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What’s the equivalent of a wheelchair for a person with schizophrenia? How psychiatric rehabilitation brings community into care

Imagine your dream is to get a job at the local library. You have a love for people and for books. You also have schizophrenia, a psychiatric disability that makes life in the community more challenging.

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Why Legal Representation Matters in Social Security Disability Claims

In Spartanburg, South Carolina, many residents grapple with the challenges of living with a disability

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Deaf woman says Frontier removed her from flight after dispute over crew instructions: ‘I’m so embarrassed’

The woman claimed her disability was noted on ticket, though airline staff gave a very different explanation for her removal

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Why universities still struggle to make degrees accessible for disabled students

The higher education sector is more aware of disability than it was a few years ago. Universities are more willing to provide support, and attitudes have improved. What students describe day to day, however, tells a different story.

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Selma Blair Attends Oscars Afterparty with a Cane: Why Her Latest Look is a Major MS Milestone for Disability Visibility

Selma Blair made a powerful statement at the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party, showcasing elegance and advocating for disability visibility with her stylish use of a cane.

International Business Times UK

Do dads of disabled children do enough? Kenya study points to misunderstood ways of caring

A child’s success at school doesn’t depend only on teachers and classrooms. Studies show that when parents engage with schools – by attending meetings, supporting learning at home and working with teachers – children tend to do better academically and socially.

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Attention Maryland Drivers: How the New ‘Butterfly’ ID Law Could Protect Your Family in 2026

Maryland’s disability notation program for driver’s licenses has been in place for a few years. However, in 2026, it is finally becoming a major topic of conversation among residents. As more Marylanders renew their licenses to meet updated Real ID requirements, they are discovering a feature many missed initially: the…

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Is Judge Pauline Newman Entitled to Her Day in Court?

Her cert petition to the Supreme Court presents the important jurisdictional question of whether the Judicial Disability Act bars all judicial review of a decision by her fellow judges to remove her from active service.

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Labour MP and disability campaigner speaks out on eating disorder battle

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“My Mum Cuts Vegetables For Me”: Lazy BIL Can’t Handle The Fact That Guy With One Arm Can’t Use A Knife

His mother was cutting his veggies for him because he only had one arm. But his girlfriend and brother somehow saw that as a weakness of his character. The brother called him "lazy" and "a mummy's boy," even though he himself was freeloading in his sister's BF's home, jobless, and…

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Leading disability charities issue warning about Motability cuts

Analysis suggests changes to scheme could add an average £400 to upfront fees for users

The Independent UK

Teenager with hearing disability killed after reaction during T20 cricket world cup final misunderstood as cheer

Scuffle broke out after boy reacted loudly to fall of India wicket

The Independent UK

Texas students with disabilities struggle to qualify for extra school voucher funds

Confusion over the program’s special education requirements is making it difficult for families to meet a looming deadline — and creating more work for Texas school districts.

The Texas Tribune

More Canadians are watching the Paralympics. Our research shows why that matters

Nearly 31 million Canadians watched Team Canada compete at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano-Cortina earlier this year. With the Paralympics underway, fandom research suggests that millions are expected to tune in again.

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Sainsbury’s manager awarded £12k for being left off International Men’s Day post praising male leaders

Darren Cooper said he felt ‘excluded, humiliated and violated’ by the social media snub

International Business Times UK

ICE Deports Deaf Six-Year-Old and His Mother Mid-Asylum Process, Leaving Him Without the Devices He Needs to Hear

A six-year-old deaf boy was deported to Colombia without his hearing devices, raising concerns about immigration enforcement and disability rights.

International Business Times UK

ChatGPT Posed as a Lawyer, Convinced an Illinois Woman to Fire Hers — Suit Claims

An Illinois disability dispute takes a new turn as a lawsuit claims ChatGPT acted as a lawyer, leading to fresh litigation and significant legal costs.

The Independent UK

BBC’s outgoing director-general ‘profoundly regrets’ Bafta racial slur incident

‘I’d like to make clear: although the racial slur was symptomatic of a disability and an involuntary tic, it should never have been broadcast,’ says Tim Davie

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Trailblazing mother who founded Mencap honoured with blue plaque

The campaigner has been described by her granddaughter as an ordinary woman who ‘did something extraordinary from her dining room table’.

Evening Standard

Extra 53,000 households on disability benefits to receive water bill help

The WaterSure scheme caps the bills of certain households who use high amounts of water.

The Guardian - US

From a 19-time world champ to Monster Mike: US athletes to watch at the 2026 Winter Paralympics

The Americans finished fifth in the medal table in 2022. A strong team will be looking to improve that record in Italy in the coming days

The Guardian - UK

Gloria Don’t Speak by Lucy Apps review – tender portrait of a woman with a learning disability

Longlisted for the Women’s prize, this ambitious debut journeys into the inner world of a vulnerable teenager who is left traumatised by a toxic friendship

AAP

NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

The national disability insurer was wrong to deny funding to a man in need of a mobility scooter, a court has ruled in a landmark decision.

The Independent UK

Lauren Sánchez Bezos reveals how she hid dyslexia as a reporter with help of co-anchor

Former Emmy-winning journalist said she wasn’t diagnosed with the learning disability until college

The Guardian - UK

Deaf rage and subversive scrawling: the show where disabled artists strike back

Though the art world is supposed to be inclusive, that isn’t the experience of many disabled creatives – and in a groundbreaking online exhibition at dis_place they have poured their frustrations into art

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