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HACKER NEWS (FRONT PAGE)

I'm 38 and I Can't Support Myself Anymore

Disability, shame, and the hidden violence of a culture that equates productivity with value…

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#economy#culture
GOOGLE NEWS

Mercy Recognized as One of World's Top Disability Inclusive Businesses - Morningstar

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

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GOOGLE NEWS

SourceAmerica Presents Improvements in Disability Employment to National Council on Disability - Morningstar

Comprehensive up-to-date news coverage, aggregated from sources all over the world by Google News.…

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TIME — TOP

The Contradiction at the Heart of Disability in America

America loves seeing disabled people. It doesn’t want to pay to keep us alive, writes Steve Way.…

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#contradiction#heart
THE HINDU — TOP

Disability rights activists to come up with plan for accessible bus stops

Disability rights activists in Chennai propose standardizing bus stop designs for improved accessibility for persons with disabilities.…

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#rights#activists
BLACKPERSPECTIVE

(USA-KY-Lexington) Disability Program Specialist II/SCL

Black Perspective jobs updated daily and verified by DirectEmployers Association.…

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BLACKPERSPECTIVE

(USA-KY-Lexington) Disability Program Specialist II/SCL

Black Perspective jobs updated daily and verified by DirectEmployers Association.…

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BLACKPERSPECTIVE

(USA-KY-Lexington) Disability Program Specialist II/SCL

Black Perspective jobs updated daily and verified by DirectEmployers Association.…

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BLACKPERSPECTIVE

(USA-KY-Lexington) Disability Program Specialist II/SCL

Black Perspective jobs updated daily and verified by DirectEmployers Association.…

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NZ HERALD

‘Spider-Man’ leaps from car to save wheelchair user caught in traffic

Costume-clad Christopher Hellenthal, 20, acted quickly despite the heavy midday traffic.…

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#heroism#traffic
THE HINDU — TOP

Ban use of pellet guns, electric shock batons by all police forces: disability rights outfits

Disability rights groups demand a ban on pellet guns and electric shock batons used by police, seeking accountability and justice for injured protesters…

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#pellet#guns#electric
NEW YORK POST

Scarsdale 26-year-old charged with stabbing and killing mom at her home — NYC suburbs’ first homicide in a decade

Chester Green, 26, was arrested and charged with second-degree murder for killing his mother, Marian Green, 71, at their nearly $2.5 million home in the Fox Meadow region of Scarsd…

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#homicide#domestic violence#scarsdale
CALIFORNIA POST

Some UC Berkeley law students exploiting ‘disability’ status

News of a rapid increase in the number of University of California Berkeley law school students claiming disability-related accommodations is shocking, but sadly not surprising. As…

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#some#berkeley#students
NEW YORK POST

Disability patients sue New York to stop doctor-assisted suicide law

A coalition advocating for patients with disabilities filed federal lawsuits Thursday to invalidate New York and Illinois' controversial doctor-assisted suicide laws for allegedly …

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#disabilityrights#healthcare#assisted-suicide
MOTHER JONES

The White House Just Made Medicaid Work Requirements Even Worse

On Monday, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services released its interim final rule on Medicaid work requirements, mandating that everyone who seeks Medicaid support has to p…

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#healthcare#policy
THE GUARDIAN

Labor’s NDIS overhaul faces delay as Coalition and Greens consider teaming up to slow bill’s passage

Government hopes to rush NDIS and tax changes through parliament but opposition and crossbench push for more scrutiny Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast T…

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#politics#taxation
ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

Child sex offender given 'disability pride' award after admin error

Repeat child sex offender Cameron Bloomfield was crowned as Victoria's "disability pride champion" in 2024, after a government department admin error.…

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#crime#advocacy
NEW YORK POST

Social Security Administration fires 7,100 staffers in historic cuts, leaving ‘cases stuck in purgatory’

The cuts, which reduced the agency’s workforce by more than 13%, came alongside a rapid overhaul of SSA operations.…

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#social security#employment#disability benefits
THE HINDU — TOP

This beauty queen from Chennai is a barrier breaker

A hearing impaired school girl, 16-year-old Saarika Jagadeesh has been crowned Miss Teen Tamil Nadu 2026. Her answer at the beauty pageant truthfully reflects what she does off sta…

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#modeling#advocacy
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD

Thousands sign petition against cuts to tech support for disabled students in England

DfE plans to withdraw funding for assistive software, saying it is now rarely needed due to ‘widely available free tools’…

