A Belfast student who uses an electric wheelchair has settled a disability discrimination case against Translink after buses repeatedly carried her past her stop because drivers did not deploy the ramp or allow time for her to alight. The incidents left her dependent on strangers for help and highlighted how routine journeys can become unsafe […]
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From November, art and music therapists will be able to charge National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) rates aligned with counselling, following an independent review that found these therapies can be effective and “even life changing” for some people with disability. The move formalises their role in participant supports and clarifies pricing after months of uncertainty.
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Cape Town’s Dial-a-Ride (DAR) service is a rare example of public transport that works for older people living with disabilities — and cutting it back would be a step backwards. An opinion piece highlights how typical clinic or SASSA trips can cost R240 by e-hailing, involve unsafe transfers near taxi ranks, and take seven hours
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South African para surfer Sabelo Ngema is seeking sponsorship to continue competing and representing his community at national and international events. In a letter to potential partners, Ngema says his surfing journey began in 2018 and quickly became a career path. The ocean, he writes, offered healing, strength and freedom. Through discipline and resilience he
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Australia has appointed an expert-led committee to test which NDIS supports should be funded, with a focus on best-practice and evidence-based results. The NDIS Evidence Advisory Committee (EAC) will be chaired by Associate Professor Jill Duncan OAM, with a majority of members being people with disabilities. By Department of Health – The Mirage News The
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A former Glencore employee who was left disabled after a workplace accident has lost his bid for reinstatement in the Labour Court. The Johannesburg court found that his 2020 review application had lapsed after no steps were taken within six months, meaning the matter was treated as archived and effectively dismissed. By Sinenhlanhla Masilela –
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A disability charity in Allerdale says it has seen a spike in calls from worried service-users after reports of potential changes to Personal Independence Payment (PIP). Staff told local media that people are anxious about what any reforms could mean for daily living, mobility support and their ability to plan ahead. By Gareth Cavanagh –
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A court has heard that Optus signed up a homeless, deaf and non-verbal amputee to five mobile contracts and then resisted complaints about its sales practices. The judge described such targeting as “inexcusable”. By Abe Maddison – Yahoo News According to the report, the case highlights the risks faced by disabled consumers when aggressive retail
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Nevonia Moodley lives with Friedreich’s ataxia and refuses to let the condition define her—she often says “the only disability is a bad attitude”. Diagnosed at 12 in 2002 after flu-like symptoms led to a life-altering diagnosis, she was once told she might not live beyond her teens. She has defied those predictions and built a
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Labour’s response to questions from the UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD) argues that both the current Mental Health Act and the Mental Health Bill are compatible with the Convention. Disability advocates quoted in the analysis say this shows little appetite for change or understanding of lived experience. By Charli Clement
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