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This election, many adults with disabilities won't be allowed to vote. That should change

This Saturday, most Australians over 18 will vote in the federal election. The right to participate in elections is enshrined in international and domestic human rights law.

The Conversation

New and existing PIP claimants with long-term health conditions will see major changes to awards this year

Adult Disability Payment will open in three more council areas next month.

Daily Record

In an age of low unemployment in Australia, what about those locked out of the jobs market?

Governments have long ignored a fast-growing cohort of people who live with illness or disability that prevents them from working

The Guardian - AU

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Australian Women in Music Awards recognise industry trailblazers at ceremony in Brisbane

Some of the most influential women in the nation’s music industry were honoured alongside emerging talent at the Australian Women in Music Awards in Brisbane last night.

ABC News

Lawmakers reach deal to help veterans exposed to burn pits

Congressional bargainers have announced a deal on legislation to boost health care services and disability benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan

The Independent UK

Disabled woman 'left choked up' after M&S toilet access fiasco and staff misgender her

Epilepsy sufferer Tay Beales said her hidden disability was disregarded by a shopworker when she wanted to use the disabled toilet - and the worker later ushered her to the men's loo

Liverpool Echo

Police officer had Dolly Parton song whistled at him over his working hours

PC Stephen Knox suffered disability harassment when he was signed off sick with depression but lost a sexual harassment claim

Liverpool Echo

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DWP says 1.4m legacy benefit claimants will be better off by £220 each month on Universal Credit

Some 300,000 will see no change in entitlement, but around 900,000 could be worse off.

Daily Record

Changing the narrative on disability: is representation in books getting better?

As Amazon meets campaigners’ demands for a ‘disability fiction’ section, adult literature still has much work to do

The Guardian - UK

New disability payments of more than £3m made to thousands of children since launch last year

Child Disability Payments have been issued to over 3,000 children in Scotland.

Daily Record

DWP: 19 health conditions that could make you eligible for extra £156 PIP a week

Personal Independence Payment is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions and is available to people who have specific health conditions

Chronicle Live

Families struggling to access 'life-saving' car seats for children with a disability

Research finds more than half of children with a disability are breaking out of their car seats, creating danger on the roads. And Australian parents are struggling to access and pay for specialised restraints.

ABC News

The 29,000 younger Australians living with dementia are getting lost between disability services and aged care

There are up to 29,000 people aged under 65 living with dementia in Australia. Our new research shows people with young onset dementia experience delays to diagnosis and a faster decline in their cognitive abilities than older people with the condition.

The Conversation

New Scots child benefit 'already making a difference' as £3m paid out

MORE than £3 million has been paid out via a new Scottish Government benefit for children with disabilities.

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DWP: PIP explained and the 19 health conditions that could get you £156 extra a week

PIP is administered by the Department for Work and Pensions

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Mark McGowan's promise to stop jailing mentally impaired people indefinitely still unfulfilled

People who are accused of crimes but are unfit to stand trial due to being "mentally impaired" can be held in custody indefinitely in Western Australia at the attorney-general's discretion.

The Guardian - AU

Young men abused by carer in Sydney never got compensation or written apology, disability inquiry told

Carer who worked for service provider Afford was jailed for three years for abuse, royal commission hears

The Conversation

Digital inequality: why can I enter your building – but your website shows me the door?

When people hear the term “accessibility” in the context of disability, most will see images of ramps, automatic doors, elevators, or tactile paving (textured ground which helps vision impaired people navigate public spaces). These are physical examples of inclusive practice that most people understand.

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Funding changes to NDIS behind closure of Activ worksites as families left 'devastated' by decision

Activ says National Disability Insurance Scheme funding changes are forcing it to shut seven WA worksites employing hundreds of people with disabilities, leaving families "devastated" by the closures.

Belfast Live

Belfast bowling clubs to get Disability Bowls Hub amid concern over disability provision

Musgrave and Grove Bowling Pavilions have been identified as possible venues for money

The Hindu

‘90% of people with disabilities in need of assistive technology globally do not have access to it’

WHO and UNICEF jointly release the first Global Report on Assistive Technology (GReAT)

The New Daily

Industry-wide push to employ more people with disabilities

Employing a person with a disability is a higher priority for workplaces than ever before. The twin forces of Dylan Alcott, tennis champion and Australian

ABC News

Airports and airlines on notice after people with disability speak out about humiliating treatment

After the former disability discrimination commissioner spoke out about his recent experience in Adelaide, more accounts have emerged of rough handling at Australian airports — including from model Akii Ngo, who said they were told they "should have held on tighter" after falling from a chair.

Daily Record

Lanarkshire disabled club left without vital transport – as health body reviews climate impact of bus

Eastfield Physical Disability Club could be in danger of closure as a result of the move.

AAP

Young men abused by disability worker

The royal commission into the abuse and neglect of people with a disability has been told of the abuse of young men at a day care service in western Sydney.

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