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NDIS head promises to protect vulnerable amid cost cap

Australian governments are working to make the NDIS more sustainable as spending on the scheme is on track to overtake Medicare by the middle of the decade.

The New Daily

'Heartbreaking': Davidson hits out at NDIS spending caps

Minister says people with disability won't get their needs met.

The Canberra Times

UK households missing out on £19bn a year in unclaimed welfare benefits

Complexity of system and perception of government handouts as ‘shameful’ stopping people from accessing much-needed support

The Guardian - UK

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It’s a Motherf**king Pleasure review – a darkly comic satire on disability

This debut from disability-led theatre company FlawBored is not afraid to make us squirm as it skewers virtue signalling and corporate buzzwords

The Guardian - UK

Boy, 9, urges Rishi Sunak to boost NHS funds for hard-of-hearing therapy

Orson Grimer is thriving at school after his parents saved up nearly £14,000 for a two-year Auditory Verbal therapy course - but this is not available to thousand of other deaf children

Daily Mirror

Artists with disabilities flourishing in NI shopping centre

"There's so many people that would benefit from this, either from the disability side or from the mental health side."

Belfast Live

Meet the Scottish mum travelling the world spreading autism acceptance

A SCOTTISH mum is to speak at an event in Dubai in a bid to raise awareness of autism and what can be done to help those living with the disability.

The National (Scotland)

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LGBTIQA+ people with disabilities often feel 'desexualised' and overlooked, but things are getting better

Even within the normally inclusive LGBTQIA+ community, people with disabilities are often overlooked because of attitudes around disability and sex, but things are changing for the better.

ABC News

Why Indian colleges and workplaces need a mental health policy

Most educational institutions and workplaces in India do not have a robust diversity and inclusion policy that addresses the concerns of employees and students with mental health conditions.

Newslaundry

DWP list of 21 health conditions which could make you eligible for £700 a month

PIP is a disability benefit and is given to those with long-term mental or physical health problems or disabilities

Daily Mirror

Disability advocates in shock over Labor announcement of NDIS 'growth target'

Disability advocates have reacted furiously to the government's move to rein in spending on the National Disability Insurance Scheme, after it unveiled a plan that could save the budget $50 billion over the next decade.

ABC News

Disability groups claim California's assisted suicide law discriminates against them

A California law allows a terminally ill person to end their life, but some people with disabilities say they're at risk of being coerced into seeking the medications needed for assisted suicide.

WEKU

'Nothing about us without us': Centre named after Sue Salthouse

The centre was built with recycled wood and brick materials.

The Canberra Times

Spain bans 'dwarf bullfighting'

Spain’s parliament bans “comic” bullfighting events featuring dwarves dressed in costume, in a decision applauded by disability rights groups but condemned by the few surviving performers

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Daily Mirror

Disabled people 'struggle to find work due to lack of support at Jobcentres'

A lack of adequate assistive technology and poor training of Jobcentre Plus staff means people with complex disabilities struggle to use the services, according to a leading charity

Daily Record

People over State Pension age could see mobility element included in new Attendance Allowance-style benefit

Pension Age Disability Payment will provide financial support for more than 125,000 pensioners living in Scotland.

Daily Mirror

Disabled mum disgusted on finding ‘moronic’ note left on car after shopping trip

After a recent shopping trip in Canberra, Australia, the unnamed woman returned to the car to find the decidedly passive aggressive letter

Daily Record

Young people on Scottish disability benefit will not move automatically to new adult payment when they turn 18

More than 54,700 children and young people across Scotland are currently on Child Disability Payment.

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Bristol Post

£301 DWP Cost of Living payments - when to expect them and how they'll appear in accounts

Payments begin on April 25 and end on May 17, with HMRC making payments to tax credit-only customers between, May 2 and 9, 2023

Daily Record

Young people on disability benefits to receive £235 payment to help with energy bills later this year

More than 26,000 Child Winter Heating Assistance payments worth £5.7 million were made during winter 2022/2023.

ABC News

How to create a more equitable future for women with a disability in sport

For too long women with disabilities have been invisible in sport strategies — it's time for sporting organisations to make a change, Australian women's wheelchair basketball team captain Georgia Munro-Cook writes.

ABC News

Behind this Archibald Prize entry is a man who remains indefinitely detained

Malcolm Morton, 32, is an Indigenous man with a significant intellectual disability. His family and friends are pushing to have him released from what they describe as cruel and arbitrary detention.

Newsroom.co.nz

Govt seeks assurance over claims disability funding system breaks law

The new Ministry of Disabled People Whaikaha has been told the way it administers funding could be illegal.

Daily Record

People nearing State Pension age making new claim for PIP could be given 10-year payment award

Nearly half a million people claiming their State Pension are also in receipt of PIP and not Attendance Allowance.

Daily Record

People of State Pension age with arthritis could be due up to £101 each week from DWP

Successful claimants could receive either £272 or £407 every four weeks through Attendance Allowance.

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