Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 11-17 July 2015
HONGKONG: Students with Disabilities Battle the Odds in Pre-University Exams
THAILAND: Workability Asia Conference 2015 Held in Pattaya
www.pattayamail.com
SINGAPORE: Ramping Up Empathy
WORLD: Sex and Disability - Breaking the Taboo
INDIA: ‘State Government View Blinkered on Jobs for Disabled People’
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
WORLD: Argentina Launches New Disability-Aware Disaster Risk Reduction Plan
WORLD: How to Be a Good Friend to Someone Who Has Asperger’s Syndrome
www.autism.ehoow.net
AUSTRALIA: Newstart Becomes De Facto Disability Pension for 25% of Claimants
NEW ZEALAND: Plans to Cut Disability Advisors at Auckland Council Anger Disability Community
FIJI: Designated Seats for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
www.fijilive.com/news
TAIWAN: High-Speed Rail Helps Persons with Disabilities Make Their Dreams Come True
WORLD: Thousands Turn Out for First New York Disability Pride Parade
www.freemalaysiatoday.com
WORLD: Nike Designs Shoe for Fort Myers Teen with Disability
CAMBODIA: Disabled ‘Still Underserved’
THAILAND: Government Warns of Mobility Aid Swindlers
AUSTRALIA: Children with Disability Australia's Request for Submissions to Senate Inquiry
WORLD: Have You Seen Anyone with a Semicolon Tattoo? Here's What It's About
JAPAN: Comedian Spring Day on Life In Japan With Cerebral Palsy
PHILIPPINES: Disability Affairs Council Cites Breakthroughs
WORLD: Israeli Government Program to Encourage Firms to Hire Persons with Disabilities
WORLD: Harrods Staff Given Disability Lesson by Cumbrian Mum
TAIWAN: New Law Lets Elderly with Slight Disabilities Hire Foreign Caretakers
PHILIPPINES: International Runway to Showcase Best in Filipino Artists with Autism
WORLD: Comedian with Autism Brings the Laughs on 'America's Got Talent'
MONGOLIA: Mongolia Votes to Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty for Persons with Print Disabilities
TURKEY: Disability No Longer an Obstacle for Turkish Swimmer
INDONESIA: State Has Yet to Facilitate Travelers with Disabilities
WORLD: Is It Possible to Explore Spain If You're a Person with Disabilities? (BLOG)
WORLD: Living with Parkinson's
AUSTRALIA: Importation of Migrants Considered for Aged, Child and Disability Care Roles
SINGAPORE: Persons with Disabilities to Benefit from Smart Nation Push
WORLD: Number of US Military Veterans with Disabilities Rose to 330,000 in 4 Years
WORLD: University Discriminated Against Student with Disability
NEW ZEALAND: Special Olympics an Eye-Opening Experience
www.stuff.co.nz
MALAYSIA: Parking Woes of Persons with Disabilities
www.themalaysianinsider.com
WORLD: The Social Security Disability Program’s in Trouble and Republicans Will Do…Something
www.breaking2news.com
LAO PDR: School Support to Students with Disabilities
www.lutheranworld.org
CAMBODIA: More Funding for People with Disabilities
www.khmertimeskh.com/news
WORLD: Mobility Specialist Helps Out with Feel-Good ITV Show
www.accessmagazine.co.uk
SRI LANKA: Why Should We Encourage Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities? (COMMENTARY)
www.colombotelegraph.com
PHILIPPINES: Kids with Disabilities to Take Part in Nueva Vizcaya Disability Prevention Week Celebration
www.philippinestoday.net
PAKISTAN: Pakistan Lacks Data to Address Persons with Disabilities' Problems
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
NEW ZEALAND: No Naming Policy of Health and Disability Commission (PODCAST)
www.radionz.co.nz
INDIA: Prerana Samman Award for Students with Physical Disability
www.newindianexpress.com
WORLD: Systematic Over-Medication Blights Learning Disability Care
www.wired.co.uk
FIJI: Quality Education for Persons with Disabilities
www.fijitimes.com/story
AUSTRALIA: Game to Help Kids with Developmental Disabilities
www.med.monash.edu.au/news
INDIA: Mumbai University to Start Autism Degree Course
www.dnaindia.com/mumbai
CHINA: Premier Urges More Jobs, Better Life for Persons with Disabilities
www.english.cntv.cn
AUSTRALIA: Disability Employment Plan Released
www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news
PHILIPPINES: Wheelchair of Love for Elderly with Disabilities
www.philstar.com/entertainment
WORLD: Empowering Persons with Disabilities - A Comparative Study of Disability Legislation
www.trust.org/publication
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