Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 1-7 August 2015
NEW ZEALAND: Kiwis with Intellectual and Learning Disabilities Dying Up to 23 Years Before Others - Reports
AUSTRALIA: Nominations Now Open for National Disability Awards 2015
CAMBODIA: Persons with Disabilities Excluded from the Elections
www.phnompenhpost.com
WORLD: Accessibility Barriers Stall the $17-Billion Disability Travel Market - Survey
WORLD: How Much Adults with Disabilities Spend on Just Their Own Travel?
AUSTRALIA: Empowering Those with Disabilities
INDIA: A Shameful Way to Treat the Disabled
www.newindianexpress.com/
THAILAND: Disabled in Jobs Up By 29%
ASIA: EPIC Named as Gold Sponsor for Asia Pacific Autism Conference 2015
WORLD: Silicon Valley Vows to Improve Tech for People with Disabilities
WORLD: The Hidden Difficulties of School Children with Autism
TONGA: Persons with Disabilities Demand Special Treatment During Elections
AUSTRALIA: Single Body Needed for Victoria Disability
WORLD: Why Do We Want to Send Our Special Needs Children to Mainstream Schools?
WORLD: 10 Truths About Making Friends When You Have Autism
THAILAND: Thailand to End Free Bus, Train Rides for Elderly, Persons with Disabilities
PHILIPPINES: Maguindanao Conducts Medical Mission for Persons with Disabilities
INDIA: Phase-I of Disability Census Completed
www.newindianexpress.com/
INDIA: Indian Sportspersons Shine at Special Olympics
www.oximity.com
THAILAND: NBTC Will Vet Users, Including Persons with Disabilities, for Cheaper 4G
www.bangkokpost.com/business
WORLD: #EndTheAwkward - Breaking the Discomfort Around Disability
INDIA: Over 14,000 Posts for Persons with Disabilities Vacant in India
AFGHANISTAN: Afghan Doctors Help Poor with Disabilities Walk Again
PAKISTAN: Karachi Protest Brings Attention to Disability Rights
SINGAPORE: Qualification for 8th ASEAN Para Games Motivates Para Athletes
www.myactivesg.com/news
INDIA: Indian Envoy to Meet Disabled Compatriot in Karachi
www.pakobserver.net
MIDDLE EAST: Death and Disability Fail to Dim Allure of Drifting
www.arabnews.com
AUSTRALIA: Australia Gives Cooks Minibus for Children with Disabilities
www.radionz.co.nz
NEPAL: We are Positive Towards Demands of Differently-Abled - Top Leaders
www.therisingnepal.org.np
WORLD: How Makerspaces Can Be Accessible to Persons with Disabilities
www.sciencedaily.com
NEW ZEALAND: Persons with Disabilities Say Axing of Council Disability Roles a Backward Step
www.stuff.co.nz/auckland
WORLD: Inclusive Gym Gets Persons with Disabilities in Fitness Spirit
www.kualalumpurnews.net
NEPAL: Persons with Disabilities Picket All District Administration Offices
www.ekantipur.com
FIJI: Business Persons with Disabilities Get Boost in Fiji
www.radionz.co.nz/
WORLD: Girls with Mild Autism Prone to Severe Epilepsy
www.sfari.org
VIETNAM: Korean Firm to Train Vietnamese Persons with Disabilities
www.vietnamnews.net
MIDDLE EAST: Kuwaiti Official Lauds Disabled Team's Performance in ITTF Championship in Thailand
www.kuna.net
WORLD: UN Post-2015 Negotiations Put Disability on the Agenda
www.sightsavers.org
THAILAND: ESCAP Welcomes Young Artists with Disabilities
www.unescapsdd.org
PHILIPPINES: PWDs, Senior Citizens Vulnerable to Calamities
www.inquirer.net
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