon featured on blue badges and disabled parking bays is outdated and has launched an alternative logo.