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'Don't forget humanity' underpinning NDIS

Australians are being asked to look at the benefits of the NDIS improving the lives of people with a disability as the scheme adds $166 billion to the budget.

AAP

Bristol charity Gympanzees agrees IT deal as it raises funds for new facility

The organisation will be supported by BOM IT Solutions as it seeks to establish what could be the UK’s first disability-specific play and leisure facility for children and young people

Birmingham Post

Social welfare Ireland: Six November payments that will benefit hundreds of thousands of households

Multiple bonus payments were announced in Budget 2023

Dublin Live

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Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

The Independent UK

Social welfare Ireland: Thousands of households in for six additional payments in November

The first payment will come through on Tuesday in the form of a double Child Benefit payment, and will be followed two weeks later by four additional social welfare payment boosts

Irish Mirror

A Qld Woman Claims She Had To Crawl Down Plane Aisle After Jetstar Didn’t Provide A Wheelchair

A Queensland woman with a disability has slammed Jetstar after she claimed she had no choice but to crawl down the aisle of a plane when a wheelchair wasn’t available.Natalie Curtis opened up about the “humiliating” incident on Sunrise on Monday morning.She flew from Singapore to Bangkok and was able to use…

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‘I get yelled at a lot’: can TikTok help wheelchair users reclaim the streets of Hanoi?

Luu Thi Hieu has had millions of views on her videos showing how hard it is for disabled people to negotiate everyday life in the Vietnamese capital

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‘We care about sharing this magic of whisky’

‘I’VE always been brought up to think that disability is not an obstacle to doing anything. All these opportunities are still out there. You…

The National (Scotland)

Mum 'didn't want to believe it' when she saw son's face

"He was in such a bad way, we didn't know if he'd make it or not"

Liverpool Echo

People from migrant and non-English backgrounds tell royal commission of challenges accessing disability services

Living with a disability presents many barriers for Anaab Rooble. The one she finds hardest is how she is treated within her community.

ABC News

Lawsuit claims USyd said academic too old

A lecturer has alleged the University of Sydney said he was too old to be promoted and forced him to work excessive hours despite a disability.

AAP

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

The Independent UK

US voters with disabilities face maze of new restrictions

Nearly 18 million Americans with disabilities voted in the 2020 election, but new laws this year may change turnout

The Guardian - US

The budget sounded warnings of an NDIS 'blow out' – but also set aside funds to curb costs and boost productivity

In this week’s federal budget the costs of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) have been revised upwards, with average forecast growth of 14% a year over the next decade.

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Newcastle Herald

Man accused of twice firebombing Cessnock disability support service refused bail

A man accused of twice firebombing the original home of Cessnock disability support service Finding Yellow on Thursday has been refused bail.

Irish Mirror

Rents almost double in a decade as ESRI report finds homes with disability excluded from measures of poverty

At the same time, the researchers from the ESRI also say that income inequality is at a record low, meaning that the gap between rich and poor is smaller than ever

Belfast Live

Man in wheelchair 'left out in cold on fire escape' during IKEA Belfast fire drill

"I'm just shocked in this day and age when you think there's a bit more disability awareness."

Liverpool Echo

Government Christmas Bonus and who is eligible to receive it

The payment does not affect any other benefits

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Los Angeles Times

In California, spending on adults with disabilities differs by 'race and place'

The system charged with ensuring that California adults with developmental disabilities get crucial services is plagued with stark differences in spending by race, ethnicity and where people live, according to a report released Wednesday by a disability advocacy group.

The Independent UK

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Poorer households are expected to be hardest-hit, while eldery people have reported having to choose between heating or eating

The Guardian - US

‘A lens of empathy’: disability advocates on John Fetterman and leadership

After Tuesday’s Senate debate, activists describe their career experiences and the standards by which we judge competence

Belfast Live

“It took every ounce of my strength": Tyrone woman climbs Everest for local disability charity

Leona told MyTyrone she was ecstatic once she had reached the peak

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'Businesses must hire more people with learning disabilities - they're an asset'

Anna Morell from Disability Rights UK says every leadership team in every corporate and government board needs somebody with learning disabilities because they bring the common sense that is sometimes lost

AAP

Refugees criticise disability sector gaps

A disabled Bangladeshi refugee and an Iraqi refugee caring for her disabled daughter have criticised gaps in services to diverse communities with special needs.

The Conversation

NDIS plans rely on algorithms to judge need – the upcoming review should change that

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has announced a review of the National Disability Insurance Scheme, amid claims of a cost blowout, heightened by budget forecasts.

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