Eight-year-old Clementine, 10-year-old Hattie and 11-year-old Olivia asked all their classmates — even the mean seventh-grader in the back of the bus — to sign a petition to make their Minneapolis school playground more accessible for disabled students. While originally motivated by their 11-year-old sister Fiona, who has Rett syndrome, a neurological condition that limits her ability to use her hands, walk and communicate, the siblings have now taken their fight beyond their school.

The UK government is proposing major changes to the benefits system, in response to the increase in people claiming benefits for disability and ill health. The proposals, which will be consulted on in the coming months, focus mainly on replacing the personal independence payment (Pip). Pip is a working-age benefit to help disabled people with the additional costs associated with a long-term health condition or disability.

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