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.
Frontline

I refused to let circumstances define my creative destiny: Syed Saleem

A powerful conversation with Telugu writer Syed Saleem on disability, marginalisation, creative struggle and humanist fiction ...
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 ...
KERO 23 Bakersfield, CA on MSN

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 ...
Buenos Aires Times

Former ANDIS disability agency chief denies charges in widening bribery case

The former head of the National Disability Agency appeared in court on Wednesday, where Daniel Garbellini, who chose not to ...
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 ...

DWP confirms new rules for people on PIP, DLA or Carer’s Allowance

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed new rules are in place for people living in England or Wales on ...
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 ...