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English urges disability providers to get a move on

Keynote speaker Bill English told providers of disability services at their annual conference that government wasn't coming to their rescue and to get on with the job, reports Emma Hatton

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Tax Breaks for Parents of Children With Disabilities

While there are no specific tax credits for parents of children with disabilities, caregivers might benefit from these other tax breaks.

Kiplinger

More children than ever are struggling with developmental concerns. We need to help families connect and thrive

Early childhood has received a great deal of attention in recent weeks, as Australia has sought to understand ways to relieve the cost pressures on the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS).

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Anorexic woman, 47, who wants to die may soon be able to under Canadian law

Canada expanded requirements for medically assisted death to allow incurable conditions of mental illness

The Independent UK

England blind footballer targeting Paris 2024 alongside educational ambitions

Azeem Amir runs his own disability awareness programme.

The Independent UK

Commentary: Yes, people with disabilities are proud. We celebrate the unique way we experience daily life.

Pride.

Chicago Tribune

Three-wheel scooters distributed to differently-abled persons in Vijayawada

-- Vijayawada district Collector S. Dilli Rao said CM Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy is working to make life easier for differently-abled persons. He distributed 31 tri-cycles costing ₹37,27,000 to 31 persons. 200 applications were received, 70 will get tricycles in 1st phase. Eligibility: 18-45, passed Class X, over 70% disability;…

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Vibrating haptic suits give deaf people a new way to feel live music

To celebrate Disability Pride Month, Music: Not Impossible brought vibrating haptic suits to a Lincoln Center dance party.

WEKU

$Employees with disability tiny fraction of senior staff$

Employees with disability tiny fraction of senior staff

Australia has one of the lowest employment rates for people with disability in the OECD and the Business Council believes the untapped talent is an opportunity.

AAP

A tiny change would help more Australians with disabilities work in film and TV. Why hasn’t it been made?

Programs that are supposed to help workers with disabilities find employment have criteria that means most screen industry jobs are excluded

The Guardian - AU

3 Qs People W/ Disabilities Are Tired Of Being Asked, From Someone Who Hears Them All The Time

Pls don't.

Pedestrian.tv

Transportation apps can help people with disabilities navigate public transit but accessibility lags behind

Smartphone apps have become commonplace tools for travel and navigation. As technology becomes more integrated into transport networks, apps will continue to be indispensable. But many of those apps remain inaccessible to those with various disabilities.

The Conversation

New calls for people on disability benefits not to see money drop for living with partner nears threshold

An online petition calling for change to DWP rules for people claiming benefits has almost reached the response threshold.

Daily Record

PIP benefits shake-up coming in weeks - and it could make it easier to claim

Personal Independence Payment - or PIP for short - is a benefit designed to help working age adults living with an illness, disability or mental health condition

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NI’s boccia world number one wants to be a champion for people with a disability

“I want the world to be a better place for people with a disability”

Nottingham Post

People on PIP or DLA could be due monthly payments of up to £739 next year

The Bank of England's current September CPI forecast is 7 per cent, which would see another bumper boost next April for people on the Basic and New State Pension over the 2024/25 financial year

Daily Record

10 most-claimed health conditions providing older people with up to £407 each month

Attendance Allowance provides weekly support of either £68.10 or £101.75 to 1.4m people across Great Britain.

Wales Online

The hundreds of pounds of DWP payments available this year, the date they are paid and who qualifies for them

Only certain people can claim the benefits

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Daily Record

New jobs ‘passport’ launches to help injured or disabled veterans move into work without an assessment

The scheme removes the need for a service leaver to undergo an Access to Work assessment.

Nottingham Post

£899 DWP payments and list of who qualifies

There are a number of key dates involving DWP payments

Chronicle Live

DWP £899 cost of living payments and who is eligible to claim cash boosts

High inflation rates have led to the Government introducing cost of living payments for people on benefits such as Universal Credit

Daily Record

People on PIP, ADP or DLA could be due monthly payments of up to £739 next year

The annual benefits uprating in April could also see Attendance Allowance claimants receive up to £417 each month.

Daily Record

New £150 disability cost of living payment update for thousands of people still waiting on money

More than six million people on disability benefits received the extra financial support last month.

The Conversation

'On my worst day ...' How the NDIS fosters a deficit mindset and why that should change

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was designed to empower and support people with disability. But ten years into the scheme, many participants are finding their encounters with the NDIS dehumanising and burdensome.

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Murderer who made victim's life 'living hell' up for parole

'Is six years the going rate for taking a life in New Zealand?' The family of slain Invercargill teenager is terrified one of his killers could soon walk free.

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