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UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned Disability Benefit Cuts
The UK government plans to cut universal credit benefits for people deemed unfit for work, prompting criticism that the move will worsen health inequalities and increase poverty, particularly among disabled people, contradicting the UK's commitment to human rights.
UK Government Faces Backlash Over Planned Disability Benefit Cuts
The UK government plans to cut universal credit benefits for people deemed unfit for work, prompting criticism that the move will worsen health inequalities and increase poverty, particularly among disabled people, contradicting the UK's commitment to human rights.
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48% Bias Score
Ticket to Work Program Aids SSDI Recipients' Return to Workforce
The Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program (TTW) helps Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients return to work gradually without losing benefits, providing career counseling, job search assistance, and other resources through Employment Networks (ENs) and Vocational Re...
Ticket to Work Program Aids SSDI Recipients' Return to Workforce
The Social Security Administration's Ticket to Work Program (TTW) helps Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) recipients return to work gradually without losing benefits, providing career counseling, job search assistance, and other resources through Employment Networks (ENs) and Vocational Re...
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36% Bias Score
Long COVID Cripples Dutch Workforce: 12,000+ on Disability
Five years after the first COVID-19 case, 450,000 people in the Netherlands have long COVID; over 12,000 are now on WIA disability benefits due to the illness, a fourfold increase in two years, though patient organizations estimate 90,000 have serious symptoms, showcasing the lasting health and econ...
Long COVID Cripples Dutch Workforce: 12,000+ on Disability
Five years after the first COVID-19 case, 450,000 people in the Netherlands have long COVID; over 12,000 are now on WIA disability benefits due to the illness, a fourfold increase in two years, though patient organizations estimate 90,000 have serious symptoms, showcasing the lasting health and econ...
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48% Bias Score
Brain-Computer Interface Enables Nonverbal Child to Make Popcorn, Spurring Wider Accessibility
Eight-year-old Clifford Lester, a nonverbal child with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria, used brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to make popcorn by imagining a smile, highlighting a $30 million investment to expand this technology's access to childre...
Brain-Computer Interface Enables Nonverbal Child to Make Popcorn, Spurring Wider Accessibility
Eight-year-old Clifford Lester, a nonverbal child with arthrogryposis multiplex congenita and bilateral perisylvian polymicrogyria, used brain-computer interface (BCI) technology to make popcorn by imagining a smile, highlighting a $30 million investment to expand this technology's access to childre...
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52% Bias Score
Paralympic Athlete and Fintech Startup Achieve Milestones
Paralympic athlete Ali Truwit's foundation donated its first prosthetic limb; DataVisor, a female-led fintech startup, achieved a 67% revenue increase in 2024, reaching \$50 million; America's top 25 philanthropists donated \$241 billion in 2024.
Paralympic Athlete and Fintech Startup Achieve Milestones
Paralympic athlete Ali Truwit's foundation donated its first prosthetic limb; DataVisor, a female-led fintech startup, achieved a 67% revenue increase in 2024, reaching \$50 million; America's top 25 philanthropists donated \$241 billion in 2024.
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32% Bias Score
Berlin Exoskeleton Raises Inclusion Debate
Rise-Exo-One", an exoskeleton developed at the Technical University of Berlin, is tested by a paraplegic woman, Jessica Dibady, revealing both the potential and the controversies surrounding exoskeletons' role in inclusion for the approximately 140,000 people with paraplegia in Germany.
Berlin Exoskeleton Raises Inclusion Debate
Rise-Exo-One", an exoskeleton developed at the Technical University of Berlin, is tested by a paraplegic woman, Jessica Dibady, revealing both the potential and the controversies surrounding exoskeletons' role in inclusion for the approximately 140,000 people with paraplegia in Germany.
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44% Bias Score
Former CFO Sentenced to Nine Years for Embezzling \$6.7 Million from Birth Injury Fund
John Hunter Raines, a 38-year-old father of three and former chief financial officer of Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, was sentenced to nine years in prison for embezzling \$6.7 million in taxpayer money to fund a lavish lifestyle between January 2022 and October 20...
