The Latest Breaking News from Disability

NDIS Minister Bill Shorten will write to the states demanding they stop relying on the disability scheme to manage released criminals.

As part of his retirement from the U.S. Army, Sgt. Major Eriq Brown was screened for disability benefits. That's when a psychologist asked him if a pending criminal charge was causing him emotional issues. Brown was confused: He wasn't facing any charges. It turns out that another soldier had accused…

Kansas Legislature addressing tax cuts, disability services, immigration, and diversity issues before spring break.

The activist, academic and now novelist explains why, when you use a wheelchair, it’s good to be able to see the funny side. By Donna Ferguson

A man accused of setting alight a person living with a disability over a minor debt has been refused bail after being committed to stand trial.

Since Randall Mays was sentenced to death in 2008 for the murder of two sheriff’s deputies, his lawyers have argued his intellectual disability exempts him from execution.

An overhaul of the government's disability scheme could change the way Australians access support funding and give powers to the program's watchdog.

Unable to find a flight to take her wheelchair from Canberra to Sydney, Emma Weatherley says this highlights the discrimination people with a disability face.

Guardian Australia understands a major announcement will be made on Wednesday but those consulted are sworn to secrecy