Stars and Stripes

Lawmakers hear about problems with medical exams that determine veterans disability benefits

Disability medical exams document the evidence related to a veteran’s illnesses and injuries connected to military service.
Disability News Service

Labour cuts to out-of-work disability benefits likely to have ‘devastating’ mental health impact, research finds

Next April’s cuts to out-of-work disability benefits are likely to have “devastating” consequences for disabled people’s ...

‘Ability within the disability,’ Jo Blazic shoots for gold in Deaflympics with Team USA

It was her first exhibition game donning the red, white and blue against Japan, Josephine (Jo) Blazic was playing clean ...
Disability Scoop

Concerns Raised As Teachers Increasingly Use AI To Write IEPs

The number of teachers using AI to develop individualized education programs for students with disabilities is surging, but ...
Education Week

Parents Should Continue to File Disability Rights Complaints, Say Special Ed. Advocates

Parents of students with disabilities have long seen federal civil rights complaints as their last, best hope of ensuring ...
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Federal Court Blocks Texas Congressional Map, Raising Questions About California's Redistricting

Federal Court Blocks Texas Congressional Map, Raising Questions About California's Redistricting Donald Trump’s White House ...

In ‘My First Love,’ a Disabled Filmmaker Tells a Coming-of-Age Story About a “Complete Human Being” in a Wheelchair

Mari Storstein's fiction feature directorial debut, which world premiered at Tallinn, stars newcomer Marie Flaatten and Niels ...

‘Humiliating exit’: former SC insurance company employee alleges discrimination after getting sick

Former SC BlueCross Blueshield employee’s Richland County lawsuit seeks lost wages, benefits, damages, reinstatement, and ...
GBH

Lawmakers poised to open up state disability records to families, researchers

Gov. Healey is expected to sign legislation giving family members access to the medical records of their developmentally ...

‘I don’t know what to do.’ I’m 72 with a minimum wage job – but still helping my daughter financially and have $70K in debt. Who can help?

Have an issue with your financial planner or looking for a new one? Email questions or concerns to [email protected].

He Died at a School for Disabled People. Decades Later, His Brother Sought Answers.

John Scott was rarely spoken of in his family after he was placed in an institution. After a half-century, his youngest ...
Gibraltar Chronicle

GHA welcomes public participation in ‘Disability Health Fair’

The GHA’s Neurodevelopment and Disability Administrative Office will hold a Health Fair on December 3 at St Bernard’s Hospital to mark International Day for Persons with Disabilities. The fair is set ...