The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Leading disability charities issue warning about Motability cuts

Analysis suggests changes to scheme could add an average £400 to upfront fees for users

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Teenager with hearing disability killed after reaction during T20 cricket world cup final misunderstood as cheer

Scuffle broke out after boy reacted loudly to fall of India wicket

The Independent UK · Mar 12

Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds

Confusion over the program’s special education requirements is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for Texas school districts.

The Texas Tribune · Mar 12

BBC’s outgoing director-general ‘profoundly regrets’ Bafta racial slur incident

‘I’d like to make clear: although the racial slur was symptomatic of a disability and an involuntary tic, it should never have been broadcast,’ says Tim Davie

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Trailblazing mother who founded Mencap honoured with blue plaque

The campaigner has been described by her granddaughter as an ordinary woman who ‘did something extraordinary from her dining room table’.

The Independent UK · Mar 6

Extra 53,000 households on disability benefits to receive water bill help

The WaterSure scheme caps the bills of certain households who use high amounts of water.

Evening Standard · Mar 5

From a 19-time world champ to Monster Mike: US athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

The Americans finished fifth in the medal table in 2022. A strong team will be looking to improve that record in Italy in the coming days

The Guardian - US · Mar 5

Gloria Don’t Speak by Lucy Apps review – tender portrait of a woman with a learning disability

Longlisted for the Women’s prize, this ambitious debut journeys into the inner world of a vulnerable teenager who is left traumatised by a toxic friendship

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

The national disability insurer was wrong to deny funding to a man in need of a mobility scooter, a court has ruled in a landmark decision.

AAP · Mar 3

Lauren Sánchez Bezos reveals how she hid dyslexia as a reporter with help of co-anchor

Former Emmy-winning journalist said she wasn’t diagnosed with the learning disability until college

The Independent UK · Mar 3