The Latest Breaking News from Disability

‘Government has reserved ₹500 crore for providing medical assistance to senior citizens with hearing disability’

180,000 people applied for the benefit from April to July this year, the highest level since PIP began, and just 79,000 were awarded

A state government service that investigates reports of abuse or mistreatment experienced by older people and those living with a disability will now be available state-wide.

Travellers with disability are questioning tour operators' language on 'inclusive' and 'accessible' holidays, as some find out the hard way that many tourism operators are not as accessible as they claim.

A United Nations committee has found Australia breached an international human rights treaty by failing to provide audio descriptions on free-to-air television for the blind and vision impaired community. The finding comes after a seven year complaint process from a disability advocate.

After almost two weeks of complaints to housing authorities, Pierre Gawronski learned his next-door neighbour had passed away. He says this tragedy is the symptom of a failing system.

With big shifts in global demographic patterns being projected, eye care service delivery is uniquely placed to help with health surveillance and planning

These people may not know they are missing out on supports

A woman who killed her mother in an act of 'brutality' appeals her sentence, saying the judge did not take her disability properly into account.

Workers in health, disability and aged care will be exempt when both measures are scrapped on 14 October, Anthony Albanese says

It’s 20 years since a highly significant accomplishment for disability motorsports was achieved by a driver who was on the cusp of Formula 1 before a life-changing accident. Jason Watt reflects on his path back to racing, and winning the Danish Touring Car Championship title