disability

A young Kenyan lawyer has put a personal price tag on the barriers that people with disabilities face, in a story highlighted by the United Nations. The account details the financial and social costs of exclusion from education, work and public life, and has drawn attention to calls for greater accessibility and inclusion in Kenya and beyond.

Romanian commentator Radu Hossu says Yandex crawler traffic has fallen to near zero, citing Cloudflare Radar data, and claims this is because Ukraine has disabled the servers hosting them — quote, 'by firepower'. He says he is now testing whether bot activity is really gone by posting statements that should generate reactions if automated accounts are still operating. The claim has drawn wide engagement online.

Mashable compares how Apple and Google handle pre-installed apps that collect user data, asking which phone maker actually lets people remove or disable unwanted software. The piece highlights growing scrutiny of bloatware on smartphones, since apps that cannot be uninstalled can still track users. The comparison is drawing attention from mobile users weighing privacy when choosing between the two platforms.

Italian actress Giulia Bevilacqua is drawing attention in Italy through two new features. One offers a look inside her Rome home, describing the neighbourhood, her eclectic living room and family life in the capital. In another, she appears alongside Bova discussing Italian schools, arguing that pupils with disabilities need more support teachers, staff and funding, plus emotional education.

Footage circulating online shows a Russian drone attacking a Ukrainian unmanned ground vehicle on the frontline, only to be disabled when the robot deploys an anti-drone net that snags it. Observers say the clip captures a striking moment of machines fighting machines in the war, highlighting how both sides are increasingly using robots and counter-drone technology in combat.

An Android flaw can kill TalkBack touch exploration for every screen reader until the device is rebooted. A developer traced the problem to a stuck injected pointer in Android's input dispatcher and filed a detailed report with Google Disability Support. The company's response has drawn attention, as accessibility users rely on these features constantly and a full restart is the only workaround.

Simple majority, the voting threshold in which a proposal passes with more yes than no votes, is drawing attention in Mexico. The term sits at the center of legislative discussions over how bills and constitutional reforms should be approved in Congress, with commentators weighing its implications for opposition and ruling blocs alike. In related news, the Supreme Court ordered the Quintana Roo Congress to guarantee political participation for people with disabilities.

Italian teachers are being guided through the online compilation, management and signing of the PEI — the individualized education plan for students with disabilities — via the SIDI platform, with downloadable attachments available. The topic gained traction after a debate sparked by the 'Decreto Scuola', when union official Bufanini argued that any cuts to school bureaucracy should target paperwork in general, not the PEI.

A poem titled 'Liberal America, so lonely a progenitor' is circulating among poetry and writing communities, shared with tags for disabled artists, creative writing and the humanities. The piece appears to reflect on the isolation and legacy of liberal America, framed as a lone originator. Writers and readers in online literary circles are sharing and discussing the work.

Users are discussing how to disable Apple Intelligence on macOS 27 and reclaim the significant disk space its models and caches occupy. A script circulating on GitHub automates removing the local AI storage, and commenters are trading experiences about how much space can be recovered and whether the system stays stable after the change.

A mutual aid fundraiser is circulating in online mutual aid networks, with supporters repeatedly sharing and boosting an appeal for a person known as Pinky. The request includes links to donate or offer support and is tagged for disability and LGBTQ mutual aid communities. Engagement is small so far, and the specific circumstances of the need are not detailed in the appeal.

A writer is sharing a new essay titled 'Beauty and Celebration in the Creation in the Dismissal of Unclaimed Art', published on the Subspace Wagon site and linked alongside Exeunt, a performing arts publication. The piece is being circulated in poetry and writing community circles, including disabled artist tags, and is drawing modest engagement from readers discussing art that goes unrecognized.

A poem titled 'Canyons Crying Out', published on the Subspace Wagon site, is being shared and discussed in poetry and writing communities. The piece is tagged with themes of disability, ableism, literature and the humanities, suggesting it speaks to the experience of disabled artists. Readers in writing circles are circulating the link and engaging with its themes.

A writer has published a new poem titled 'We Do Not Need to Ask' and shared it with poetry and writing communities online, tagging it for daily poem challenges and disabled artist circles. Readers in poetry and writing circles are picking it up and passing it along, adding to a steady stream of daily shared verse among independent writers.

Ukrainian drone strikes have reportedly crippled multiple Yandex data centers, nearly eliminating the Russian tech giant's bot traffic overnight. The strikes are being described as a response to Moscow's attacks on Kyiv's data infrastructure. Observers note the disruption has dramatically cut activity linked to Russian bots, prompting widespread commentary about the impact on Russian online operations amid the war.

A new piece of writing titled 'Drift Ice on the Cargo of Eternity' has been published on the personal site subspacewagon.systems and shared with poetry and writing communities. The post is tagged under poetry and disabled-artist topics, and links to several related personal sites focused on themes like degrowth and patience. Readers in indie poetry circles are circulating the link.

Claims are circulating that actor RJ Mitte, best known for playing Walter White Jr. on Breaking Bad, has died. No official confirmation from his family, representatives, or established news organisations is included in the circulating reports. Mitte, who has cerebral palsy, is also known for advocacy around disability representation in media. Readers are advised to await verified confirmation before treating the reports as fact.

Disabled veterans and military retirees are on track to receive a 3.6-percent increase in their benefits in 2027, according to the American Legion. The projected cost-of-living adjustment would raise monthly payments for millions of former service members and their families. The figure is based on inflation tracking used to set annual federal benefit increases.

Ukraine has struck data centres belonging to Russia's Yandex, in what Kyiv frames as an effort to disrupt Russian propaganda and bot infrastructure. President Zelensky has claimed the strikes took down Russian bot operations, prompting debate over whether targeting server infrastructure can meaningfully degrade online disinformation campaigns. The claim is being widely discussed as evidence of a widening battlefield extending into cyberspace.

Android users are being advised to open their phone's Settings, go to Google services under All services, and turn off phone number verification. The warning is being shared widely by privacy-minded users, who say the setting links a phone number to Google accounts and that disabling it is the safer choice. No official response from Google has been reported.

Social Security has set a 3.6% increase, a cost-of-living adjustment that would raise monthly benefit checks for retirees, disabled workers and other recipients. People are weighing what the bump means against ongoing inflation, with many noting whether it keeps pace with rising costs of food, housing and healthcare.

Scientists report finding a distinct change in the brains of people with long COVID that may help explain some of the illness's most debilitating symptoms, including a possible burnout of the brain's reward system. The findings could shed light on fatigue and motivation problems reported by many patients, though the research is still emerging and its wider implications remain to be confirmed.