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Former NFL players are suing the league over denied disability benefits

Ten former players are suing the National Football League, claiming its doctors were biased and purposely gave them unfavorable reports so the NFL could justify not paying for disability benefits.

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New hub for disabled golfers is launched in West Lothian

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Daily Record

Former players sue NFL over ‘unscrupulous’ disability benefits plan

NEW YORK — Ten retired NFL players have filed a federal lawsuit against the league over its “unscrupulous” disability benefits program.

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DWP clarifies reason some people on ESA will not be eligible for new £301 cost of living payment

More than eight million families across the country will receive the first part of the £900 means-tested cost of living payment

Nottingham Post

DWP could owe thousands of benefit claimants around £3,000 each

A trial found the DWP had discriminated against two claimants who had been left out of pocket

Liverpool Echo

Retired players accuse NFL of running a ‘sham’ disability program

The men said they left the game with lingering physical or cognitive injuries that make their daily lives difficult if not excruciating.

Chicago Sun-Times

Suit: NFL runs 'sham' disability program for injured players

Ten retired players are accusing the NFL of lying and flagrantly violating federal law in denying disability benefits

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Terrence was hiding that he couldn't read or write but now he reads books on his commute

It was for the saddest of reasons Terrence Lennon Wingfield skipped school a lot — the young Aboriginal boy was being relentlessly picked on for his disability. When his mother died, he tapped out completely.

ABC News

I want to work, but employers can’t cope with my disability

Letters: If Jeremy Hunt wants the ‘economically inactive’ back in the workplace, they must be offered proper support, say readers in response to an article by Frances Ryan

The Guardian - UK

Class action lawsuit filed by former players against NFL, Commissioner Roger Goodell

A group of former players has filed a class action lawsuit against the NFL.

USA Today Sports Media Group

DWP clarifies reason some people on ESA will not qualify for new £301 cost of living payment

The £900 means-tested cost of living payment will be made in three instalments over the next financial year.

Daily Record

Ex-MP Jared O'Mara jailed for FOUR YEARS over fraud to feed cocaine habit

O’Mara, 41 was convicted yesterday of six counts of fraud, after he and members of his staff attempted to submit fake expense claims worth £24,000 in the name of a fictitious disability support charity

Daily Mirror

The number of households in each area of Greater Manchester that will receive DWP cost of living payments in 2023

Those on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and other benefits will be eligible for the payments

Manchester Evening News

New details of £900 DWP cost of living payment with eight million families eligible

The sum will be split across three automatic payments to eligible people's bank accounts from this spring

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Daily Record

DWP encourages older people to check entitlement for health benefit worth up to £92 each week

People of State Pension age claiming Attendance Allowance could receive either £61.85 or £92.40 every week.

ABC News

South Australian government to fund support for refugees and migrants not eligible for NDIS

The South Australian government will fund disability support placements for refugees and skilled migrants, becoming one of the last jurisdictions to introduce the gap funding for people who are unable to access the NDIS due to their visa status.

Belfast Live

Cost of Living spring payments breakdown for areas across Northern Ireland

The first payments for those on means tested and disability benefits will be received in the coming months

Manchester Evening News

DWP issues cost of living payment update as it confirms number of households getting cash in 2023

Millions of people on Universal Credit, Pension Credit and other benefits will be eligible for the payments

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Banning straws might be good for the planet – but bad for people with disability or swallowing problems. What is 'eco-ableism'?

This month, Victoria became the latest Australian state to ban single-use plastics, including straws. While this is a win for the environment and marine life, it will come at a price for social inclusion.

Reason

Disability Rights Group Challenges California Law That Forces the Mentally Ill Into Court-Ordered Treatment

"On its face, the CARE Act violates essential constitutional guarantees of due process and equal protection while needlessly burdening fundamental rights to privacy, autonomy and liberty," the petition states.

Nottingham Post

DWP Cost of Living payment news as specific groups will not receive £301 boost

The details are explained

Daily Mirror

Strictly to make TV history with first-ever celebrity wheelchair user in line-up

Strictly Come Dancing will see a show first in 2023 as bosses look to sign up a celebrity wheelchair user, with bosses reportedly incredibly excited about the move

Daily Mirror

Dis Life: 'Putting an actor in a fat suit to play an obese character on screen is ableist hogwash'

Anna Morell, who works for Disability Rights UK, says actor Brendan Fraser's interviews about his role in a fat suit, beg the question: why are we still using fat suits like this?

Daily Record

New update for people due £50 Winter Heating Payment from this month

More than 415,000 households across Scotland will receive the one-off payment over February and March.

The Guardian - UK

Surge in young people declaring disability in England and Wales

Increase comes after 2021 census included mental health in its question about disability for first time

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