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PrivatBank Apologizes to Quadruple‑Amputee Veteran and Issues Cards, Vows Accessibility Reforms

Personal delivery by Ukraine’s central bank chief signals a broader overhaul of verification rules.

Bezos Courage & Civility Award Grants $5 Million to Neurodiversity Alliance’s David Flink

Pritzker Signs Deb’s Law, Making Illinois First Midwestern State to Allow Medical Aid in Dying

Judge Orders Detention of Chicago-Area Doctor Charged in Assault of Teen With Disability

Calumet City Man Charged in Alleged Sexual Assault of Woman With a Disability on CTA Property in the Loop

Hope Walz Says Trump's Ableist Slur Fueled Harassment of Minnesota Governor's Family

Judge Orders Detention of Chicago Man Accused of Pushing Rider Onto Blue Line Tracks

France Rolls Out Universal Wheelchair Coverage as December Measures Begin

NRW Lawmakers Scrutinize Bochum Police Shooting of Deaf 12-Year-Old as Prosecutors Detail Stairwell Encounter

Honduras Votes in Polarized Presidential Race as Moncada Seeks to Succeed Castro

Pflegegeld Cuts in Germany: What Triggers Them and What Changed in 2025

Two Arrested in Madhya Pradesh After Video Shows Disabled Man Assaulted and Urinated On

ANDIS Corruption Probe Intensifies With New Money‑Trail Raids as Key Ex‑Official Declines to Testify

Parents Sue to Halt Tennessee’s Statewide Voucher Program

DWP Reaffirms Opt-In Recording for PIP Assessments, Plans Opt-Out Model Next

Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw Calls for ₹5,000 Wheelchair-Assistance Fee as Viral Video Puts US–India Flights Under Scrutiny

Reform UK's Richard Tice Targets Rising SEND Costs, Drawing Immediate Backlash

ANDIS Corruption Probe Intensifies: Spagnuolo Summoned to Nov. 19 Hearing as Prosecutor Seeks Arrests

Karimnagar Father Accused of Killing Daughter and Attacking Differently-Abled Son

Councils Warn SEND Services Near Collapse as Deficits Balloon Toward £18bn