Tag #Disability

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NDIS Autism Surge Strains \$46 Billion Scheme

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) faces significant challenges as 70 percent of new participants in the past year were diagnosed with autism, mostly children, highlighting the scheme's transformation into a de facto early intervention system and raising concerns about its long-term fin...

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Injured Russian Soldier Faces Homelessness, Inadequate Care

Alexander Razdobudko, a Russian soldier, lost both legs after a 2023 chemical weapons attack; he now faces homelessness and inadequate medical care despite his positive attitude, highlighting systemic failures in veteran support.

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Canadian Disability Grants for Postsecondary Students

Canada offers provincial and territorial grants to students with disabilities for assistive technology and assessments, with amounts varying by province but reaching up to $20,000 for services/equipment; eligibility often requires applying for a student loan.

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Quality Education
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Balancing Work and Disability: Self-Care Strategies and the Ticket to Work Program

The Ticket to Work program aids SSDI recipients in returning to work, but high burnout rates among people with disabilities necessitate a comprehensive self-care strategy addressing physical, emotional, and environmental needs.

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Brazilian Zika Mothers Win Compensation Battle After Decade-Long Struggle

In northeastern Brazil, mothers of children born with Zika-related birth defects, such as microcephaly, formed a support group to advocate for increased compensation and better care after being largely forgotten following the 2015-2016 outbreak; their efforts led to a legislative victory.

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No Poverty
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Hampton's Penalty Save Secures Euro 2025 Victory

England's goalkeeper, Hannah Hampton, saved a penalty in the Euro 2025 final shootout against Spain, securing victory despite having impaired depth perception due to strabismus since birth.

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Gender Equality
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Little Ruins: Family, Renovation, and Uncovered Trauma

Manni Coe's "Little Ruins" recounts the family's struggles renovating a derelict Andalusian house while caring for his brother Reuben (Down's syndrome), highlighting challenges with unreliable volunteers and revealing Manni's past trauma.

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Wervel": A Japanese Novel Challenging Disability and Sexuality

Saou Ichikawa's "Wervel" follows Shaka, a wheelchair-bound woman with myotubular myopathy, who challenges societal perceptions of disability and sexuality in Japan through her online activities and desire for pregnancy and abortion, winning the Akutagawa Prize in the process.

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Gender Equality
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Stable Numbers, Shifting Causes: Blindness and Visual Impairment in Hesse

In Hesse, Germany, 23,540 people live with blindness or visual impairment as their most significant disability—a number that has remained consistent over the last century despite shifts in causes, from congenital and war-related to age-related vision loss. The BSBH (Blinden- und Sehbehinderten-Selbs...

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Reduced Inequality
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Milei Vetoes Pension, Disability Laws, Sparking Political Crisis

Argentine President Javier Milei vetoed two laws raising pensions and disability aid on July 10th, 2024, claiming they violated his fiscal surplus policy. This action will impact millions and forces him to negotiate with allies for support against an opposition attempt to override the veto.

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No Poverty
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Tango Triumph: Amputee Becomes Champion, Inspires Others

Following a severe car accident that resulted in a leg amputation at age 21, Alexandra Odoevskaya, now 34, and her tango partner Boris Mandraboura, became champions of Moscow and Russia in Argentinian tango, and together founded the "Cybernetic Universe" center to empower others with disabilities.

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Paralympian's 999 Scheme Seeks Nationwide Adoption

Paralympian Chris Channon MBE created Pegasus, a system enabling disabled people to share information with emergency services via a PIN, after a negative 999 experience; it's used by hundreds in Nottinghamshire and he hopes for nationwide adoption.

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