Former CFO Sentenced to Nine Years for Embezzling \$6.7 Million from Birth Injury Fund
John Hunter Raines, a 38-year-old father of three and former chief financial officer of Virginia Birth-Related Neurological Injury Compensation Program, was sentenced to nine years in prison for embezzling \$6.7 million in taxpayer money to fund a lavish lifestyle between January 2022 and October 20...
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44% Bias Score
Long COVID Impacts Dutch Workforce: 12,000 on Disability, Thousands More Affected
Five years after the first COVID-19 case in the Netherlands, approximately 450,000 people have long COVID, with over 12,000 receiving WIA benefits due to work disability, although patient organizations estimate a much higher number of severely affected individuals, highlighting the long-term societa...
Long COVID Impacts Dutch Workforce: 12,000 on Disability, Thousands More Affected
Five years after the first COVID-19 case in the Netherlands, approximately 450,000 people have long COVID, with over 12,000 receiving WIA benefits due to work disability, although patient organizations estimate a much higher number of severely affected individuals, highlighting the long-term societa...
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36% Bias Score
Microplastics Linked to Increased Disability Risk in US Coastal Communities
A study of 218 US coastal counties found a correlation between higher microplastic concentrations in seawater (over 1000 particles/cubic meter in some areas) and a significantly increased risk of various disabilities, including those affecting self-care, mental function, and mobility, with those in ...
Microplastics Linked to Increased Disability Risk in US Coastal Communities
A study of 218 US coastal counties found a correlation between higher microplastic concentrations in seawater (over 1000 particles/cubic meter in some areas) and a significantly increased risk of various disabilities, including those affecting self-care, mental function, and mobility, with those in ...
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28% Bias Score
Inclusive Comic Cons: A UK Mother's Response to Accessibility Needs
Zoe Crofts, a mother of an autistic child, launched Bolt Events, hosting inclusive comic conventions across the UK since 2022 in smaller venues with features like wider aisles and quiet rooms to accommodate children with disabilities, significantly improving the experience for families and showcasin...
Inclusive Comic Cons: A UK Mother's Response to Accessibility Needs
Zoe Crofts, a mother of an autistic child, launched Bolt Events, hosting inclusive comic conventions across the UK since 2022 in smaller venues with features like wider aisles and quiet rooms to accommodate children with disabilities, significantly improving the experience for families and showcasin...
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52% Bias Score
German Girls Assault Disabled Woman in Swimming Pool
In Lauda-Königshofen, Germany, an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old girl assaulted a 36-year-old woman with physical and intellectual disabilities in a swimming pool, verbally abusing, physically assaulting her, and placing a plastic bag over her head; an investigation into aggravated assault is underwa...
German Girls Assault Disabled Woman in Swimming Pool
In Lauda-Königshofen, Germany, an 11-year-old and a 14-year-old girl assaulted a 36-year-old woman with physical and intellectual disabilities in a swimming pool, verbally abusing, physically assaulting her, and placing a plastic bag over her head; an investigation into aggravated assault is underwa...
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40% Bias Score
Young Carer in Australia Faces Challenges Due to Lack of Support
Fifteen-year-old Charlie Dunn-Rice from Melbourne cares for his younger siblings, Thomas (7, hypoplastic left heart syndrome and stage 2 autism) and Ava (6, stage 3 autism), while their mother works full-time; this highlights the significant challenges faced by young carers in Australia who often ex...
Young Carer in Australia Faces Challenges Due to Lack of Support
Fifteen-year-old Charlie Dunn-Rice from Melbourne cares for his younger siblings, Thomas (7, hypoplastic left heart syndrome and stage 2 autism) and Ava (6, stage 3 autism), while their mother works full-time; this highlights the significant challenges faced by young carers in Australia who often ex...
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24% Bias Score
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