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Bombs, lack of electricity and roads damaged by Israeli offensive make life impossible for disabled people in Gaza.

APPSC to implement 4% horizontal reservation for persons with benchmark disabilities from 2023-24; 1% each for blindness/low vision, deaf/hard of hearing, locomotor disability, leprosy-cured dwarfism, acid attack victims, muscular dystrophy, autism, intellectual disability, specific learning disability, mental illness & multiple disabilities. Candidates should update their status on APPSC website before…

Sophie Morgan ‒ travel writer, author, TV presenter and disability rights advocate ‒ salutes the innovation of much-needed improvements for disabled travellers

The government and the Greens have agreed to a review of the significant cost threshold. It is the backbone of Australia’s migration health requirement, which all applicants for Australian visas are required to meet.

Amid her calls for governments to act on climate change, Swedish activist Greta Thunberg has spoken openly about her Asperger’s syndrome and obsessive-compulsive disorder. She is not the only environmental campaigner to speak about being neurodivergent (having a neurological condition or disability) – something Thunberg describes as her “superpower”.

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With inequality persisting for Australians living with disabilities, businesses are being urged to do their part and create more inclusive workplaces.

The disability royal commission suggests people with disabilities still face humiliating and dehumanising problems when flying.

Essex’s adult social care team supports a diverse population with an equally diverse workforce to match it – and its staff now have two new initiatives that allow them to feed back on their experiences