The Latest Breaking News from Disability

If parents designed the new ‘Thriving Kids’ program, it’d look like this

Thriving Kids is a planned national program for children aged eight and under with developmental delay or autism who are assessed as having low to moderate support needs.

The Conversation · Dec 9, 2025

A unique app is changing the dating game for disabled and chronically ill people

A unique app is changing the dating game for disabled and chronically ill people

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Life after stroke: the hidden struggle for recovery

Stroke is one of the leading causes of serious and complex adult disability; anyone reading this could be the next stroke survivor.

The Conversation · Dec 8, 2025

7 Marriage Myths That Keep Women Financially Vulnerable

We enter marriage with stars in our eyes. Naturally, we vow to share everything. We believe that love conquers all obstacles. Unfortunately, the bank does not care about your vows. In fact, blind trust is a financial risk. Many traditional beliefs set women up for failure. After all, divorce, death,…

Budget and the Bees · Dec 6, 2025

‘Nightmare scenario for disabled people’: NDIS overhaul risks lives, advocates say

Sweeping changes to the way National Disability Insurance Scheme support plans are generated criticised amid fears they amount to ‘robo-planning’

The Guardian - AU · Dec 3, 2025

Disability rights are shaped by the narratives embedded in policies like the Accessible Canada Act and MAID

This year’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities centres on “fostering disability inclusive societies for advancing social progress.”

The Conversation · Dec 3, 2025

Beyond ‘divyangjan’, ‘sabka saath’ rhetoric, India is a country of barriers for the disabled

Jimmy* is 19, studying at a government college in Nagpur, dealing with Charcot–Marie–Tooth (CMT) disease, a degenerative nerve disorder that weakens the limbs. On campus, there’s a buggy service meant for disabled students. But it either arrives late, or not at all. 

Newslaundry · Dec 3, 2025

Morning Mail: Major NDIS change revealed, Putin ‘ready to fight’ Europe, Naplan data identifies top schools

Human involvement to be dramatically reduced in sweeping overhaul of national disability insurance scheme

The Guardian - AU · Dec 2, 2025

South Africa needs to rethink how it measures intellectual and developmental disabilities – what’s lacking

The effective planning and delivery of services for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South Africa is severely constrained by the lack of reliable data.

The Conversation · Dec 2, 2025

DWP chief paves the way for more benefit cuts as Starmer warned over spending

The OBR projects that Labour has added £11bn on to public spending – largely to pay for welfare reversals

The Independent UK · Dec 2, 2025