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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