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Why Ohio Landlords Are Pushing Back on Emotional Support Dogs in 2026

HUD narrowed ESA enforcement in May 2026, but Ohio's rules didn't change. What Ohio landlords can and can't do about emotional support dogs.

inkl · Aug 18

‘We’re not scroungers – we need it’: Furious PIP claimants hit back at Reform’s plan to axe benefits

Over half of the UK’s health benefit claimants would be stripped of their payments under the plans announced by Reform UK

The Independent UK · Aug 17

Huge number of children would fall into poverty under Reform’s benefits plans, say campaigners

Party wants to cut £50bn from UK welfare bill but charity says proposals would cause ‘horrific levels of destitution’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

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People with severe intellectual disabilities live 24 years less on average

Exclusive: Research also finds stark ethnic disparities, and 40% of deaths among group classed as avoidable

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17

'Blood on your hands': senators slam disability reform

Greens, coalition and independent senators have raised significant concerns in parliament over Labor's cuts to disability funding.

AAP · Aug 17

Reform accused of targeting the most vulnerable with £50bn benefit cut

Robert Jenrick takes aim at disabled people and foreign nationals after saying UK guilty of ‘suicidal empathy’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 16

Labor confident of an NDIS deal despite reform backlash

The federal disability minister has defended changes to the NDIS, flagging further amendments to tackle fraud and win parliamentary support.

AAP · Aug 16

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Reform UK unveils massive £50bn welfare overhaul to scrap PIP

Reform would abolish personal independence payments and provide support only for those ‘gravely ill’

The Independent UK · Aug 15

Disability charity boss slams DWP after losing his own travel work benefits

Campaigners claim that the government is scaling back Access to Work awards

The Independent UK · Aug 14

With NDIS changes set to pass, here’s who bears the cost of making it ‘sustainable’

Legislation to tighten eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) could be be passed as early as next week, after a Labor-led Senate committee today recommended the bill be passed.

The Conversation · Aug 14

'Too far, too fast': alarm as NDIS revamp moves closer

An inquiry report recommending multibillion-dollar cuts to the national disability fund go ahead is being tempered by widespread warnings over the shake-up

AAP · Aug 13

Alberta’s disability benefit overhaul shifts more economic risk onto people with disabilities

On July 1, Alberta began moving most recipients of the Assured Income for the Severely Handicapped (AISH) to a new program, the Alberta Disability Assistance Program, or ADAP.

The Conversation · Aug 12

Which 14 New Health Conditions Were Added to the Social Security Compassionate Allowances Program?

The Social Security Administration has expanded its Compassionate Allowances program with 14 new severely disabling medical conditions, offering a critical fast-track pathway for financial assistance.

International Business Times UK · Aug 12

The 14 conditions Social Security has added to disability fast-track list

Several rare cancers and genetic disorders are being added to the list, bringing the total number of conditions on the CAL to 314

The Independent UK · Aug 12

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Medical Daily · Aug 12

Social Security Adds 14 Conditions to Its Disability Fast Track, Including Four Cancers and Several Rare Childhood Syndromes

Social Security added 14 conditions to its Compassionate Allowances list. Here are the cancers and childhood syndromes that now qualify.

The Conversation · Aug 12

People with psychosocial disability from mental illness will lose out from tightened NDIS eligibility

Later this week, a Senate committee is expected to deliver its report into legislation to tighten eligibility for the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). The committee’s inquiry was extended and the bill amended in a deal with the Greens in June.

The Economic Times · Aug 11

Insurer denied claim against workplace accident during lunch break; employee escalated the issue in Delhi HC and won ₹7.86 lakh compensation with 12% interest

Employee denied compensation as he lost his left leg due to accident at workplace during lunch-break; Delhi HC orders insurance company to pay Rs 7.86 lakh with 12% interest under Employee's Compensation Act, 1923. Know how he won the case in high court.

Reason · Aug 10

No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation

From a decision last Tuesday in Doe v. Florida Bar by Magistrate Judge Robert Norway (M.D. Fla.): Plaintiff argues that… The post No Pseudonymity for Autistic Ex-Judge-Candidate, Alleging Failure to Accommodate Disability in Bar Investigation appeared first on Reason.com.

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We Got This Covered · Aug 9

Texas musician put his bags into overhead bin on Southwest for his disability. Then he was allegedly deplaned because staff were ‘uncomfortable’

“This is embarrassing. This is wrong.”

The Economic Times · Aug 8

CRA benefit payments August 2026: Four major payments are coming this month and here are the exact dates Canadians need to know, including when families can expect their money

CRA benefit payments August 2026: Canadians can expect several important government benefit payments this month. Here are the key August payment dates for the Canada Child Benefit, Ontario Trillium Benefit and other provincial benefits, plus what recipients should know about upcoming payments in Canada in August. The CRA has warned…

Evening Standard · Aug 7

Disability campaigners call on mayor to scrap floating bus stops

The stops, first introduced in 2013, involve a cycle lane running between a bus stop and the pavement

Kids Ain't Cheap · Aug 6

Key Questions to Ask Before Agreeing to a Shortened School Day

Parents are sometimes asked to consider a shortened school day when their child is struggling with medical, behavioral, or disability-related challenges. While the recommendation may be presented as a temporary solution, it can affect academic progress, social development, and access to educational services. Federal disability laws generally expect students with…

The Economic Times · Aug 6

'Compensation must cover a lifetime of suffering': Supreme Court doubles compensation to Rs 83 lakh for child left disabled in crash, says 'entire future has been taken away'

'Compensation must cover a lifetime of suffering': The Supreme Court has nearly doubled the motor accident compensation awarded to an Odisha girl who was left with 90% permanent disability after a road crash when she was just six months old, raising the total payout to Rs 83.38 lakh from Rs…

Medical Daily · Aug 6

Medicaid Enrollees with Chronic Illness Face a Documentation Test After a Judge Declined to Pause the Rule

A federal judge let the CMS medical frailty rule stand. Here is what chronically ill Medicaid enrollees will need to document and when.

Medical Daily · Aug 5

Federal Medicaid Work Rules Leave Homelessness Off the Exemption List, and Clinics Are Improvising

The federal Medicaid work requirement exemption list does not include homelessness. Clinics are documenting eligibility through other categories.

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