Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 12-18 July 2014

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 12-18 July 2014

AUSTRALIA: Trial Disability-Friendly Train Boarding Zones in Geelong
www.geelongadvertiser.com.au/news/geelong/new-train-boarding-zones-for-people-with-disabilities-to-be-trialled-in-geelong/story-fnjuhovy-1226992536334

USA: Kids with Autism Express Themselves Through Shakespeare
www.autismspeaks.org/blog/2014/07/17/shakespeare-helping-individuals-autism-express-themselves

MALAYSIA: Welfare Department Urges Parents to Register Children with Disabilities
www.theborneopost.com/2014/07/16/rohani-register-your-disabled-children-with-welfare-department

AUSTRALIA: Bunbury Aims to Become Most Accessible Regional City
www.bunburymail.com.au/story/2421043/bunburys-bid-to-become-the-most-accessible-regional-city-in-australia/?cs=350

USA: One-Armed Beauty Queen Inspires People to Move Past Disabilities
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/07/11/nicole-kelly-miss-iowa_n_5578832.html?utm_hp_ref=tw

NEW ZEALAND: Trolley for Persons with Disabilities a First
www.nzherald.co.nz/northern-advocate/news/article.cfm?c_id=1503450&objectid=11294418

UK: Independent Living Fund's Imminent Closure a Cause for Concern
www.theguardian.com/society/2014/jul/16/independent-living-fund-closure-disabled-people-residential-care

UK: Smartphone App Helps Disabled Cross the Road
www.deadlinenews.co.uk/2014/07/14/smartphone-app-helps-disabled-cross-the-road/?utm_content=buffer6aa22&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

INDIA: Dancing on Wheels
www.deccanherald.com/content/419689/dancing-wheels.html

DUBAI: Sports is for Everyone - Tennis Pro
www.thenational.ae/arts-lifestyle/dubai-tennis-pro-instils-notion-that-sport-is-for-everyone

USA: Persons with Disabilities Group Offers Electronic Recycling, Job Training
www.abc7chicago.com/uncategorized/company-offers-electronic-recycling-job-training/189323

INDIA: Government Mulls ID Cards for Persons with Disabilities
www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/govt-to-examine-feasibility-of-id-cards-for-disabled-persons-114071500788_1.html

DUBAI: Company Supports Special Needs Children During Ramadan
www.gulftoday.ae/portal/13290d48-3861-454b-a13b-6bea71aad66a.aspx

USA: Disability Advocates Pressure Apple for More Accessible Apps
www.dispatch.com/content/stories/business/2014/07/14/advocates-for-deaf-blind-pressure-apple-for-more-accessible-apps.html

SUDAN: Khartoum State to Support 211,000 Persons with Special Needs
www.news.sudanvisiondaily.com/details.html?rsnpid=238285

BRUNEI DARUSSALAM: Social Welfare Policy Needs Review
www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2014/07/13/social-welfare-policy-needs-review

USA: Disney Stresses Policies Don't Violate Disability Law
www.ocregister.com/articles/disney-628861-visitors-lawsuit.html

WORLD: Microsoft Pilots a Smart 'Alice Band' for the Blind
www.hexus.net/mobile/news/accessories/72081-microsoft-pilots-smart-alice-band-used-blind

INDIA: Film festival About Differently Abled People
www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/film-festival-about-differently-abled-people-114071401151_1.html

CANADA: 'Deaf Restaurant' Encourages Diners to Order in Sign Language
www.toronto.ctvnews.ca/deaf-restaurant-signs-encourages-toronto-diners-to-order-in-sign-language-1.1910876#ixzz37VwRbbce

THAILAND: Project Teaches Blind Children Photography
www.bangkokpost.com/lifestyle/charities/420565/visions-of-the-blind

WORLD: FingerReader Reads Text Aloud to the Blind
www.mashable.com/2014/07/13/blind-fingerreader/?utm_cid=mash-com-Tw-main-link

VIETNAM: Students with Disabilities Face Education-Related Challenges
www.greetingvietnam.com/education/disabled-students-struggle-to-find-ways-into-university.html

ISRAEL: WhatsApp Groups Assist Deaf in 'Hearing' Sirens
www.haaretz.com/news/national/.premium-1.604420

INDIA: Government Announces New Schemes for Persons with Disabilities
www.news.oneindia.in/india/budget-2014-arun-jaitley-announces-new-schemes-for-disabled-1480688.html

SINGAPORE: Extra $100 a Month for Disabled Pioneer Generation Members
www.yourhealth.asiaone.com/content/extra-100-month-disabled-pioneer-generation-members

NORTH KOREA: ‘Sincere’ North Korean Concern for Disabled Questioned
www.nknews.org/2014/06/sincere-north-korean-concern-for-disabled-questioned

PHILIPPINES: Filipinos with Disabilities Tell Stories of Exercising Right to Vote
www.asiafoundation.org/news/2014/04/filipinos-with-disabilities-tell-stories-of-exercising-right-to-vote-in-2013-elections

AUSTRALIA: Café Provides Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
www.nbnnews.com.au/index.php/2014/02/28/cafe-provides-opportunities-for-disabled-people

WORLD: Sitting for Hours Increases Risks of Disability on Elderly
www.en.tempo.co/read/news/2014/02/22/240556526/Sitting-for-Hours-Increases-Risks-of-Disability-on-Elderly