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Accessibility at Sydney Laneway Festival leaves music fans with disability feeling unwelcome

Festival-goers with disability have said they were left stressed and disappointed by their experience at the Sydney Laneway Festival.

ABC News

How JFK hid his disability

Despite living with chronic pain in his bowels and back, JFK kept his disabilities secret from the public

Salon

Real-life autism disclosures are complex – and reactions can range from dismissal to celebration

Media personality Em Rusciano has expressed shock after another radio presenter accused her of “leaping on the bandwagon” by widely sharing her autism diagnosis and its impact on her daily life.

The Conversation

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Andrew Crooks obituary

Other lives: Fierce campaigner and advocate for disability equality

The Guardian - UK

People of State Pension age with angina may be due up to £369 extra each month from DWP

More than 1.4 million older people are receiving Attendance Allowance payments of either £61.85 or £92.40 each week.

Daily Record

‘We have to fight’: the over-65s challenging NDIS age exclusions

Exclusive: Plaintiffs in class action speak out against rules barring them from scheme based on age and area they lived

The Guardian - AU

DWP monthly payment of £627 could be due to sufferers of stress, anxiety or depression

People of working age may be eligible for financial support

Nottingham Post

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New Adult Disability Payment online sample form could help people claim up to £156 each week

A successful claim for the devolved disability benefit could help with daily living and mobility costs.

Daily Record

DWP PIP, DLA or ADP claimants to receive up to £8,983 tax-free during new financial year

These payments are completely tax-free

Nottingham Post

Older people on PIP claiming State Pension set to receive up to £1,506 each month from April

People on the full New State Pension and highest level of PIP or ADP awards could get up to £19,853 in next financial year.

Daily Record

Woman claims railway station staff accused her of being drunk and 'unfit to travel'

She said she was left 'shocked, embarrassed and humiliated'

Manchester Evening News

People on new disability payment may be eligible for huge range of benefit top-ups and discounts

The devolved benefit is expected to replace PIP for all claimants living in Scotland by the end of 2025.

Daily Record

Scottish mum with Multiple Sclerosis slams 'barbaric and discriminatory' benefits rules

The Scottish Government are proposing a new rule which disqualifies anyone who can walk further than 20m from the higher rate of mobility benefits but people living with MS have slammed the rule.

Edinburgh Live

Woman 'humiliated' when station staff approached her

The passenger said "it's unlikely that I will ever travel with Merseyrail again"

Liverpool Echo

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Daily Record

Scots mum with Multiple Sclerosis blasts 'barbaric and discriminatory' ScotGov benefits rules

Amy Newton is backing the MS Society Scotland’s call for the scrapping of the 20-metre rule.

ABC News

Wheelchair basketball immediately hooked Paul Gooda, and the team sport would save his life

Ghungalu man Paul Gooda says adjusting to life with a disability has been difficult. When he joined a team sport, he was hooked.

The Conversation

Disability and dignity – 4 things to think about if you want to 'help'

The prevailing public perception is that everything people with disability do is a challenge. Sometimes, that is true. In those times, we may ask or say “yes” to a kind and respectful offer of assistance. Other times, and more often than not, we are simply navigating daily life when a…

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DWP cash boost for millions on PIP, Adult Disability Payment or DLA worth up to £8,983

Weekly disability payment rates explained as DWP changes come into play from April 2023.

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Wales Online

'Muscular dystrophy robbed me of my passions but finding a new one saved me'

Jack Moyse said art was 'cathartic' for him

ABC News

Surf therapy improves lives of children with disability, neurodiversity on NSW South Coast

Occupational therapist Gabbie Johnson ditched the clinic for the coast, turning to surfing to help children with a disability or neurodiversity find their feet. Parents say the results have been transformative.

Daily Mirror

Paralympic champion has passionate new mission as "people used to stare at me"

Wheelchair rugby star Ayaz Bhuta was part of the history-making British team that landed Paralympic gold at the Tokyo 2020 Games and, now that he has announced his retirement, he's ready to inspire in the next part of his life

Nottingham Post

DWP warns over £900 Cost of Living Payment eligibility as it will not be paid to all

The first £301 instalment of the money is expected to arrive in the spring

Fortune

My intellectually disabled child is growing up to be an intellectually disabled adult. I won't let it be a tragedy

'Why can’t I fix this?' I wonder. Such thoughts, however, beg the question: What is there to fix?

ABC News

Disability royal commission questions lack of accountability from leaders of service providers after abuse uncovered

A disability royal commissioner says he has been struck by the fact that "nobody seems to have been held accountable" at a disability service provider in the two years since abuse was uncovered.

Daily Record

People on PIP, Adult Disability Payment or DLA to receive up to £8,983 tax-free during new financial year

New weekly disability payment rates and how much you could receive each pay period from April.

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