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With Roe v. Wade overturned, disabled people reflect on how it will impact them

Bodily autonomy is a principle of the disability rights movement. With the overturn of Roe v. Wade, people with disabilities worry about how they will be disproportionately affected.

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Veterans toxic exposure bill stalls as lawmakers head home

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan bill to expand veterans health care and disability benefits will not make it to President Joe Biden’s desk until after the July Fourth congressional recess because of a minor tax provision.

Tribune News Service

Disability board asks States to assess accessibility of public buildings

Rights of PwD Act, 2016 had deadline of June 14, 2022 to complete the work

The Hindu

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Claim PIP for bad eyesight and you could get up to £627 each month from DWP

Over 54,430 people in the UK are claiming PIP for 46 different types of eye conditions that affect their vision.

Daily Record

People applying for new PIP-style disability payment could get decision letter within 10 weeks

If you have a terminal illness, it could take seven working days.

Daily Record

All the cost of living payment dates including when £650 will arrive in your bank account

There are six different pots of cash to help with the cost of living, with many Brits eligible for more than one - we break down the complicated system and explain what you will be getting

Daily Mirror

Woman left paralysed on floor by migraine wins £15,000 after having to quit job

Her boss said 'tough' and refused to let Mary go home, leaving her lying on the concrete floor for two hours

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DWP explains if July's £326 cost of living payment is per person or per household

Eligible claimants will receive financial support next month to help with mounting costs

Liverpool Echo

DWP clarifies clarifies important question over £326 cost of living payment due in July

More than 8 million households will receive a cash payment from next month

Nottingham Post

Qld to dump most virus vaccine mandates

Queensland will scrap COVID-19 vaccine mandates for workers in schools, prisons and airports and for visitors to aged and disability care facilities.

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Learning Disability Week: ‘Segregated’ schools leading to unemployment gap

The significant unemployment gap for people with learning disabilities is being driven by social exclusion, segregated educational settings and a lack of support, experts have warned.

Evening Standard

DWP confirms whether £326 cost of living payment due in July is per person or per household

The £650 cost of living payment is being paid in two instalments starting next month.

Daily Record

Black veteran groups seek policy agenda on racial inequities

A coalition of former and current service members is holding the first-ever conference for Black veterans in the nation’s capital Thursday

The Independent UK

All the cost of living help available and how to get the payment

Former chancellor Rishi Sunak announced a host of new measures after criticism the government was not doing enough to address economic hardship

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Disabled swimmer loses High Court fight over prices at London bathing pond

Christina Efthimiou, 60, claimed that prices at Kenwood Ladies’ Bathing Pond on Hampstead Heath “give rise to unlawful disability discrimination”.

Nottingham Post

DWP: Cost of Living first payment date confirmed plus everything you need to know about the boost

Here's what you need to know in a nutshell

Daily Record

DWP confirms 689,000 households in Scotland will receive £326 cost of living payment next month

A further 607,000 individuals will receive the £150 one-off disability payment in September.

Daily Record

New disability payment replacing PIP will include ‘informal observations’ during the consultation

Claimants will not be asked to perform any physical ‘tests’ during the assessment process for Adult Disability Payment.

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Students’ death in accident: Maharashtra govt doubles ex gratia for kin

MUMBAI: The state government has doubled ex gratia payment for accidental death and permanent/partial disability of a student in Maharashtra from this academic year. The family of a student who dies in an accident will now be entitled to Rs 1.50 lakh as against the earlier Rs 75,000, while the…

The Independent UK

Infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth ‘linked to an increased risk of stroke’

Globally, stroke is one of the leading causes of death and disability in women.

Tribune News Service

‘Blue slip’ problem hangs up veterans toxic exposure bill

WASHINGTON — A Senate-passed bill to expand health care and disability benefits to veterans exposed to burn pits or other toxic substances during their service has run into a constitutional objection from the House.

The Guardian - AU

On jobseeker, I often just had one meal a day. Now I am worried I’ll need to get used to that again

Poverty is a political choice. The new Labor government must raise jobseeker payments to protect our most vulnerable

Bristol Post

Bristol dad and carer says cost of living is a 'constant worry' despite £150 payment

"But the worry pales into insignificance when the alternative is your child dying"

Tribune News Service

‘This can save lives.’ Purple Alert, for adults with disabilities, added to Florida system for finding the missing

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Floridians may notice a new color of alert flashing across highway message boards soon.

Liverpool Echo

Tribunal rules long covid is a disability after caretaker sacked

The caretaker has suffered severe fatigue since catching covid in 2020

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