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#education#technology
WASHINGTON EXAMINER

July Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in 28 days

SSI beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.…

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#social security#finance
THE HINDU — TOP

10-year-old Kerala girl with Down syndrome breaks barriers in music

Ten-year-old Advika from Kerala, with Down syndrome, sets records by playing the National Anthem on keyboard in 1:25.…

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#music#education
BBC NEWS — POLITICS

Paralympic champion backs plans to fine airlines which fail disabled travellers

The Paralympic champion said an airline staff member once asked her if she had "ever tried to walk".…

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#aviation#travel
YAHOO SPORTS

Teen who cheated death as a baby is 'transformed' by football

A teenager whose parents were told she would never walk is thriving after joining football team.…

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#football#health
ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

Sam went to the ED needing treatment. His parents were asked about his quality of life

Sam Stubbs’s parents were asked about his quality of life while treating him for a lung infection. They realised it was because he was born with Down syndrome.…

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#healthcare#down syndrome
R/CSCAREERQUESTIONS

Should I disclose disability to internship this summer?

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THE GUARDIAN

British Paralympian could be first astronaut with physical disability to live in orbit

John McFall prepares for mission to Haven-1 space station after UK Space Agency signs deal with US startup Vast A British Paralympian and surgeon could become the first person with…

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#space#research
STAT

As FDA misses deadline on electric shock ban, disability advocates speak out

The FDA has missed a self-imposed deadline to ban the use of electrical shock devices in people with intellectual disabilities.…

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BBC NEWS — UK

Nature-loving disabled woman 'literally padlocked out' of favourite landscapes

Bethany Handley says design, not disability, makes green spaces inaccessible for people like her.…

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#nature#accessibility
R/SINGULARITY

It's interesting in a disability group where people talk about how AI helps them, the anti crowd downvotes to hide things like crazy and spouts how AI is stealing art

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ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

Periods stopped Vanessa participating in sport and she's not alone

Vanessa was forced to regularly skip sport because of her period. New research shows that more than 60 per cent of disabled athletes have done the same.…

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#sport#menstruation
AL JAZEERA ENGLISH

Officer accuses disabled driver of holding phone with missing hand

A traffic stop in Florida has gone viral after an officer accused a disabled driver of holding a phone in her right hand…

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#law enforcement#traffic stop
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Children’s disability workers to be axed as NDIS changes loom

The Brotherhood of St Laurence is set to axe up to 45 of its early childhood coordinator roles, currently funded under a contract with the National Disability Insurance Scheme, as …

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#ndis#employment
THE HINDU — TOP

NIEPMD’s diploma programme equips students with skills for work and life

The one-year diploma programme offered by NIEPMD in association with Bharathidasan University strikes a commendable balance between technical and soft skills…

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#education#skills
PJ MEDIA

She Didn’t Have a Right Hand, but He Wrote the Ticket Anyway

Kathleen “Katie” Thomas, a Florida adaptive athlete and social media creator, got pulled over in Lake Worth Beach on Feb. 11 when a sheriff's deputy claimed she'd been holding and …

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#law enforcement#traffic stop
THE INDEPENDENT

Car crash victim wins £17k harassment payout after colleague compared her to Stephen Hawking

The incident happened when Alison McRobbie was showing off her new office chair…

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#harassment#employment
REALCLEAR MARKETS

On 529 Day, How Department of Labor Aids the Disabled

When President Trump was first sworn in, he made a promise: The forgotten men and women of America would be forgotten no longer. Since then, this Administration has worked hard to …

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#economy#labor
THE GUARDIAN — ENVIRONMENT

For people with disabilities, these heatwaves aren’t about being uncomfortable – they’re about being safe | Frances Ryan

It’s inequality with a climate-crisis spin: some are more at risk, and they are rarely the people able to afford in-built AC, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan…

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#climate change#health
NYT — US

A Deputy Saw a Phone in a Hand That Was Not There

Her case was, of course, dismissed.…

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#law enforcement#disability rights#traffic stop
NEW YORK POST

1 in 3 American men are not working in nearly 20-year low — and there’s a driving force behind staggering statistic

Just 66% of men were employed or actively seeking a job as of April, a 20-year low from 73% in 2006.…

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#employment#labor#economy
DAILYCALLER

Authorities Drop Charges Against Driver With No Right Hand After Officer Charged Her For Texting With Right Hand

'I don't want to call it a day'…

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#florida#traffic#law
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD

