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Assaults against people with disabilities underreported

Witnesses have shared accounts of people with disability being abused in public and discriminated against across various sectors, as part of a royal commission.

AAP

DWP issues £1,350 cost of living payment guidance ahead of dates announcement

A wide variety of cost of living payments will be issued by the DWP, equating to £1,350 for some people

Manchester Evening News

DWP publishes updated guide on £1,350 cost of living payments

The money being dished out in 2023 and 2024 includes cost of living payment, one for the disabled and also winter fuel for pensioners

Nottingham Post

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New cost of living support for people on disability benefits including PIP due for debate in Parliament

Petitions calling for the £650 payment and an energy grant for people on a disability will be debated by MPs in May.

Daily Record

Full list of DWP benefit claimants not eligible for £301 cost of living payment

The first part of the £900 means-tested cost of living payment is due in the new financial year

Liverpool Echo

Singapore Airlines called out for allegedly discriminating against student with disability

Student Isabella Beale, 23, is accusing the airline of discriminating against her for being an amputee on her flights to and from Europe.

ABC News

WOMADelaide cops flak over 'ridiculous' toilet queues, but director hails 'most successful' event

Some world music fans have labelled this year's WOMADelaide festival as "unsafe" with long queues for toilets, a lack of food and water and allegations sex acts were performed in public.

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Millions of Australians live with a disability, but dental care remains out of reach for many

Millions of Australians live with a disability, yet a costly private dental system is leaving thousands languishing on public waitlists while those who can afford to go private struggle to find someone who will treat them.

ABC News

Irish minister subjected to ‘daily abuse’ over his sexuality

Minister for children, disability and equality Roderic O’Gorman said the abuse includes comments alleging he is a paedophile.

The Independent UK

DWP: The people on benefits who will not receive £301 cost of living payment due this spring

Millions of people are waiting to find out the qualifying period and payment window.

Chronicle Live

Fireproof Australia activist reflects on his crime

Alan Glover - actor, comedian, volunteer firefighter and activist - was unhappy with his sentencing outcome at the Downing Centre court in Sydney on Tuesday. Glover was given an 18-month good behaviour bond and he has to pay a $3000 fine for blocking a bridge or tunnel. He says he…

Newcastle Herald

Refugee research aims to improve support services for people with a disability fleeing war-zones

Even if people with disabilities manage to overcome huge obstacles to flee war zones, they may struggle to access services once in Australia. A research project aims to change that.

ABC News

Elon Musk's public disability shaming highlights a bigger workplace problem

A conversation between Musk and an ex-Twitter employee with a disability says a lot about vulnerable workers' struggles.

Fortune

Georgia's disability community worries lack of services is driving desperate acts

ATLANTA — In early January, workers at a nonprofit that cares for disabled Georgians were stunned to learn that one of their former clients was killed in a suspected murder-suicide.

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Daily Record

PIP claimants most-likely to receive an ongoing award with a 'light touch' review after 10 years

An award for PIP can last anywhere between a few months and up to 10 years.

ABC News

Calls for industry to do more to realise potential of $3.3 billion accessible tourism market

Accessible tourism is the fastest-growing travel sector in the country, but critics say many Australian hotels are still failing to offer comfortable accommodation for people with disabilities, despite it making good financial sense.

ABC News

Perth woman Ro-Anne Steele helping people with a disability get behind the wheel

Ro-Anne Steele makes an immense difference in the lives of people living with a disability, increasing their confidence and independence — by teaching them how to drive.

ABC News

Edisons of the 'burbs: Michael's 'bindozer' is just one of his many creations that support people with disability

ABC Science is out to find Australia's backyard inventors. In part three of our series we meet Michael Green, who volunteers his time to help people with disabilities tackle everyday problems.

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The Guardian - UK

Judy Heumann obituary

Disability rights activist who helped shape global protocols and played a decisive role in fighting discrimination in the US

Glasgow Live

People in Scotland with one of these 21 health conditions could be due up to £627 each month

Around 329,334 people in Scotland were claiming PIP in October of last year with over two million in England also claiming for it. Meanwhile in Wales, over 200,000 people also claimed the benefit with a total of 3,166,864 claimants in the UK.

France 24

Living with a disability in France: How tech is changing lives for the better

In this edition we report on the latest technological innovations for disabled people in France. Founded by Nicolas Huchet, who lost his right hand in a work-related accident, My Human Kit is a company aimed at transforming the lives of those living with a disability. From prosthetic hands to electric…

Daily Record

New petition calls for people on certain benefits not to lose payments for living with partner

The petition argues that benefit rules mean that disabled people have to choose either ‘happiness or financial independence’.

Daily Record

State Pension payments of up to £203 each week for nearly 3m older people from next month

All the increases to weekly and monthly payment rates for those on the Basic and New State Pension.

ABC News

Mechanic modifying motorcycles to help veterans, people living with disability return to riding

Sharine Milne is mastering the "art form" of modifying a motorcycle to reignite the passion of people who may not be able to operate a conventional vehicle because they are living with a physical disability or "life injury".

Chicago Sun-Times

Susana Mendoza urges legislators to mandate full pension benefits for cops, firefighters who survive COVID-19

The Illinois comptroller choked up telling a House panel how her brother, a Chicago cop, was left disabled by COVID but denied full disability benefits.

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