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20% of children have developmental delay. What does this mean for them, their families and the NDIS?

Professor Bruce Bonyhady is often described as the architect of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and is co-chair of the panel reviewing it. He spoke last week about the sustainability challenges faced by the scheme.

The Conversation

Fur-st week back: Chicago college campuses welcome students, emotional support animals for new school year

Emotional support animals — sometimes referred to as comfort or assistance animals — offer companionship and can help manage depression, anxiety and specific phobias, according to the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Chicago Sun-Times

Long-term health issues following COVID-19

WHO declared pandemic emergency over in May 2023. Survivors face long-term health issues, incl. blood clots, lung disease, fatigue, digestive ailments, muscle/joint problems & diabetes. Studies show higher death rates & disability in those who had COVID-19. Vaccination reduces risk. Need to reduce infection risk during surges.

The Hindu

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More than a 'disability person'. What finishing school is like for youth with intellectual disability

Leaving school and figuring out what’s next is challenging for young people. For those with disability, it is even harder. It is often a time when supports are withdrawn as they leave the heavily structured school environment.

The Conversation

‘My body failed me’: playwright Naomi Westerman on navigating her life, career and chronic pain conditions

In her final column, Westerman reflects on how returning to an old job and finding a support network helped her realise she didn’t have to be defined – and confined – by her lived experience of pain, disability, sexuality and race

The Guardian - UK

Needed, a well-crafted social security net for all

To have the fruits of growth trickle down while offering a sense of social security, policymakers in India must embrace policies that enable equitable growth

The Hindu

A moment that changed me: I realised I would never swim again – and began to accept my body’s limits

My disability meant I had never been able to stand or walk. In the water I had found freedom – but it was time to move on

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Charlie loves his school – but he’s leaving after year 10 because it can’t support his disability

More federal government investment in high schools is urgently needed to ensure students with disabilities are supported through their final years of study

The Guardian - AU

Disabled people are disproportionately affected by homelessness – and getting support feels 'nearly impossible'

Homelessness is reaching record highs in the UK. The latest statistics on statutory homelessness show that in March 2023, 104,510 households – including over 131,000 children – were living in hotels, hostels, BBs and the like. But disabled people are particularly affected by homelessness, as our new report, commissioned by…

The Conversation

Families, carers, participants speak up as NDIS review heads to Newcastle

'Real change is necessary ... the NDIS is not working for everyone.'

Newcastle Herald

NYC shark bite victim needed five surgeries and was left with ‘permanent disability’

The GoFundMe page for 65-year-old Tatyana Koltunyuk is well on its way to earning the goal amount of $100,000

The Independent UK

What CRNAs Need to Know About Money Post-Graduation

Like other high-income professionals, certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) face unique financial challenges when it comes to cash management, risk and accumulation.

Kiplinger

NSW police watchdog to oversee investigation into arrest of Indigenous man with disability in Taree

Teenager remains in custody and faces seven charges, including hindering or resisting a police officer

The Guardian - AU

A super market to train person with disabilities in life skills

The NIPMR-Cedar super market is the first disability friendly supermarket in the State to provide training in socialisation, money concept and exchange, and the idea of give-and-take among person with disabilities, especially children.

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Short story: Work and Income Gothic, by Jack Remiel Cottrell

"The only disability is a bad attitude": the shortest short story in ReadingRoom history (249 words)

The Hindu

Parents of intellectually challenged children on the warpath

Parents of intellectually challenged children and special schools to intensify protest with marches and sit-in dharnas across 14 districts . Demands include full implementation of Right of Persons with Disabilities Act, timely distribution of package to special schools, rehabilitation of special children, vocational training centres, Unique Disability ID card, and…

The Texas Tribune

For deaf children in Texas foster care, limited accessibility compounds trauma

Advocates say better accounting of deaf and hard-of-hearing children in the state’s care and better access to translators are needed.

Pedestrian.tv

NSW Police Launch Investigation Into Violent Arrest Of 18 Y.O. Indigenous Teen With Disability

The officer involved is currently on restricted duties.

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Morning Mail: police investigate violent arrest; Aukus fight in Labor ranks; Indigenous Vietnam veterans identified

Shock at violent arrest of Aboriginal man with disability; Labor seeks to ward off dissent over Aukus nuclear submarine deal; researchers identify 285 Indigenous servicemen who fought in Vietnam

The Guardian - AU

Aboriginal 18-year-old with disability thrown to ground during NSW police arrest while having seizure

Exclusive: Police launch internal investigation over arrest at Taree, as footage shows officer performing a leg sweep while man is handcuffed

The Independent UK

‘Slow progress’ in improving lives of disabled people, says human rights body

A report noted ‘gaps in meaningful engagement between governments and disabled people across many parts of the UK’

The Independent UK

Slow progress on efforts to improve lives of disabled, says human rights body

A report noted ‘gaps in meaningful engagement between governments and disabled people across many parts of the UK’.

The Hindu

With more than one lakh beneficiaries, Thiruvananthapuram Corporation has maximum number of social security pensioners

The number of social security pension beneficiaries have crossed 1 lakh in the Thiruvananthapuram Corporation, which has the highest number of beneficiaries among all local bodies in Kerala.

The Conversation

Young people with disability have poorer mental health when they are unemployed – funding should tackle job barriers

Australian governments spend a lot of money supporting young people with disability to find a job. But the success of these programs has been modest.

Reason

No Pseudonymity in Psychological Disability Employment Discrimination Lawsuit

From Doe v. N.Y. City Dep't of Ed., decided today by Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil (S.D.N.Y.): This is an employment discrimination case. Plaintiff has worked for the DOE since 2012. Plaintiff alleges that she is "psychologically disabled" and was subjected to discrimination, harassment, and unlawful retaliation at work…. [Plaintiff] contends…

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