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Disability & Other Bias
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Police Searching For Missing 28-Year-Old RivCo Woman With Autism
2+ hour, 11+ min ago (135+ words) RIVERSIDE, CA — Police asked for the public's help locating a missing 28-year-old woman with autism who was last seen in Riverside, authorities said. Kristen Preston was last seen in the area of 14th Street and Magnolia Avenue around 4:20 p.m. on Sunday,…...
Rotterdam launches Blue Envelope Program for folks with communication needs
4+ hour, 5+ min ago (581+ words) From left: Rotterdam Town Supervisor John Polimeni, Rotterdam Police Chief William Male and Assemblymember Angelo Santabarbara. ROTTERDAM — The Rotterdam Police Department became the most recent law enforcement agency to join the Blue Envelope Program, a national effort to ease interactions…...
Benefit claimants wait nearly nine months for decisions amid ‘accelerating’ backlog
19+ min ago (489+ words) The caseload in the Social Security and Child Support tribunal rose by 60 per cent in the year to June 2026 Rising delays in the court system are forcing people to wait nearly nine months for a decision on their benefit appeals,…...
London council that left disabled person homeless after blunder ordered to pay compensation
21+ min ago (653+ words) A London council left a disabled person sofa surfing after failing to inform them that it had closed their homelessness application. Hounslow Council has apologised for the mistake which left two people, referred to as X and Y in the…...
The Blue Envelope Program
18+ hour, 4+ min ago (550+ words) An alert sticker is just one of the items participants in a new Webster Groves program will find in their blue envelope. The sticker makes law enforcement officers aware that the individual may have autism spectrum disorder. Webster Groves is…...
"My Brother Won't Move"... Tragedy of a Family with Intellectual Disabilities
22+ hour, 6+ min ago (241+ words) ▲ Sign of the Seoul Jungnang Police Station It was belatedly revealed that a man in his 20s with an intellectual disability was found dead days after passing away in a household where all three family members have intellectual disabilities. According to…...
Danny Tommo Claims Targeted After Police Pull Him Over, Turns Out He Was Driving Uninsured With Illegal Tints
23+ hour, 36+ min ago (224+ words) Danny Tommo is in full victim mode again today after being pulled over by police “on his way to church” (wearing a tracksuit, no less). Danny was followed from his house and arrived near the location of his church, where…...
Refused PIP? Why You Shouldn’t Give Up After Mandatory Reconsideration
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (1360+ words) Refused PIP? What Really Happens at a Mandatory Reconsideration and Appeal — and Why Most People Give Up Too Soon A PIP refusal can feel final. It is not. Here is what an independent tribunal …...
Balearic Court Denies Disability Pension to Travel Agent With Fibromyalgia
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (350+ words) Post by Lara Carter A 54-year-old travel agent with fibromyalgia has been denied a permanent disability pension after the Balearic High Court ruled his symptoms do not prevent him from doing administrative work. The case shows how strict Spain's standards…...
Hounslow Council left disabled person sofa surfing after failing in housing duty
3+ day ago (553+ words) Council errors left the pair moving between friends' sofas (stock image shown)(Image: Fiordaliso / Getty) A West London council left a disabled person sofa surfing after failing to inform them that it had closed their homelessness application. Hounslow Council has…...