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Kenya has a bold new disability law: now to make it work

Kenya has long recognised the rights of persons with disabilities in law. The 2010 constitution guarantees access, dignity and inclusion for people living with disabilities.

The Conversation

The Four D's That Could Force You to Sell Your Business

Business owners (or their heirs) can be rushed into a sale of their company if they haven't planned for a major change in circumstances — or the four D's.

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DWP should have legal duty to look after benefits claimants, MPs say after woman’s body lay undiscovered for three years

Action needed after deaths of vulnerable claimants following benefits being stopped, MPs say

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Do You Need Disability Insurance? Three Things to Know

Disability insurance can help replace some of your income during unexpected life events. Here are the basics, courtesy of a financial professional.

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Uproar as disability rights protesters in wheelchairs dragged out of House Medicaid meeting: ‘You’re going to kill me!’

Republicans insist the proposed new work requirements won’t hurt people with disabilities, but disability rights advocates disagree

The Independent UK

‘Tracked and monitored’: Elon Musk’s SpaceX hit with a whole new low – a bathroom breaks lawsuit

The billionaire already faced allegations of sexual misconduct in the workplace.

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Guy Sees Woman In Wheelchair, Decides He’s Suddenly A Medical Expert

Imagine being this angry over someone else’s disability.

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PIP changes begin as part of cost-cutting reforms to benefits

Over 40 Labour MPs have urged the government to reassess the planned cuts

The Independent UK

Sadiq Khan: Labour must be 'humble' and 'reflect' after local election results

Mayor reminds ministers of need to preserve ‘safety net’ amid proposed cuts to disability benefits

Evening Standard

Liz Kendall to overhaul DWP’s assessment for disability benefits

Work and pensions secretary calls for groups to engage as she scraps capability assessment and overhauls Pip application

The Guardian - UK

Review of Pip disability benefits under way, minister says

Liz Kendall said the DWP would be meeting with disabled people and organisations as she looks to tighten eligibility for the benefit.

The Independent UK

'Up to 100 Labour MPs' warn Keir Starmer of rebellion on sweeping benefit cuts

AS many as 100 Labour MPs have signed a letter warning Keir Starmer that they will not support sweeping cuts to disability benefits ...

The National (Scotland)

Almost half of Victorian male inmates have a brain injury. For Michael, diagnosis was the first step to a new life

Legal experts argue that the system that is supposed to be providing justice is effectively criminalising disability instead

The Guardian - AU

Organisations urge Prime Minister to tackle ‘root causes’ of poor mental health

A letter also raises concerns that cuts to disability benefits will not address the issue, but rather make it worse.

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Keir Starmer faces massive Labour rebellion over 'impossible to support' cuts

KEIR Starmer has been warned by more than 40 Labour MPs that planned disability cuts are “impossible to support” as the Prime Minister faces the…

The Guardian - UK

Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Exclusive: Backbenchers sign letter calling for change in direction on plans expected to be put to vote next month

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: how will Labour’s planned disability welfare cuts affect you?

We want to hear from people who will be affected by Labour’s planned changes to disability welfare payments

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Don't Let Chronic Illness Drain Your Retirement Savings

If you have a chronic illness, you know that the proper care can be expensive and, in many cases, lifelong. Here's how to get the healthcare you need in retirement.

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The Guardian - UK

Disability benefit cuts to hit 700,000 families already in poverty, DWP forecasts show

Exclusive: Internal government forecasts obtained by the Guardian reveal ‘truly shocking’ effects of planned cuts

The Independent UK

Starmer warned benefit cuts could be ‘as toxic’ as axing winter fuel allowance as 800,000 miss out

Exclusive: Sir Keir has already faced a fierce backlash over PIP cuts, with left-wingers vowing to vote against the changes when put before parliament

The Independent UK

A model employer no more? Disabled workers question the federal government's commitment to inclusion

Layoffs of disabled workers across the federal government are raising questions about its commitment to inclusion

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Keir Starmer Left Red-Faced as Disability Charity Blocks Local Labour Office Over Benefit Cuts

Sir Keir Starmer has taken a symbolic blow in his backyard after a plan to move his local Labour Party into a new office building in Holborn and St Pancras was quietly scrapped.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 rethinking winter fuel payment cut after Labour slump in local elections

Exclusive: government fears further electoral losses from unpopular policy as well as from planned £5bn of benefits cuts

The Guardian - AU

Who is Ali France, the Labor candidate who has unseated Peter Dutton in Dickson?

The 49-year-old disability advocate is the first person to unseat an opposition leader at an election

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Medicaid saved their lives

People who depend on the health care program are worried about Republican plans to slash federal spending

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