‘Hundreds of job applications’: young people on their struggle to find work

Job seekers say the lack of opportunities has affected their mental health and left them fearing for the future…

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#unemployment#youth
THE INDEPENDENT

Stop forcing terminally ill benefit claimants to prove illness, leading charities urge

Exclusive: The current system is ‘simply wrong’, more than 30 organisations write…

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#health#benefits
THE GUARDIAN — WORLD

New NDIS eligibility rules will cut 240,000 participants from scheme in four years, documents reveal

Modelling predicts 241,000 people on the scheme before January 2028 won’t be receiving supports by mid-2031…

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#ndis#government
CNBC — PERSONAL FINANCE

Millions of people with disabilities may be missing out on this little-known savings tool

Millions of Americans with disabilities may qualify for ABLE accounts, which allow up to $100,000 in savings without losing benefits.…

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#finance#savings
WASHINGTON EXAMINER

June Social Security direct payment worth $994 goes out in five days

SSI beneficiaries are people with limited income who are either blind, aged 65 or older, or have a qualifying disability.…

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#social security#finance
THE HINDU — TOP

Differently-abled persons removed while attempting road blockade in Erode

Differently-abled protesters in Erode removed during a road blockade demanding employment under the 100-day scheme, sparking tension.…

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#protests#employment
NHK WORLD — ENGLISH

障害者施設で利用者死亡 裸で食事させ放置も 高知県が処分

【NHK】高知県四万十市にある障害者支援施設で利用者が死亡し、高知県は、職員が利用者にシャワー室で裸の状態で食事をさせたうえ、長時間放置していたことが確認されたとして、施設に対し新たな利用者の受け入れを3か月間…

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#welfare#kochi
BBC NEWS — BUSINESS

'I've given up eating hot meals to pay for equipment to keep my son alive'

More than half of parents of disabled children and young people are skipping meals to pay their bills.…

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#healthcare#cost-of-living
THE JERUSALEM POST | JPOST.COM

Hundreds of families join foster care system as government expands support

3,560 children are currently within Israel's foster care system, while a total of 905 disabled people, both children and adults, are cared for by the system.…

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#foster care#government#support
TIMES OF INDIA — TOP

3 years on, acid attack survivor wins right to disability review

NEW DELHI: After struggling for three years, acid attack survivor, 28-year-old Reshma Qureshi, has finally won a hard-fought battle to get the authorities to conduct a reassessment…

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THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

Video games were Cassandra’s refuge. Then she began to lose her sight

Gaming has become a vital social tool, yet many people are unable to play the games. Swinburne researchers believe they have found a way to make them much more accessible.…

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#video games#accessibility
YAHOO SPORTS

Lewis Hamilton Says He 'Could Not Be More Proud' After Brother Nicolas Earns His First Motorsport Podium

Lewis' brother Nic Hamilton was born with spastic diplegia cerebral palsy, which causes extreme tightness in his muscles…

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#motorsport#family
YAHOO SPORTS

Footballers' wages fund disability sport for a year

Norwich City captain Kenny McLean says helping the charity is a "no-brainer" for the players.…

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#football#charity
ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

'Inhumane' disability home had fridges locked as residents slept on floor

Former workers at a disability home in Western Australia's far north raise allegations of neglect, including medical mismanagement, locked fridges and a child being placed at risk.…

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#disabilities#neglect#child welfare
THE GLOBE AND MAIL

Disability, mental health organizations urge Ottawa to permanently halt MAID for mental illness

Ninety groups send letter calling for legislation to prevent MAID expansion next March…

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#healthcare#mental health#legislation
ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

'We pay our rates': Call for island to introduce public bus

Macleay Island residents say the community has a "very high percentage" of people who are elderly and have a disability, who would benefit from a bus service.…

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#public transport#community
ABC NEWS (AUSTRALIA)

Flexible work broader than just working from home

A bill amending the Fair Work Act 2009 to include the right to work from home is too narrow in its focus and could lead to discrimination, according to submissions in a federal inq…

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#remote#workplace
THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD

For Jimmy and Christian, support starts with choice

When Jimmy and his Wesley Mission disability support worker Christian started working together a year ago, they quickly found common ground in music. Since then, their connection h…

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#support#independence
HACKER NEWS (NEWEST)

Life with locked-in syndrome: 'Despite everything, you are alive'

Matt Rudd has remarkable conversations with three Britons who, after life-changing accidents, have fully active minds but cannot move or speak, and can communicate only via the bli…

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#health#resilience