Disability policy and law from around the world — the NDIS, US Section 508 and the ADA, the European Accessibility Act and more — turned into short, clear briefs, each linking to the official source.
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US withholds over $1 billion in Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota amid fraud review
HHS has deferred over $1 billion in Medicaid funds to California and Minnesota, a fraud review that’s already disrupting some disability services.
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NDIS warns of myGov phishing scheme compromising participant accounts
NDIS confirms a myGov phishing scheme has compromised some participant accounts, and is urging people to check for unusual activity.
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CDC rewrites its ‘Autism and Vaccines’ page, dropping longstanding no-link statement
CDC has revised its official autism-and-vaccines page, dropping the statement that vaccines do not cause autism.
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Senate committee votes to block transfer of special education office out of the Education Department
A bipartisan Senate committee has voted to block the Education Department from moving its special education office to another agency.
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Social Security marks 70 years of disability insurance, cites faster claims
The Social Security Administration marked SSDI’s 70th anniversary by highlighting shorter wait times for disability claims and hearings.
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UK regulator asked to investigate Motability’s paused Drive Smart programme
A disabled Motability customer has asked the Financial Conduct Authority to investigate how two companies handled the paused Drive Smart telematics scheme.
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Disability community holds nationwide rallies to protect the NDIS ahead of Senate vote
Rallies were held in six Australian cities on 1 August against proposed NDIS cuts, ahead of a Senate vote on 14 August.
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Report values India’s ‘Purple Economy’ of disabled workers and consumers at $150 billion
A Deloitte India and EnAble India report makes the economic case for disability inclusion, valuing India’s ‘Purple Economy’ at nearly $150 billion.
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New UK prime minister keeps key disability policy ministers in place
New UK PM Andy Burnham has kept the ministers who oversee disability benefits and transport, while moving adult social care to a new secretary.
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