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Townsville Marathon's first wheelchair racer shatters stigma and champions change

The Townsville Marathon is one of Australia's oldest, but until Damon Jaenke approached the organisers, they'd never considered creating a wheelchair category. The 30-year-old hopes it paves the way for other athletes with disability.

ABC News

What should the future of para sport look like at the Commonwealth Games?

While Birmingham 2022 is celebrating the largest para sport program in history, there's still a large gap between wealthy and developing nations. What should true integration look like?

ABC News

300,000 people on disability benefits to miss out on winter fuel help in shake-up

More people overall will be given the Warm Home Discount but recipients of some benefits will no longer be eligible

Wales Online

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It can be a challenge to care for pets while living with disability, but one service is trying to fill the gap

Debbie Pragt lives with multiple sclerosis and sometimes struggles to walk, let alone care for her pets. She now gets help from a dedicated pet carer, and wants to see more people benefit from the service.

ABC News

What happens if you apply for PIP but should have applied for new disability payment

People in Scotland will be unable to make a new claim for PIP from August 29.

Daily Record

Camp Lejeune tragedy moves closer to justice - Roll Call

President Joe Biden will soon sign legislation that will give easier access to health and disability benefits to more than 3.5 million veterans who were exposed to toxic substances on overseas deployments in Iraq, Afghanistan and more. It wasn’t easy to get through Congress. The Senate passed that bill after…

Roll Call

New petition calls for DWP to conduct full review of PIP health assessments and application process

Two petitions created this week are campaigning for change in the way PIP is administered.

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All of Us review – Francesca Martinez’s urgent call for radical empathy

Personal, political and polemical, this intensely moving play about disability and austerity challenges preconceptions

The Guardian - UK

NDIS participant Mitchell Pearce's family fears he will die in hospital waiting for a home

Disabled man Mitchell Pearce's family say he has lost the will to live as his four-month wait in a WA hospital prompts intervention from Bill Shorten.

ABC News

Passenger kept from boarding after Jetstar’s refusal to assist with wheelchair makes discrimination complaint

Exclusive: Complaint lodged with human rights commission after man turned away at gate of Sydney airport flight

The Guardian - AU

Millions of people who claim these benefits to receive £150 cost of living payment in September

The announcement comes as the Bank of England warns that the UK faces a bleak year with inflation hitting 13%

Wales Online

PIP will no longer be available to people in Scotland by the end of this month

A new devolved disability payment is replacing new claims for PIP and DLA.

Daily Record

Hannah Diviney reveals being trolled after calling out Beyoncé for ableist slur as Q+A panel asks for greater disability representation

A conversation about ableist lyrics in a Beyoncé song leads to calls for more people with disability to be appointed to senior roles in the NDIS and Australian politics.

ABC News

PIP myths that could be stopping you from claiming DWP support worth £627 per month

Some 3 million across the United Kingdom receive PIP allowance between £24.45 and £156.90 each week

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Daily Record

Attendance Allowance to be replaced by new disability payment with no face-to-face assessments

Pension Age Disability Payment will provide financial support for older people living in Scotland.

Daily Record

Child Benefit and Tax Credits payments will be early for some people this month due to bank holiday

Working Tax Credits, Child Tax Credits, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance payments may change for some people.

Dublin Live

Disability support group set to wow Dublin in exciting music trail

The Disability Music Programme hopes to provide a space for people to explore their abilities and give them a confidence boost

AAP

'Void' of NDIS services in outback Qld

NDIS participants in very remote parts of Queensland have access to just 57 per cent of services included in their plans, a budget estimates hearing was told.

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Liverpool Echo

Pension, PIP and Universal Credit payments could stop if claimant is in hospital

Your claim might be stopped or reduced if you do not report a hospital stay

Daily Record

11 PIP myths that stop people claiming DWP support worth up to £627 every month

Nearly 3 million people across the UK are receiving between £24.45 and £156.90 each week through PIP.

Salon

Creating Theo, Only Murders' conscience

In a new interview with Salon, James Caverly talks the deaf character’s origins and his own as an actor

Daily Mirror

Tory contenders have so far neglected to mention our deepening social care crisis

Edel Harris, chief executive of learning disability charity Mencap, explains why the Mirror’s Fair Care for All campaign is so important, with 165,000 vacant social care posts as of March this year

Daily Mirror

Tory leadership rivals urged to tackle social care crisis with system at 'breaking point'

The boss of disability charity Mencap pleaded with Rishi Sunak and Liz Truss to focus on how to ease pressure on the sector

Daily Record

PIP providing up to £156 each week for 3m people across UK with 547 health conditions

One in three new applicants are receiving the highest level of award of £156.90 every week.

Daily Record

New petition calls on DWP to end ‘degrading assessments’ for people claiming disability benefits including PIP

Campaigners want to see award decisions made using only evidence from medical professionals.

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