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Twitter has been important for disability activism – that's being lost under Elon Musk

Before purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk said that a public platform for free speech is a “societal imperative for a functioning democracy”. As part of this, he claimed that Twitter being “maximally trusted and broadly inclusive is extremely important to the future of civilisation”.

The Conversation

No Pseudonymity in Case Alleging Disability Discrimination Based on "Major Depressive Disorder"

“[I]t is reasonable to expect the person invoking the Court’s jurisdiction to set aside some of his privacy. Many statutes, such as the ADA [...] require a plaintiff to set aside his [] privacy and disclose information that he [] may otherwise wish to keep confidential.”

Reason

New PIP petition calling for awards to be based on medical advice without assessment due official response

The proposal has received more than 21,000 signatures of support.

Daily Record

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Scottish disability benefits and child payments to be made early over Christmas and New Year week

Social Security Scotland payments due between December 24 and January 6 may change for some people.

Daily Record

DWP £10 Christmas bonus for people on State Pension and certain benefits starts landing in accounts

The annual payment will be made to people in receipt of 21 benefits, but not those on Universal Credit.

Daily Record

All ages wheelchair basketball helps those with disability connect and compete

A teenager whose life was changed when he took up wheelchair basketball says he loves the physical and team-building aspects of the sport.

ABC News

MMA fighter with no legs wins debut bout vs able-bodied opponent and targets UFC deal

Zion Clark was born with no legs but he has refused to let his disability hold him back and the 25-year-old won his professional MMA debut on Saturday night

Daily Mirror

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Australia’s disability royal commission has faced near media silence – and left politicians unaccountable

Ending violence against people with disability requires a detailed plan on how we make housing, education, health and transport equal for us

The Guardian - AU

Eligibility for DWP Cold Weather Payments, how to claim and will there be a second payment

Payments are designed to help them pay for heating when the temperature dips below freezing

Nottingham Post

Young disabled man worries for employment after threats of youth service cuts

Eamonn Doherty has cerebral palsy and spoke of the extra barriers that people with disabilities face in gaining employment.

Belfast Live

Long left out of job market, people with disabilities benefit from COVID teleworking boom

After generations of being overlooked and sidelined in the job market, Americans with disabilities are enjoying an unprecedented employment boom — thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: The legal profession lacks diversity, and the LSAT makes matters worse

Law schools are the gateways to a legal profession that lacks diversity by race, ethnicity, gender, disability and more. An important step to creating a more diverse legal profession is to change law schools’ admission policies.

Los Angeles Times

Student diagnosed with sepsis after symptoms were mistaken for a urine infection

Harriet Little, of Peterborough, thought she had a urine infection after she began shivering with a high temperature but was later diagnosed with life-threatening sepsis

Daily Mirror

Canada delays expanding medical assistance in dying to include mental illness, but it's still a policy built on quicksand

The federal government admitted Thursday it needs more time before expanding Canada’s controversial medical assistance in dying (MAID) policy to include mentally ill people.

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Winter Heating Payment in Scotland and who is eligible for £50 cash boost

The Winter Heating Payment has replaced the Cold Weather Payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) in Scotland, and has the same eligibility requirements.

The Conversation

Unregistered NDIS providers are in the firing line – but lots of participants have good reasons for using them

There has been a lot of debate recently about the quality, safety and cost of National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) services. Some of it relates to the types of providers people purchase services from.

Tribune News Service

‘She was failed’: Missouri woman scheduled for execution next month asks for clemency

Attorneys for a transgender woman scheduled to be executed next month in Missouri are asking for clemency, in part because of her history of abuse and intellectual disability.

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: The Silent Twins portrays 'horror film' childhood of two disabled sisters

A new film exploring the lives of selectively mute twins June and Jennifer Gibbons will be all too familiar to neurodiverse children and their parents, writes Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK

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Nottingham Post

DWP PIP claimants could get rise of more than £690 from April 2023

An increase was announced by the Chancellor

Belfast Live

Derry man wins international film award for highlighting his journey as a young man with a learning disability

Conor’s story was the only entry from Northern Ireland

ABC News

Dylan Alcott issues passionate defence of the NDIS at the disability royal commission

The Australian of the Year has also delivered an impassioned defence of the NDIS, declaring "it's not broken — it's bloody great".

The Conversation

Sex, comedy and vulnerability: Latecomers on SBS is an important shift in disability representation

The SBS drama Latecomers is an insightful, witty and superbly produced exploration of the fragility of human life and the fear of rejection that accompanies the human need for intimacy.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Celine Dion was diagnosed with a rare disease. This woman has been living with it for a few years

Lauren McDermott has a rare neurological condition called Stiff Person Syndrome that causes her muscles to spasm painfully for prolonged periods. Since she was diagnosed in 2019, she's had to explain her illness to almost everyone — even many of the doctors who evaluated her. It's an exhausting process that…

ABC News

Autistic Heartbreak High actress Chloé Hayden grew up thinking she 'wasn't supposed to exist'

Glasgow Live

The one-off payments for UK households due before New Year - full list

Make sure you know exactly what money you are due this month and when to expect it - as the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) deliver their latest update.

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