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Monday, May 20

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Disability Access Service Changes Now in Effect for Walt Disney World

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On May 20, 2024, the previously announced changes for the Disability Access Service (DAS) went into effect at Walt Disney World. According to Disney officials, these changes to the service are due to overuse. In the past five years alone,…

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Disability sports event to be hosted in Pembrokeshire

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A special disability sports day will take place in Pembroke later this month.

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USEL: Meet the NI team supporting people with disabilities and health conditions into employment

www.belfastlive.co.uk

"It basically transforms their lives and if I'm honest I love watching that - it's the best part of the job and makes it all worthwhile."

New updates to Disney’s Disability Accessibility Services now in effect. Here’s what has changed

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Changes to Disney’s Disability Accessibility Services went into effect.

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The Paralympics Isn’t Just Rainbows: IPC’s Ad Aims to Smash Disability Stereotypes

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The Paralympic Games began as a small gathering for injured World War II veterans, and the event could reach its largest audience during Paris 2024. A record number of countries--more than 160, compared to 154 for the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic…

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Business News | Section 80D Deduction as Per Type of Health Plan, Age of Insured, Disability, and More

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Get latest articles and stories on Business at LatestLY. New Delhi [India], May 20: In this present fast-paced world, ensuring your well-being and safeguarding your health is one of the most significant aspects. Hence, securing yourself…

Paralympics should put disability back on global agenda, says IPC chief

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The Paris Paralympics are expected to give the movement the biggest boost since the mould-breaking 2012 London Games – and organisers hope they will help to move the rights of disabled people to the top of the list of global priorities.…

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Eliminating race adjustment in lung function tests may alter diagnosis and disability eligibility

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Removing race from equations that estimate lung function will shift the categorization of disease severity across patient populations, moving more Black individuals into an advanced disease category, according to new research led by…

My disability benefit hasn't protected my NI record and I'm 18 years short due to missing credits: STEVE WEBB replies

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The International Pension Centre said t I needed to contact the Jobcentre in Annan, Scotland, where I was living for a time. I did and they had no idea what I was talking about.

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Home Office to deport Nigerian man with disability after 38 years in UK

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A disabled man who has lived in the United Kingdom (UK) for 38 years has been threatened with removal from the UK by the Home Office. Anthony Olubunmi George, 61, came to the UK at the age of 24 in 1986 from Nigeria.

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Texas State program Bobcat RISE offers students with intellectual, developmental disabilities the college experience

Texas State joins UNT and Texas A&M in offering an inclusive, four-year residential postsecondary education program to IDD students.

Sunday, May 19

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“Tezaawanuba” Drama Advocates for Disability Rights and Inclusion in Wa

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News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Aminu Ibrahim, https://newsghana.com.gh/tezaawanuba-drama-advocates-for-disability-rights-and-inclusion-in-wa/The “Tezaawaanuba” drama orchestrated by the Necessary Aid Alliance, a…

Coimbatore student with learning disability awaits admission to class 11

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District Collector Kranthi Kumar Pati and CEO R. Balamurali responded that the student is assured admission, with a seat expected to be finalised on Monday

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'I was paralysed after getting the jab... but the payout won't cover the cost of my disability': AstraZeneca victim mother-of-three lashes out at 'woefully inadequate' Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme

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Clare Bowie, 56, from Dumbarton near Glasgow was left paralyzed from the chest down after getting the AstraZeneca Covid vaccination in April 2021. She was forced to medically retire from work.

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How robotics is helping kids with disabilities in Manitoba learn to walk

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A Winnipeg occupational therapist is looking to make life easier for her clients, by using robots to help them move.

Saturday, May 18

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National Commission for Persons with Disabilities Enhances Gindiri School of the Blind with New Facilities

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The National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPWD), led by its Executive Secretary, James D. Lalu, PhD, npom, today unveiled a suite of new facilities at the Gindiri School of the Blind. This vibrant event, part of the NCPWD’s…

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Mother and son DOE employees scammed NYC school for kids with disabilities: probe

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A mother and son duo employed by the city Department of Education scammed a Manhattan public school for kids with disabilities out of nearly $8,500, investigators found.

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UN official urges African media to mainstream climate change, disability in coverage

newsghana.com.gh

News Ghana, Latest Updates and Breaking News of Ghana, Xinhua, https://newsghana.com.gh/un-official-urges-african-media-to-mainstream-climate-change-disability-in-coverage/A United Nations (UN) official has called on the media in Africa to…