[New] The changes to limit who can access the NDIS - which supports more than 760,000 Australians with disabilities - will reduce participant payments by at least $37.8bn until 2030.
The Guardian
[New] The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change reckons annual spending on health and disability benefits for working-age adults will rise to £73.4 billion by 2030. / UK
Spiked
[New] A federal regulation unveiled in June could reshape how airlines serve passengers with disabilities, marking a watershed moment for accessible air travel in the United States.
Jetsetter Guide
[New] In the UK specifically, one in four people will experience disability at some point in their lives.
MW3.BIZ
[New] Conditions that might be a close call under federal standards are more likely to qualify as disabilities under California standards.
KraeberLaw
[New] The CDC reports that more people living with disabilities than without have risk factors such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes.
Financial Planning Association
[New] Jobs and Skills Australia forecasts employment in healthcare & social assistance will be the fastest-growing industry over the next decade, with registered nurses and aged / disability carers among the fastest-growing occupations. / Australia
Indeed Hiring Lab Australia
[New] The federal government will consider stronger legal protections for religious groups, people with a disability and LGBTQ + Australians after new hate speech laws drafted in the wake of the Bondi beach shootings pass parliament.
The Guardian
Although 70% of older adults are expected to develop physical or cognitive disabilities that are severe enough to require long-term care, nearly half do not anticipate long-term care needs, and 62% incorrectly believe Medicare will pay for nursing home care.
PubMed Central (PMC)
A settlement between Disability Law Colorado and the Colorado Department of Education will require increased training, agency coordination, and audits for facility schools serving students with disabilities.
Access Information News
A $9.9 million federal grant will help the college use extended reality, in the form of virtual tours and VR videos, to give people with disabilities a glimpse into what a typical workday in manufacturing looks like.
ISPR
As AV deployments attract growing attention from disability advocates and federal regulators in the US, Waymo's approach could become a reference point in policy discussions about accessibility requirements for commercial autonomous passenger vehicles.
Automotive World
Implementing a separate cost-of-disability payment could be so challenging within current budgets, as Irish households with a disabled person can face up to EUR555 in extra weekly costs.
Access Information News
The US Department of Education will distribute $144 million in additional IDEA funding to states for special education and early intervention, including support for expectant parents of children with disabilities.
Access Information News
The CY 2026 Medicare Home Health proposed rule as written will cut the home health payment rate by 9% and reduce payments by $1.13 billion to home health agencies, threatening access to essential home-based services for older adults and people with disabilities.
SaveHomeCare
Improving women's health could yield 75 million disability-adjusted life years annually and boost annual global GDP by $1 trillion by 2040.
Fortune
The Commission will publish a new Eurobarometer on discrimination in the EU in 2027, and will take further steps to promote data collection on persons with disabilities living in institutions and associated costs.
AccessibleEU
The National Disability Insurance Agency will get A$ 358.5 million ($260 million) over five years to develop a new digital enrolment and payment system to improve payment integrity and reduce fraud.
Healthcare IT News
Last updated: 16 June 2026
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