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Sunday, Jun 23

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Hundreds of Scots die while awaiting decision on disability payments

HUNDREDS of people have died in the last two years while awaiting decisions on disability payments from the SNP Government’s new welfare agency, we can reveal.

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Researchers find ChatGPT biased against CVs that imply disability

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San Francisco: Researchers have found that OpenAI’s artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot ChatGPT consistently ranked curriculum vitae (CVs) or resumes with disability-related honours and credentials — such as the ‘Tom Wilson Disability…

Animals with disabilities get a little help from engineering design students

San Diego middle-schoolers designed and created solutions for shelter animals, recovering wildlife and a blind student, learning skills along the way

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Child with ‘profound’ disability in hospital over 100 days more than medically necessary due to lack of services

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Ombudsman highlights lack of State services to support children with disabilities to live at home with families

Saturday, Jun 22

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India News | Misuse of Provisions Not Possible, Multi-level Scrutiny: Top Army Officer on Disability Pension Rules

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Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. A top Army officer on Saturday said it is not possible for any "undeserving" case to get through the procedure of granting disability pension to armed forces personnel as there are "too…

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No scope for abuse of disability pension provisions, says top army doctor

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Lieutenant General Ajith Nilakantan said each case related to grant of disability pension is scrutinised by the appropriate medical boards and strict adherence to the rules is ensured at all levels

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Rano Air To End Discriminatory Policies Against Persons With Disabilities

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The Management of Rano Air has expressed the commitment of the airlines to promptly dismantle discriminatory policies against persons with disabilities (PWDs). The decision was an outcome of an ongoing investigation into the alleged…

Friday, Jun 21

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ChatGPT is biased against resumes with credentials that imply a disability -- but it can improve

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Researchers found that ChatGPT consistently ranked resumes with disability-related honors and credentials -- such as the 'Tom Wilson Disability Leadership Award' -- lower than the same resumes without those honors and credentials. But when…

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County Durham non-profit urges employers to ‘think differently’ this learning disability week

The 'We See You’ campaign shines a spotlight on the abilities of people with learning disabilities in the workplace.

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Opinion: Colorado is taking step forward for those with disabilities. Businesses should follow suit.

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The fact that the bill passed in 2021 and is just now taking effect shows how significant this can be for websites, and all businesses should pay attention and be proactive.

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Safeguarding & Disability Conference: Injustice affects all

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Cardinal Pietro Parolin delivers a speech at the 4th International Safeguarding Conference on the prevention and protection against abuse in the Catholic Church, organized by the Institute of Anthropology at the Gregorian University in…

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Pensioners on DWP disability benefits could be entitled to an extra £326 a month

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Those of state pension age who are already paid Carer's Allowance might also be due to an additional payment of £182.40 every month

Pensioners on DWP disability benefits could be entitled to an extra £326 a month

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Those of state pension age who are already paid Carer's Allowance might also be due to an additional payment of £182.40 every month

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Full list of people on DWP PIP and other disability benefits who can get free driving lessons

The Motability charity can provide grants towards the cost of learning to drive for disabled people - here are the eligibility rules

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How Ekiti State empowered people living with disabilities

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Tribune Online; How Ekiti State empowered people living with disabilities

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People on PIP and other disability benefits may be eligible for 40 hours free driving lessons this summer

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Learner drivers just need to pay for the costs of the theory and practical driving tests.

Thursday, Jun 20

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No recruitment slots for persons with disabilities, IGP tells PSC

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Following a rift between the Police Service Commission and the police management, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has said that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) currently does not have positions available for People…

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Among cancer survivors, LGBTQ+ individuals report higher prevalence of chronic health conditions, disabilities

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Cancer survivors who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or anything other than straight and cisgender (LGBTQ+) experience more chronic health conditions, disabilities, and other physical and cognitive limitations than…

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USU creating new program to help more people with disabilities nationwide

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Utah State University will be creating a new program to help more people affected by disabilities get the tools they need to learn.

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Group wants women with disabilities involved in climate change issues

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A group, Network of Women with Disabilities (NWD) has called on the governments to involve women with disabilities and others in the programmes and policies of climate change mitigation and others at both national and sub-national levels…