Disability & Other Bias

5+ hour, 15+ min ago   (568+ words) Every story links its primary source. General information only, not legal advice. A disability support worker who said she had provided NDIS supports to the same participant for 11.5 years was an independent contractor, not an employee, the Fair Work Commission…...

7+ hour, 58+ min ago   (1258+ words) Shaun Winstanley was supposed to be celebrating a milestone: “My 20th and final procedure – holy heck, no one is going to cut into me anymore”. A week later, the news is not so great. “So now I have to go back....

8+ hour, 13+ min ago   (694+ words) Sunday | October 11, 2026 | Dhaka Overcrowding, staff shortages and limited education and psychological support are undermining rehabilitation at Bangladesh’s three government-run Child Development Centres, raising concerns about whether children in conflict with the law are receiving the services needed to return safely…...

11+ hour, 59+ min ago   (485+ words) Forty-five years after a soldier was discharged from the Army on medical grounds after just over a year of service, the Armed Forces Tribunal (AFT) has held that an individual invalided out of service is entitled to disability benefits for…...

19+ hour, 47+ min ago   (1591+ words) Home / Uk / DWP Spent £25.8 Million Defending PIP Appeals as Thousands of Claimants Challenge Benefit Decisions The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is facing renewed scrutiny over the cost of defending disability benefit appeals, with new figures highlighting the financial…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (239+ words) 3881 Stewarts Lane Nashville, Tennessee 37218 (Davidson County) (615) 741-1255 As of November 3, 2025, mail intended for inmates must be addressed to the following: Name of Prison Inmate First and Last Name TDOC ID # P.O. BOX 247 Phoenix, MD 21131 The Debra K. Johnson Rehabilitation Center (DJRC), located in…...

11+ hour, 50+ min ago   (662+ words) Delhi disability assistance case: the High Court seeks answers on a child’s attendant, statutory duties and the disability fund. Delhi Disability Assistance Case Exposes a State Support Gap The Delhi High Court’s direction to the Delhi Government to explain why…...

15+ hour, 15+ min ago   (287+ words) Miami-Dade County has launched an online application system for disabled parking permits following an audit that resulted in more than 6,000 placards being canceled. The Tax Collector’s Office says PERMiO allows residents to apply for or renew a disabled person parking…...

18+ hour, 32+ min ago   (503+ words) DWP confirms one-off bonus payments for PIP claimants from September 15 A crucial government programme designed to support disabled workers has witnessed funding cuts of up to 85 per cent 'with no right of appeal'. BBC Radio 4's Moneybox programme examined the…...

22+ hour, 42+ min ago   (930+ words) See the Globe’s complete coverage of the Maine shootings. AUGUSTA, Maine — Poet Ian Sanborn’s latest work describes majestic New England wildlife — a bear, a moose, an eagle — brought to a stunned standstill by the deadly flashes of gunfire. Sanborn, who…...