The Latest Breaking News from Disability

Do You Need Disability Insurance?

If you work for a living, the answer is yes, so don’t overlook protecting your biggest asset. Open enrollment season is the perfect time to assess your options.

Kiplinger · Nov 30, 2023

Women from families with disabled members say their Mahalir Urimai Thittam applications were rejected

Disabled women in TN allege denied allowance under Kalaignar Mahalir Urimai Thittam due to retrofitted vehicle or disability allowance. Some appealed but were rejected. Officials rectified exclusionary clause & 4,809 beneficiaries made. TN govt modified guidelines to include those receiving disability allowance. Karnataka scheme doesn't exclude disabled women.

The Hindu · Nov 29, 2023

Invisible disabilities in France: A silent struggle

More than a fifth of the French population is disabled. But for 80 percent of them, it doesn't show. Whether to disclose it or not is a delicate choice, given that disability is the leading cause of discrimination in France. Our team went to meet teenager Marc, who has a…

France 24 · Nov 28, 2023

A Disability Doesn’t Have to Force an Early Retirement

A feature on what people who experience disabilities later in life can do about work.

Kiplinger · Nov 25, 2023

Therapy to treat rare, hereditary diseases like 'mental disability'

One of the rare hereditary diseases for which there is currently no medication or treatment is called DOOR syndrome. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News · Nov 25, 2023

How does the government support veterans?

Over 93% of the Department of Veterans Affairs’ annual spending funds pensions, compensation, medical care, and education programs for veterans.

USAFacts · Nov 24, 2023

UK's new back to work plan will make life even harder for disabled people

The UK chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, has unveiled new rules for welfare benefit claimants. Under the government’s back to work plan, £2.5 billion of funding is to be allocated to employment support schemes with the aim of getting over 1 million people with long-term health conditions or disabilities, as well as…

The Conversation · Nov 24, 2023

Lack of DV support for women with disabilities

Most women with disabilities who face domestic violence find it harder to seek help due to the attitudes and systems within support services.

AAP · Nov 24, 2023

Labor accused of ‘steamrolling’ bill to make poverty committee permanent

Greens and David Pocock question why expert panel will not have members with lived experience of economic exclusion and disability

The Guardian - AU · Nov 23, 2023

A tussle between the federal and state governments over disability supports is looming. What should happen next?

Over the ten years since the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) was launched, its design, operations and costs have been scrutinised by governments, the media, the legal system, researchers and people with disability and their advocates.

The Conversation · Nov 23, 2023