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

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

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. 

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

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

Exclusive: Staff were told of major changes to the way NDIS funding and support plans will be made during a recent internal briefing

Children with severe disabilities rarely get a chance to have fun like other kids, but with support and some creative thinking, Lloyd Pinn is out at the skate park and enjoying taking risks

France has introduced full reimbursement for all wheelchairs, ending what disability advocates long described as an “obstacle course” of partial funding and heavy out-of-pocket costs. The reform is expected to benefit more than a million users but has raised concerns about possible delays and bottlenecks.

People typically have health insurance and auto insurance, and sometimes they also buy renters’ or homeowners’ insurance. The areas between standard insurance coverage contain hidden gaps that can create financial disasters for budgets. The silent dangers that occur infrequently do not receive media attention, but they strike quickly and show…

Car lease scheme for people with mobility problems portrayed as ‘free’ but is funded by benefits and their own contributions