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Does multiple sclerosis get worse with age? What can be done about it?

Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a chronic disorder of the central nervous system, in which the very immune cells that protect our body from disease start attacking the myelin, a protective sheath that covers nerve fibers. Some cases of MS have a mild course with little to no disability, while in…

The Times of India

'Grief doesn't have to be bad': how art can be used as a creative outlet

Queer people living with disability express themselves in art

The Canberra Times

British Paralympians urged to build forgotten history of disability sport

British Paralympians have been urged to help record the forgotten history of disability sport after the creation of a new Athlete Community

The Guardian - UK

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'We will catch you': Shorten pledges NDIS fraud action

Criminals and charlatans attempting to defraud the National Disability Insurance Scheme have been warned they will be caught.

AAP

Loss of NHS specialist nurses will lead to deaths of people with learning disabilities, experts warn

“We need more, and we know that more people will die if we’re not there,” warns learning disability nurse Katy Welsh

The Independent UK

UK Receptionist Who Can't Pronounce Name Of Law Firm Is Laid Off After A Week

Miss J Earle lost an employment tribunal claim after she was fired for failing to say the name of her law firm.

International Business Times UK

'Out of sight': People with disability abandoned while 'no one's watching'

Deaf blind community losing link to peers and the outside world

Newcastle Herald

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Delays, denials, debt and the growing privatization of Medicare

Medicare Advantage enrollees report treatment denials and delays in payment, leading to harmful outcomes in healthcare

The Guardian - US

Syrian father with traumatic brain injury repeatedly refused disability benefits

Exclusive: The 27-year-old is partially blind, has lost hearing in the right ear, and cannot leave the house unless in a wheelchair

The Independent UK

Researchers find a single, surprising gene behind a disorder that causes intellectual disability

Scientists have found the genetic root of a disorder that causes intellectual disability, which they estimate affects as many as one in 20,000 young people

The Independent UK

How Micron’s powerful disability ERG improved accessibility standards for the whole company

The semiconductor manufacturer's Capable ERG helped create a global disability accessibility standard for its workplaces.

Fortune

Burnt out? This is how your employer can help you return to work for the better

The working world can be a pitiless one, as competition in the marketplace can put significant pressures on employees. Relentless deadlines, shrinking resources and shifting priorities all take their toll on employees’ well-being and mental health. In my home country of Belgium, more than two thirds (66.4%) of individuals on…

The Conversation

Stewart McGough obituary

Other lives: Architect concerned with disability access who provided design expertise during the London 2012 Olympics

The Guardian - UK

Deaf man awarded £50,000 damages after mistreatment by jobcentre officials

Tribunal rules Paul Rimmer was subject to ‘character assassination’ and was not given specialist help

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China Wheelchair Users Claim Outdoors With Hand-cranked Bikes

Speeding along crumbling roads past dusty villages and herds of sheep, a team of cyclists turns heads in China's Inner Mongolia with their unusual equipment.

The Conversation

Mad Max: Fury Road was a pioneering portrayal of disability. Furiosa is a letdown

Furiosa, the latest instalment of the Mad Max franchise, has arrived a decade after the release of George Miller’s groundbreaking reboot Fury Road (2015).

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Major Financial Benefits for Military Veterans and Their Families

These financial support programs help military veterans and their families with home loans, disability and survivor benefits and more.

The Guardian - UK

‘It feels like contempt’: DWP tells 85-year-old dementia patient to repay £13k

Cypriot-born Sia Kasparis, who speaks limited English, was not told about disability premium overpayment for several years

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The Guardian - UK

The week in theatre: Romeo & Juliet; Richard III; Passing Strange review – no fault in these stars

Jamie Lloyd’s youthfully intense staging gives us a Juliet for the ages; Michelle Terry’s king rises above the disability row; and the European premiere of a Broadway musical rocks but doesn’t soar

AAP

'Party is over': crackdown on costly NDIS plan rorts

The government has vowed to stamp out unscrupulous NDIS providers encouraging participants to spend their funding too quickly and on non-disability supports.

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying legislation will not harm disabled people

Letters: Charles Warlow and Prof Ben Colburn respond to an interview with Liz Carr who campaigns against assisted dying

AAP

Promise of NDIS 'under threat', commissioner warns

Australia's disability discrimination commissioner has slammed proposed changes to the NDIS, saying it would reduce participants to their impairment.

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry to begin into DWP’s treatment of ill and disabled people on benefits

Some eligibility decisions have been linked to deaths of vulnerable claimants, and EHRC will examine if ministers acted unlawfully

The Independent UK

Richard Whitehead says Paralympians should be in the spotlight for longer

The two-time champion believes disability is “lagging behind” other minority groups.

The Guardian - UK

‘The level of hate was dangerous’: Michelle Terry on the backlash to her casting as Richard III

Artistic director of Shakespeare’s Globe says much of the anger about a non-disabled actor playing the role has been misogynistic

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