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'Disingenuous' NDIS delay to cost $1 billion

As the government tries to rein in disability support scheme spending, its minister has warned a delay caused by the Greens and opposition will cost $1 billion.

AAP

US social security will no longer deny disability claims based on ability to work outdated jobs

Agency used list which included jobs such as nut sorter and microfilm processor and has not been updated since 1991

The Guardian - US

More first home buyers to be eligible for ACT stamp duty waiver

Buyers in Canberra can save around $34,000.

The Canberra Times

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Shadow energy minister says system in ‘dire trouble’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Our smartphone screening tool could help detect strokes faster – and lead to quicker treatment

In Australia, stroke is among the leading causes of death and permanent disability. Some 5% of deaths are due to stroke, while strokes cost the Australian health-care system A$6.2 billion annually.

The Conversation

The death of a child with a disability at an Ontario school urgently calls for government action

The recent death of an Ontario child with a disability while at school has reignited the debate about inclusive education.

The Conversation

Three ways politicians always promise to raise money without increasing taxes – and why they rarely deliver

After weeks of controversy over Labour and Conservative costings – in which each side accused the other of dishonesty – the manifestos show that both parties had wildly exaggerated their rival’s plans.

The Conversation

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NY governor's subway mask ban proposal sparks debate over right to anonymous protest

A new proposal by Gov. Kathy Hochul to ban masks on the New York subway is drawing pushback from disability advocates and civil liberties, who say the measure could violate the right to protest anonymously

The Independent UK

Philadelphia’s 200-year-old disability records show welfare reform movement’s early shift toward rationing care and punishing poor people

Charles Kingley was a widower and a single father of four who lived in the Northern Liberties neighborhood of Philadelphia in 1829. He worked at a brewhouse but struggled to secure care for his youngest child, William, who was about 5 years old and nearly blind.

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Bill Shorten’s around-the-world trip to discuss peace in Ukraine and NDIS reform

Bill Shorten, the minister for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), is currently in New York at a United Nations conference on the rights of people with disabilities.

The Conversation

Tory welfare reform cost working-age families thousands while pensioners benefited – report

A couple receiving pensions gain up to £1,200 more, while large families are £4,600 worse off, says Resolution Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s welfare bill to soar by £60bn over next four years as parties commit more money for pensioners

Pension commitments and a sickly population mean that by 2029 Britain’s welfare bill will be increasing by £20bn a year, analysis by Resolution Foundation predicts

The Independent UK

The government is not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by next year. What now?

Lisa lives with multiple sclerosis. She used to live in aged care after being admitted there in her late 40s.

The Conversation

NDIS fraud is more than ‘growing pains’ – how fundamental flaws in the scheme should be addressed

New estimates suggest nearly 5% of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is spent in error.

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The Times of India

Does multiple sclerosis get worse with age? What can be done about it?

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system, in which the very immune cells that protect our body from disease start attacking the myelin, a protective sheath that covers nerve fibers. Some cases of MS have a mild course with little to no disability, while in…

The Canberra Times

'Grief doesn't have to be bad': how art can be used as a creative outlet

Queer people living with disability express themselves in art

The Guardian - UK

British Paralympians urged to build forgotten history of disability sport

British Paralympians have been urged to help record the forgotten history of disability sport after the creation of a new Athlete Community

AAP

'We will catch you': Shorten pledges NDIS fraud action

Criminals and charlatans attempting to defraud the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been warned they will be caught.

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The Independent UK

Loss of NHS specialist nurses will lead to deaths of people with learning disabilities, experts warn

“We need more, and we know that more people will die if we’re not there,” warns learning disability nurse Katy Welsh

International Business Times UK

UK Receptionist Who Can't Pronounce Name Of Law Firm Is Laid Off After A Week

Miss J Earle lost an employment tribunal claim after she was fired for failing to say the name of her law firm.

Newcastle Herald

'Out of sight': People with disability abandoned while 'no one's watching'

Deaf blind community losing link to peers and the outside world

The Guardian - US

Delays, denials, debt and the growing privatization of Medicare

Medicare Advantage enrollees report treatment denials and delays in payment, leading to harmful outcomes in healthcare

The Independent UK

Syrian father with traumatic brain injury repeatedly refused disability benefits

Exclusive: The 27-year-old is partially blind, has lost hearing in the right ear, and cannot leave the house unless in a wheelchair

The Independent UK

Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability

Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people

Fortune

How Micron’s powerful disability ERG improved accessibility standards for the whole company

The semiconductor manufacturer's Capable ERG helped create a global disability accessibility standard for its workplaces.

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