HISTORICAL FACTS: 21 - Caught on Camera

Pensions for Botswana’s elderly are growing, but care services are lacking – study tracks 20 years

Botswana’s economy is projected to contract by 0.4% in 2026, driven largely by a slowdown in the diamond sector. Diamonds account for a third of fiscal revenues and a quarter of GDP. This means the government has less money to spend, even before making any policy choices.

The Conversation · May 11

The ‘PIE’ Permission Trap: Why Signing SSA-8240 Could Give the Government Real-Time Access to Your Private Bank Feeds

For millions of Americans receiving disability or Supplemental Security Income benefits, paperwork from the Social Security Administration often feels routine. Most people skim the forms,...

Saving Advice · May 7

European Commission vows to make Europe accessible for people with disabilities

Hadja Lahbib sat down with Europe Today to discuss disability rights and accessibility across the EU.

Euronews · May 7

'Unbearable': care provider fined over burns death

It is "almost inconceivable" that two disability workers did not check water temperature before putting a highly vulnerable woman in a bath, a judge says.

AAP · May 1

What do the proposed NDIS changes mean for people with disability living in supported accommodation?

Amid major reforms to the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), unveiled last week, NDIS minister Mark Butler announced the government’s plans to commission supported independent living services for people with disability, “rather than relying on a market that isn’t working”.

The Conversation · Apr 30

A five-day course of magnetic brain stimulation could help autistic children communicate better

For children with autism spectrum disorder and with an intellectual disability, the options for improving communication and social skills are limited.

The Conversation · Apr 30

‘More empowered’: how online gaming benefits people with disability

You are more empowered because you get to be seen for who you are.

The Conversation · Apr 30

‘People assume we’re grifters’: disabled Britons report rise in abuse over blue badges

Badge holders and carers report being harassed, filmed and threatened by strangers who think they are faking disability

The Guardian - UK · Apr 29

Thousands of UK stroke patients ‘left facing a life of disability’ after being denied crucial treatment

Patients face “stark inequalities” as to whether or not they are given a thrombectomy – a treatment for stroke that removes a blood clot from a blocked blood vessel in the brain

The Independent UK · Apr 28

Tony Blair think tank criticised for ‘ill-informed’ report on disability benefits

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The Independent UK · Apr 28