Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 1-7 October 2016
BHUTAN: Bhutan Observes World Cerebral Palsy Day for the First Ttime
www.bbs.bt
NEPAL: Family with Disabled Members Struggles Hard to Make Ends Meet
www.thehimalayantimes.com
THAILAND: Thailand Launches Accessible Tourism Routes for Persons with Disabilities
www.lonelyplanet.com
WORLD: 5 Tips for Addressing Employees with Disabilities
www.shrm.org
THAILAND: Making the Land of Smiles More Accessible
www.bangkokpost.com
AUSTRALIA: Lack of Specialist Clinicians Failing Australians with an Intellectual Disability (COMMENTARY)
www.probonoaustralia.com.au
INDIA: 29,631 Differently Abled Persons in Nagaland
www.morungexpress.com
SOLOMON ISLANDS: Stop Stigma Against Disability
www.theislandsun.com
WORLD: Autism and Intellectual Disability - The Big Difference
www.dailypioneer.com
MALAYSIA: Disabled by an Insipid Attitude Towards Our Fellow Malaysians
www.nst.com.my
BRUNEI: No Hardship We Cannot Bear (VIDEO)
www.bt.com.bn
INDONESIA: Lessons Learned from the Paralympics
www.thejakartapost.com
AUSTRALIA: Australian Deaf Woman Loses Legal Battle to Be Juror
www.en.apdnews.com
WORLD: Early Removal of Clot Associated with Less Stroke Disability
www.medicalbrief.co.za
SINGAPORE: This Singaporean Chef Defies His Disability to Lead Michelin-Starred Alma by Juan Amador (VIDEO)
www.themiddleground.sg
INDIA: CRC’s Program a Boon for Newborns with Disability
www.nyoooz.com
CHINA: Paralympic Success Challenges China’s Attitude to Disability
www.irishtimes.com
WORLD: School-to-Work Program Aimed at Youth with Disabilities
www.thegardenisland.com
PAKISTAN: Awareness of Physiotherapy to Avoid Disability Stressed
www.thefrontierpost.com
NEW ZEALAND: UN protocol for Persons with Disabilities Finalized
www.scoop.co.nz
NEW ZEALAND: Significant Development for New Zealanders with Disabilities
www.scoop.co.nz
MALAYSIA: 10,000 Posts in Public Service for Persons with Disabilities
www.theborneopost.com
LAO PDR: Women, Children’s Rights Being Protected
www.laotiantimes.com
INDIA: To Make Persons with Disabilities Job-Ready
www.newindianexpress.com
MALAYSIA: Persons with Disabilities Cry Foul Over Lack of Access to Mid Valley Megamall
www.nst.com.my
WORLD: Blue Badge Disabled Parking Scheme is Extended
www.bbc.com
SRI LANKA: Sri Lanka Accedes to the Marrakesh Treaty to Increase Access to Printed Materials for Print Disabled Persons
www.news.lk
MALAYSIA: Patriotism Without Disability
www.theborneopost.com
BRUNEI: Australian University Students to Do Work Placement in Brunei
www.bt.com.bn
SOLOMON ISLANDS: The Fundamental Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Including Children, to Education
www.theislandsun.com
MIDDLES EAST: Disability Chief Calls on ICC to Raise Its Game
www.thenews.com.pk
INDIA: Buno Recommends Separate Full-Fledged ‘Department of Disabilities Studies’ in Nagaland University
www.easternmirrornagaland.com
WORLD: Disability is a Hidden Side of the Police Violence Epidemic
www.vox.com
WORLD: George the Poet on How Music Can Raise Awareness of Mental Health (VIDEO)
www.bbc.com
INDONESIA: Drivers with Disabilities Join Ride-Hailing Service Boom
www.timesofoman.com
SINGAPORE: Wheeling Past Disability to Rugby
www.straitstimes.com
WORLD: Disabled and Proud (RADIO PROGRAM)
www.kfai.org
PAKISTAN: Story of Kids with Disabilities (VIDEO)
www.youtube.com
THAILAND: Disabled Sailing Thailand Took Quadriplegic Girl Sailing on a Platu 25 Sailing Yacht
www.inspirepattaya.com
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