/ April 17, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Almost a year ago exactly, I became the handler of an assistance dog, after a long and rigorous process involving an in-house assessment, a medical assessment and a recommendation from my psychiatrist and my GP respectively. Almost a year ago,…
/ April 16, 2019 at 11:12 PM
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A £1 billion bill is expected for fixing botched disability benefits, MPs have warned. Vulnerable claimants lost out on £340 million support due to systemic errors when disability payments were combined into the single Employment Support Allowance (ESA) payment from…
/ April 16, 2019 at 8:00 AM
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London will host the rearranged 2019 World Para-swimming Championships in September. The event was due to be held in Malaysia from 29 July but the nation was stripped of the hosting rights for refusing to let Israelis compete. Malaysia, which…
/ April 15, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Same Difference has just found out about Mandy Mouse, Peppa Pig’s new friend in a wheelchair. We are thrilled that she’s been included in the smash hit programme. Children who learn about difference from an early age grow into…
/ April 15, 2019 at 10:39 AM
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A girl who tried to kill herself after spending months in an isolation booth at school has said she felt “alone, trapped and no-one seemed to care”. The teenager, who has autism, had no direct teaching and ate her lunch…
/ April 14, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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The Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) has offered to restore the full benefits of a claimant whom it called a “lying bitch” in legal papers after she appealed against a decision to strip her of some of her disability…
/ April 12, 2019 at 12:06 PM
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A man who took his own life after running out of money for his electricity meter left a suicide note sarcastically “thanking” Universal Credit bosses. Brian Sycamore was having trouble getting the controversial benefit, his brother told his inquest. Mr…
/ April 11, 2019 at 11:07 PM
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It’s official: Aquatica Orlando is the first autism-certified water park in the world. Yup. The. World. The wave of theme park inclusiveness began back in 2018, when Sesame Place became the first ever autism-certified theme park, and we have a feeling this…
/ April 11, 2019 at 11:11 AM
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One in five people with Parkinson’s disease have been accused of being drunk because of their symptoms, according to a new survey. Around 22% of respondents told the Parkinson’s UK study that others had believed they were under the influence…
/ April 10, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Spotted on Facebook, shared in fun: “I’m reading a horror story in Braille. Something bad is going to happen. I can feel it.”
/ April 10, 2019 at 11:25 AM
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Facebook has apologised to a disability rights activist after he was told people might find images of disabled people “disturbing”. Simon Sansome, who runs Ability Access, discovered Facebook had blocked his page from being shared with new users. Facebook says…
/ April 9, 2019 at 11:15 PM
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There has been a “steep rise” in the number of people struggling to get hold of medication which helps control their seizures, the Epilepsy Society says. The charity says “anxiety and stress” are putting patients at greater risk of seizures.…
/ April 9, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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Facebook has come under fire from disability campaigners after the social network allegedly blocked a growing group from inviting new members over a contentious photo. Ability Access describes itself as one of Facebook’s largest disability groups, boasting over 12,000 members…
/ April 9, 2019 at 11:38 AM
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A disabled Grenfell Tower survivor has accused Kensington and Chelsea Council of robbing her of her dignity and making her trauma worse by putting her up in accommodation where she was unable to use the bathroom. In her first interview…
/ April 8, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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With many thanks to the Scottish Unemployed Workers Network. Here at Advicenow we have heard from several claimants who, after submitting an appeal, have been contacted by the DWP with a better offer than their first award, if they…
/ April 8, 2019 at 2:11 PM
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With many thanks to Benefits And Work. The Tribunals Service has announced the start of Continuous Online Resolution (COR) for PIP claimants from this month, beginning with a trial scheme in the Midlands. The new system obliges most claimants…
/ April 8, 2019 at 1:54 PM
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With many thanks to Benefits And Work. The new minister for disabled people, Justin Tomlinson, has an almost unblemished record for voting for the most harmful choices for disabled people, even where it involves taking money from terminally ill claimants.…
/ April 7, 2019 at 11:00 PM
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DWP provides further information about ‘Proof of Concept’ on starting from point of no conditionality for universal credit claimants awaiting WCA Minister confirms that small scale test will be evaluated in Autumn 2019 ‘after which we will determine next steps’…
/ April 5, 2019 at 11:55 AM
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This is a little old, but we like this idea, so we thought it was worth sharing. Benefit claimants with autism will soon be able to use an app to take a “virtual reality Jobcentre walkthrough”. Under plans being developed…
/ April 4, 2019 at 11:13 PM
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A robotic arm which can pick up food and feed a person autonomously has been developed by the University of Washington. The Assistive Dexterous Arm (ADA) uses sensors and algorithms to identify food on a plate and works out the…
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