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Six-year-old student restrained in infant high chair at NSW school, family claims

The boy, who has autism and Down syndrome, was photographed in the restraint for a social media post, his guardian says

The Guardian - AU

Take it from a psychologist: Rishi Sunak’s callous crusade on welfare will have disastrous consequences

Targeting people who need support for depression and anxiety will only make these growing problems worse, says Jay Watts, a clinical psychologist

The Guardian - UK

‘I know what it’s like to be stared at’: Shardlake star Arthur Hughes on playing CJ Sansom’s disabled Tudor sleuth

He was the first disabled actor to play Richard III at the RSC. As he appears as Shardlake, the star recalls the parts that made him – and explains why this latest character is like the Lone Ranger

The Guardian - UK

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Students as young as five with disabilities disproportionately suspended from Australia’s schools

Guardian Australia data analysis shows suspensions are increasing in most states. Students with disabilities are overrepresented

The Guardian - AU

So UK ministers want to fob off disabled people with vouchers? It’s like government by Groupon

What ministers herald as key reform would be laughable if it wasn’t so harmful, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

'Go To Therapy and Get Back To Work': UK's Sunak and Ministers Crack Down On 'Sick Note Culture'

Government proposes major overhaul of disability benefits amid concerns over NHS backlogs and patient wait times for mental health treatment.

International Business Times UK

Why the Guardian is investigating the deep failings in Australia’s school system

Australia says it is committed to inclusive education. But the reality for the one in four schoolchildren who now have a disability is far from that

The Guardian - AU

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Revealed: Private school students reap thousands more than public students in disability funding

Exclusive: New data shows children with disabilities at wealthy fee-paying schools are receiving up to six times the government support funding as those at public schools

The Guardian - AU

$How the rise of autism and ADHD fractured Australia’s schools$

How the rise of autism and ADHD fractured Australia’s schools

Almost a million Australian schoolchildren now have a disability – that’s one in four enrolments. Parents, teachers and advocates say education is at crisis point

The Guardian - AU

Iranian artist opens Leeds show exploring disability and migration

Paralympian Mohammad Barrangi hopes his work will help people think of human stories behind headlines about migration

The Guardian - UK

UK government dementia adviser resigns over prosecutions of carers

Johnny Timpson says he wants to ‘take a stand’ after revelations thousands of unpaid carers are being forced to pay huge fines

The Guardian - UK

“I Needed The Seat”: Teen Leaves Karen Red-Faced After Showing Her Why She Can’t Have Her Seat

Even if a person seems visibly healthy, demanding that they give up their seat—often one that is reserved for disabled people—is not a good idea. The post “I Needed The Seat”: Teen Leaves Karen Red-Faced After Showing Her Why She Can’t Have Her Seat first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Britain is sicker and poorer than it used to be. Sunak’s response? Attack disabled people

With his claims of a ‘sicknote culture’, the prime minister is scapegoating those worst affected by 14 years of Conservative rule, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Funding boost to help people with disability into jobs

Though Australians with disability will be supported into employment with a $26 million funding boost, they might not be paid the national minimum wage.

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Political space for disability rights, a sliver of hope

The promise of the Congress and CPI(M) to include disability as a specific ground for discrimination under Article 15 (and Article 16) of the Constitution has sparked optimism within the disability rights movement

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on disability, illness and work: there is no ‘sicknote culture’ in Britain

Editorial: Rishi Sunak’s latest plan to cut benefits was presented in misleading packaging

AAP

Alleged NDIS fraud cases before court top 100

A task force set up to tackle fraud within a government-funded disability insurance scheme has led to dozens of people facing court.

The Guardian - UK

Help for disabled people in England and Wales to get jobs is axed amid benefits crackdown

Closure of Work and Health Programme comes hard on heels of Rishi Sunak’s bid to end the UK’s supposed ‘sicknote’ culture

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The Guardian - UK

Sunak accused of making mental illness ‘another front in the culture wars’

Charities say high rates of people signed off work are caused by crumbling public services after years of underinvestment

The Guardian - UK

Sunak’s disability benefit plans are familiar culture war fodder

The prime minister’s speech on cracking down on ‘sicknote culture’ was heavy on rhetoric but light on evidence and detail

The Texas Tribune

Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid rule

Some children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if an HHSC rule change goes into effect.

The Guardian - UK

Sunak accused of launching ‘full-on assault on disabled people’

PM criticised for personal independence payment review amid ‘spiralling’ disability welfare bill

The Hindu

Voting proceeds smoothly at booth managed by officials with disability in Tiruchi

Boosting equal opportunity in Tiruchi as persons with disabilities manage a model polling station, ensuring accessibility for all voters.

The Guardian - AU

Landlords charging Centrepay transaction fees to vulnerable tenants against scheme policy

Administration fees for debit system should be covered by business but renters – including a disability pensioner – have still been made to pay

The Texas Tribune

Texas criminal appeals court removes Tomas Gallo from death row because of his intellectual disability

The court re-sentenced Gallo to life in prison for the murder of his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter.

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