"According to a recent report from the Lurie Institute for Disability Policy at Brandeis University, as many as 36 percent of caregivers have disabilities themselves. This reality is rarely discussed outside of support groups and is often not considered when developing caregiving policy."

https://19thnews.org/2026/05/family-caregivers-disabilities-need-support/

#healthcare #disabilities #caregivers #caregiving

Sensory-friendly show breaks 'theatre etiquette' to make audience feel safer
By Josephine Lim

The State Theatre Company South Australia has introduced a sensory-friendly performance for a broader range of audience members including neurodivergent people.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-15/state-theatre-company-sa-introduces-relaxed-performance/106634626

#Theatre #Disabilities #AutismSpectrumDisorder #PerformingArts #DisabilityAccess #CommunityOrganisations #PeopleWithDisability #JosephineLim

Power to cut funding and stricter 'permanence' test under new NDIS
By Jake Evans

Legislation designed to save $35 billion in NDIS spending is introduced to parliament, revealing new powers for the minister to cut funding to classes of supports, automate some decisions and create requirements for prospective participants to exhaust all other treatment options before entering the NDIS.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-05-14/ndis-legislation-funding-cut-powers-civil-penalties/106677970

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

"States are asking a federal court in Texas to declare unconstitutional a part of federal law that requires states to provide services to disabled people in their communities, rather than in institutions, when appropriate."

https://19thnews.org/2026/05/gender-dysphoria-section-504-lawsuits-disability-rights/

#PublicHealth #disabilities #hospitals #NursingHomes #schools #HHS #courts #USpol

Hola Titánicos, el Gobierno reforma el sistema de copago farmacéutico, quédate y descubre como te afectan estos cambios, tanto si eres pensionista como si

https://somosdisca.es/el-gobierno-reforma-el-sistema-de-copago-farmaceutico/

#copagofarmaceutico #copago #farmacia #medicacion #medicamentos #sanidad #Gobierno #sistemasanitario #salud #saludmental #enfermoscronicos #pensionistas #enfermedad #discapacidad #discapacidadorganica #dispacidadinvisible #discapacidadcognitiva #discapacidadorganica #prevencion #cuidados #titan #titanicos #titanico #gentetitanica #disability #disabilities #somosdisca #somosgentetitanica

Meet the Speakers at our National Virtual Conference on School Attendance Challenges

https://ymhc.ngo/conference

#schoolattendance #schoolabsenteeism #schoolphobia #schoolanxiety #schoolavoidance #schoolabsence #schoolclimate #stayinschool #studentmentalhealth #mentalhealthsupport #mentalhealtheducation #mentalhealthmatters #mentalwellness #mentalwellbeing #schoolexperience #students #teachers #ymhc #compassion #empathy #disabilities #mentalhealthdisabilities