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2026-02-06

Line ‘Em Up by Oscar Avery

An inclusive, educational story with big emotions and a big heart
The post Line ‘Em Up by Oscar Avery appeared first on Independent Book Review.
independentbookreview.com/2026

#bookreview #Childrens #childrenspicturebook #disabilities #indieauthor

2026-02-05

Mother of autistic children shares story in wake of WA family tragedy
By Jarrod Lucas, Ivo da Silva, and Rhiannon Shine

A mother of two autistic children living in regional Western Australia has shared her experience of navigating bureaucracy while caring for children with complex needs.

abc.net.au/news/2026-02-05/kal

#Disabilities #Carers #Children #JarrodLucas #IvodaSilva # #RhiannonShine

2026-02-03

"A new Government Accountability Office (GAO) report commissioned by Sen. Bernie Sanders found that Trump wasted $38 million in taxpayer money while weakening the civil rights of students":
politicususa.com/p/bernie-sand

2026-02-03

Details of NDIS alternative for some autistic children finally revealed
By Evan Young and Nas Campanella

The federal government reveals how its NDIS alternative for some children under eight will work.

abc.net.au/news/2026-02-03/thr

#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #StateandTerritoryGovernment #AutismSpectrumDisorder #FederalParliament #EvanYoung #NasCampanella

Richard Michael Blaberrmblaber1956
2026-02-01

theguardian.com/politics/2026/. If "reform" of means cuts to the special needs & budget, then the can stick it. It will be yet another attack on people, in this case, disabled , & their . People didn't vote for that!

Steve Thompson PhDSteveThompson
2026-01-30

Republican President Donald Trump's ICE Brutally Dragged This Disabled Woman Out of Her Car. What Happened Next Was Just As Chilling. | The Nation

thenation.com/article/society/

“They laughed at me and told me this wouldn’t have happened if I was a ‘normal’ human being,” Aliya Rahman tells The Nation.

2026-01-30

Families frayed by NDIS cuts brace for more change ahead of defining year
By Nas Campanella and Evan Young

Families frayed by NDIS cuts are bracing for even more change ahead of a year that's set to reshape the scheme into something more sustainable, write Nas Campanella and Evan Young.

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-30/fam

#PeopleWithDisability #Disabilities #FederalGovernment #NasCampanella #EvanYoung

2026-01-28

Doctors fail to tell registrar about driver's vision impairment before fatal crash, inquest hears

A coronial inquest will investigate why three doctors failed to alert relevant authorities that a man was unfit to drive due to vision impairment in the years before he caused a crash which killed a mother of four.

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-28/sa-

#Courts #RoadAccidentsandIncidents #Disabilities #DoctorsandMedicalProfessionals #Laws

2026-01-27

"However, disabled people were the first victims of the Holocaust. They were murdered in a number of Nazi programs specifically targeting them, as well as those that targeted Jews, Sinti, and Roma theconversation.com/disabled-p #HolocaustRemembranceDay #Disabilities

2026-01-25

Sharn's Tourette's makes her roar like a dinosaur at odd moments
By Christine Layton

Sharn has two dinosaurs inside her — one is called Kevin and the other Terry. Here's how she handles it when they roar unexpectedly.

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/sha

#BrainandNervousSystem #Health #Disabilities #MentalHealth #ChristineLayton

2026-01-25

Last-ditch push to land hospitals deal as states fight back
By Jake Evans and Stephanie Dalzell

The Commonwealth will try to force a deal on hospital funding at a National Cabinet meeting this week, after months of stalled negotiations with angry state leaders, who say the federal government is not contributing its fair share.

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/nat

#FederalStateIssues #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalParliament #Disabilities #Health #Budget #JakeEvans #StephanieDalzell

2026-01-25

Sharn's Tourette's makes her roar like a dinosaur at odd moments
By Christine Layton

Sharn has two dinosaurs inside her — one is called Kevin and the other Terry. Here's how she handles it when they roar unexpectedly.

abc.net.au/news/2026-01-25/sha

#BrainandNervousSystem #Health #Disabilities #MentalHealth #ChristineLayton

P3KO | Petrified activist 🐧P3KO@mstdn.social
2026-01-24

“Blind Sailor Single-Handed Pacific Crossing Project 2027”

is a world-first initiative in which Mitsuhiro Iwamoto, a completely blind Japanese yachtsman based in San Diego, will attempt a solo, non-stop trans-Pacific crossing in the spring of 2027.

Sailing a 28-foot yacht single-handedly, he aims to cross the Pacific Ocean from San Diego on the U.S. West Coast to Amakusa, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.

Should take one and half to two months

>> hiros-choice.com/

#sailing #Disabilities

2026-01-23

N.S. still lagging on remedy plan for people with disabilities
More than halfway through a five-year plan to overhaul supports for people with disabilities, a progress report shows the Nova Scotia government lagging behind on several targets.
#government #disabilities #NovaScotia
cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia

2026-01-22

Community Living readies to open doors of new centre in Fort St. John, B.C.
After years of operating at capacity, the Fort St. John Association for Community Living is getting ready to open the doors of a new community centre it says will meet the growing need for services for people with developmental disabilities.
#community #services #disabilities #FortStJohnBC
cbc.ca/news/canada/british-col

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