A US immigration rule changed on 18 September, and Canada measures something different
From 18 September 2026 US officers may weigh any means-tested benefit in a public charge decision. Canada uses a cost threshold instead.
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Britain’s disability benefit review has until 16 October to answer Parliament, and the questions are the substance
A Commons committee has written to the minister running Britain’s disability benefit review and asked for an answer by 16 October 2026. The questions it asks are the clearest public account of what is still undecided, and one of them has a direct Canadian parallel.
Evaluations the UK government commissioned keep finding its back-to-work plan barely moves the number
In late June the UK government published its own evaluations of the schemes meant to move people with health conditions into work. The numbers are modest, and in one case hard to credit to the programme at all. Here is what the reports say.
The ruling was the easy part: India’s accessibility order meets enforcement
India’s top court declared accessibility a fundamental right in 2024. Two years on, the fight is enforcement. Here is what the compliance hearings show.
The August payment that came up short: what happened with AISH and ADAP
Some Albertans on AISH and ADAP got hundreds less, or nothing, for August. Here is what the province said, and what to do if it happened to you.
FUTURES sign-ups close 22 and 23 September: a free twelve-week program for young Canadians with disabilities
AccessNow’s FUTURES runs free twelve-week cohorts for Canadians aged 18 to 30 with disabilities. Fall 2026 sign-ups close 22 and 23 September, in Toronto or on Zoom.
The ride was already paid for, and the app still asked for a credit card
Lyft has dropped the payment method requirement for riders whose trips a public programme already pays for. The Canadian question underneath it is who fronts the money here.
Colorado built a body to fund benefits help. Canada already funds it, and the list is public
Colorado has created a funded authority to pay organisations that help people claim disability benefits. Canada funds fourteen organisations to do the same thing, free, and publishes the list.
The ramp that replaced an elevator: Finch West Station
Metrolinx built a 261-foot ramp instead of an elevator at Finch West Station. Here is what disability advocates are asking, what Metrolinx says, and why the ramp-versus-elevator choice matters for riders.
Menu narration is not blind access: what a blind reviewer found in Halo: Campaign Evolved
Halo: Campaign Evolved added a menu screen reader, but a blind reviewer says the menus talk while the game still cannot be played without sighted help. Here is the difference between menu access and game access.