Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 12-18 December 2015
MALDIVES: Maldives Launches First Website on Disabilities
THAILAND: HRH Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn Leads Opening of 60 Plus+ Bakery & Cafe Project for Persons with Disabilities
www.apcdfoundation.org
NEW ZEALAND: Second Sign Language Funding Round Open
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
WORLD: ISIS Fatwa - No Mercy for Children with Disabilities
www.australianetworknews.com
WORLD: IS Touches New Low, Kills Disabled Newborns
www.thehindu.com
SOUTH KOREA: Barista Overcomes Hearing Disability
www.koreatimes.co.kr
SINGAPORE: Value Dignity of Unborn with Disabilities
www.todayonline.com
VIETNAM: Israel Ready to Help Vietnam Care for Persons with Disabilities, Elderly - Diplomat
www.en.vietnamplus.vn
WORLD: Rethinking Autism Through the Prism of Neurodiversity
www.cbc.ca
AUSTRALIA: Shannon Neeson's Ability Outshines Disability
www.bordermail.com.au
WORLD: Two UK Studies Reveal Apparent Increase in Healthy Ageing, Less Severe Disability
www.news-medical.net
WORLD: Disability History Month Lecture to Explore the Portrayal of Disability
www3.imperial.ac.uk
INDONESIA: Local Pathways to Disability-Inclusive Governance in Indonesia
www.asiafoundation.org
AUSTRALIA: Drumming Makes Disability Irrelevant
www.theadvocate.com.au
WORLD: How Assistive Technology is Changing Special Education
www.theedadvocate.org
AUSTRALIA: 17 Things Stella Young Wanted You to Know
www.abc.net.au
WORLD: Bedroom Tax 'Forces Family of Severely Disabled 14-Year-Old to Move Twice'
www.mirror.co.uk
THAILAND: A Bakery by Suffered People (BLOG)
www.yiish.wordpress.com
WORLD: The 'Golden Age' of Disability Arts
www.bbc.com
WORLD: FBI Reports Rise In Disability-Related Hate Crimes
www.disabilityscoop.com
FIJI: 'Be Prepared for Natural Disasters' (PODCAST)
www.fijitimes.com
NEPAL: Petroleum Crisis Adds to Disabled People’s Woes
www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com
NEW ZEALAND: Disability Action Plan and Disability Strategy Being Updated
www.scoop.co.nz
WORLD: The Low-Stress Hair Salon for Persons with Disabilities
www.bbc.com
AUSTRALIA: Life as a Sex Worker for Persons with Disabilities
www.news.com.au
WORLD: Making Quality Education Accessible to Children with Disabilities
www.worldbank.org
WORLD: This Woman with ASD Asks Her Husband Questions About Their Marriage, and It’s Awesome
www.blog.theautismsite.com
INDIA: With Disability Sill Stuck in Prime Minister's Office, Hope Fades for Its Passage in House
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
INDONESIA: Shackling No Answer for People with Disabilities
www.hrw.org
FIJI: State House Fitted with Disability Friendly Facility
www.fbc.com.fj
PHILIPPINES: Despite Efforts in Admissions, UP Diliman Still Unprepared to Accommodate Persons with Disabilities
www.verafiles.org
WORLD: Project Search Promotes Disability Awareness at Work
www.wate.com
INDIA: Learning Disability Tool Should Be Adopted for State Urdu-Medium Schools Once Ready - Bombay High Court
www.indianexpress.com
WORLD: Former Wells Teacher Bob Sprankle, Chronic Pain Sufferer Who Fought for Disability Reforms, Dies at 52
www.pressherald.com
AUSTRALIA: Catwalk Calls for Disability with Dignity (OPINION)
www.indaily.com.au
WORLD: 'Too Pretty to Be in a Wheelchair'
www.bbc.com
BANGLADESH: Dhaka Call for Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities in Disaster Risk Reduction
www.preventionweb.net
INDIA: Revision of Building Code for Persons with Disabilities to Focus on Accessibility
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
MALAYSIA: These Malaysian Athletes Will Change the Way You Look at Disability
www.star2.com
AUSTRALIA: National Disability Insurance Scheme to Create Thousands of Jobs in South Australia
www.abc.net.au
INDIA: Indian Girl with Disability Wins New Zealand Award
www.newzealandnews.net
PAKISTAN: Empowering Persons with Disabilities Across Pakistan
www.chevening.org
INDIA: Once Discriminated Against and Unemployed, These Masseurs with Vision Disabilities are the Talk of Mumbai Now
www.thebetterindia.com
CHINA: Rethink Healthcare in the Ageing World
www.southsouthnews.com
VIETNAM: Finnish-Funded Project Promotes Persons with Disabilities' Inclusion
www.en.vietnamplus.vn
INDIA: Children with Disabilities Want a Say in Policies Drafted for Them
www.thehindu.com
MIDDLE EAST: Persons with Vision Disabilities Disappointed at Absence of Books in Braille
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
WORLD: How Bureaucracy Hinders Help for Children with Disabilities
www.wsj.com
PAKISTAN: Focus on Persons with Disabilities (COMMENTARY)
www.dailytimes.com.pk
NORTH KOREA: Pyongyang Marks Disability Day (VIDEO)
www.ibtimes.co.uk
NORTH KOREA: On Disabilities Day, Remember Those Suffering in N. Korea (COMMENTARY)
www.jakartaglobe.beritasatu.com