Keep up to date with the latest disability-related news stories from across the globe.
Nearly half a million disabled people and their families could lose up to £58 a week under the coalition’s flagship welfare policy – cuts so deep that one in 10 disabled households with children fear they might lose their home, a commission led by the Paralympic gold medallist Lady Grey-Thompson has found. Read More »
A simple, school-based yoga program can do wonders for kids with autism, researchers say, yielding gains in both behavior and socialization. In a study comparing children with autism who did yoga each day at school compared to kids who followed a typical routine instead, those who participated in the stretching exercises exhibited significantly less aggressive behavior, social withdrawal and hyperactivity. The findings ... Read More »
LimbPower have teamed up with UK Athletics and England Athletics to help them to find talented track athletes of the future, with an eye to continuing to build on the Paralympic success forged in London. As a part of the Talent Intro days that UK Athletics are running across the country, LimbPower are offering ‘Learn to Run’ clinics for amputees ... Read More »
Scientists investigating the brain of one of the world’s most famous autistic people have found several features that can explain her unique talents. Temple Grandin, professor of animal sciences at Colorado State University, is what is known as a ‘savant’ – someone who shows some of the social deficits of autism yet also has some exceptional abilities. A tireless campaigner Read More »
Creativity is often part of a mental illness, with writers particularly susceptible, according to a study of more than a million people. Writers had a higher risk of anxiety and bipolar disorders, schizophrenia, unipolar depression, and substance abuse, the Swedish researchers at the Karolinska Institute found. Read More »
People with disabilities and carers are concerned that wave of positivity will not endure, finds disability charity Vitalise. In the wake of David Cameron’s Conservative Party Conference speech and only five weeks on from the London Paralympics, a new survey of people with disabilities and carers has found that the Paralympic legacy may not be as far-reaching as hoped. Even though ... Read More »
Nexear the welfare system will undergo an overhaul as universal credit is introduced. The benefit, replacing six others, includes a new requirement to apply for benefits online. With millions of people having never used the internet, however, it raises the question of how those not online will manage. Read More »
Speech sounds different depending on what your left and right hand is doing, a study shows. The finding could help stroke patients be better communicators and improve speech recognition in children with dyslexia. Researchers at Georgetown University in New Orleans linked motor skills and perception by showing how the left and right hemispheres of the brain ‘hear.’ Neuroscientist Dr Peter ... Read More »
The campaign to save Disability Living Allowance from being abolished and replaced with Personal Independence Payments has now exceeded well over 4,000 signatures when Community Action Party sources are able to sensationally reveal the scale of the savage cuts being faced by people living with disability and long-term or life-long illness. The Community Action Party based in Greater Manchester holds ... Read More »
An elderly and disabled widow took up to 24 hours to die after her neighbour attacked her with a screwdriver and hammer, a trial has heard. Peter Smith is accused of murdering 71-year-old Hilda Owen so he could inherit her money and Nottinghamshire home. Nottingham Crown Court heard the civil servant was becoming desperate about money and he had got ... Read More »
Todays Lego Paralympian up for grabs is Hannah Cockroft. To enter this exclusive Online Competition click here Read More »
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