Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 10-16 December 2016

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 10-16 December 2016

SOUTHEAST ASIA: First Meeting of the Task Force on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community Held in Bangkok 
www.aichr.org

THAILAND: Regulator Wants Cheap 4G SIMs for Poor, Persons with Disabilities 
www.bangkokpost.com

INDONESIA: ASEM Calls for Inclusion of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
www.en.tempo.co

PHILIPPINES: Seniors, Persons with Disabilities to Benefit from Higher Real Estate Taxes
www.news.abs-cbn.com

SINGAPORE: More Than S$154,000 Raised for Persons with Disabilities at Philanthropy Event
www.localnewsingapore.com

PACIFIC: Disability Rights Treaty Ratified in Samoa and Micronesia   
www.pasifik.news

NEPAL: Children with Disabilities' Route to School Cluttered with Hurdles, 50% Out of School 
www.annapurnapost.com

WORLD: DOT Proposes to Improve Airplane Restroom Access for Persons with Disabilities 
www.travelweekly.com

WORLD: Disability Benefit Claimants with Mental Health Issues 'Lose Under New Payments'
www.money.aol.co.uk

CAMBODIA: More Schooling for Children with Disabilities 
www.khmertimeskh.com

WORLD: Children with Disabilities Face the Longest Road to Education
www.globalpartnership.org

WORLD: UNICEF’s Star-Studded 70th Anniversary Event Including Staunch Advocates for Children with Disabilities
www.unicef.org

INDIA: Rajya Sabha Just Passes Disabilities Bill as Inaction Mars Winter Session
www.firstpost.com

CAMBODIA: Cambodia PM Urges State Institutions, Private Sector to Give More Jobs to Persons with Disabilities
www.gocambodia.info

JAPAN: Information About Traveling in Japan with a Disability
www.globalvoices.org

WORLD: Aid Groups Fall Short on Disability Commitments, Advocates Say
www.devex.com

WORLD: 2030 Agenda Demands Meaningful Participation from Persons with Disabilities
www.undp.org

MIDDLE EAST: Diving Holidays in the Red Sea for Persons with Disabilities (VIDEO)
www.sportifdive.co.uk

LAO PDR: Empowering Women with Disabilities in Laos by Engaging Them in Cookstove Production  
www.snv.org

PHILIPPINES: Persons with Disabilities to Enjoy VAT-Free Purchases, Other Benefits Before Christmas 
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net

SRI LANKA: Budget Has Ignored Persons with Disabilities
www.nation.lk

WORLD: Peter Bannon is Sick of People Taking His Park
www.armidaleexpress.com.au

CAMBODIA: The Bishop That Changed the Lives of Wheelchair-Bound Refugees (Q&A and VIDEO)
www.romereports.com

WORLD: Judge Orders Group Home to Move Residents with Disabilities to State
www.qconline.com

NEPAL: Human Rights Summit of Persons with Disabilities Begins
www.thehimalayantimes.com

SINGAPORE: New Fund to Help Develop Disability Sports
www.sg.sports.yahoo.com

AUSTRALIA: 'My Disability is Not Always Visible” (How to Create an Inclusive Workplace for Persons of All Abilities)
www.startupsmart.com.au

PAKISTAN: Busting Myths About Disability in Pakistan
www.gulf-times.com

NEW ZEALAND: St. John Cadet Off to Vietnam
www.stuff.co.nz

VIETNAM: Tuberculosis Meningitis in Vietnamese Children (VIDEO)
www.blogs.biomedcentral.com

THAILAND: Wheelchair Athlete Embarks on Nationwide Trip to Grow Trees for Late King
www.thainews.prd.go.th

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