Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 13-19 August 2016
NEPAL: Government-FA Agree to Prepare Lists of Injured and Persons with Disabilities
AUSTRALIA: Research Looks at Persons with Disabilities Being Entrepreneurs
www.probonoaustralia.com.au
PAKISTAN: Discussion with Ms. Abia Akram, CEO of National Forum of Women with Disabilities in Program Rabta (PODCAST)
www.radio.gov.pk
WORLD: How the Justice System Criminalizes Mental Illness, Disabilities
www.miragenews.com
NEW ZEALAND: National Disability Discussion Provides a Sense of Local Feeling
www.stuff.co.nz
WORLD: Thirty New Candidate Genes for Intellectual Disabilities
www.ru.nl
THAILAND: Ministry to Give Students with Disabilities a Boost
www.bangkokpost.com
VIETNAM: Vietnamese Foster Parents Turn Their Backs on Children with Disabilities
www.e.vnexpress.net
WORLD: ADHD May Emerge in Adulthood for Some - Study
www.sg.style.yahoo.com
WORLD: To Diagnose Autism, We Should Be Watching the Eyes
www.sciencealert.com
NEPAL: A Destination for Persons with Chronic Illness and Disability
www.imagenepal.com.np
PAKISTAN: HRC to Assess Rights of Elderly, Persons with Disabilities in KwaZulu-Natal
www.pakistantelegraph.com
WORLD: First Deaf Senator in Spain
www.cosmopolitascotland.org
INDIA: Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities Found Naked, Filthy in Hospital
www.gulf-times.com
CAMBODIA: Deadline for Private Institutions’ Employment of Persons with Disabilities
www.akp.gov.kh
VIETNAM: Man with Disability Volunteers for First Head Transplant in Vietnam
www.e.vnexpress.net
WORLD: Autism Isn’t Just a Brain Condition, New Evidence Suggests
www.sciencealert.com
WORLD: Italy Hosts World’s First Olympics’ for Persons with Down Syndrome
www.sputniknews.com
CAMBODIA: Disabled Rights NGO’s NEC Request is Denied
www.phnompenhpost.com
SRI LANKA: USAID Public-Private Partnerships Create Job Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
www.srilankamirror.com
INDONESIA: Persons with Disabilities Have Right to Vote - Press Council
www.en.tempo.co
LAO PDR: Unexploded Bombs Still a Problem
www.learningenglish.voanews.com
NEPAL: Lessons Learned from the Disability and Rehabilitation Sector's Preparation for, and Response to, Natural Disasters (STUDY)
www.ptjournal.apta.org
WORLD: Human Time or Screen Time - Which Helps Our Children with ASD Learn Communication Skills?
www.socialthinking.com
WORLD: ADHD is Now Classified as a Specific Disability Under Federal Civil Rights Law
www.latimes.com
INDIA: Archana Kochhar Brings Disability Issue on Fashion Ramp
www.indianexpress.com
NEW ZEALAND: Slide Fight Over Kids with Disabilities
www.radionz.co.nz
INDIA: India Has 26.8 Million Persons with Disabilities
www.demogr.mpg.de
VIETNAM: Marian Feast Unites Persons with Disabilities
www.ucanews.com
SRI LANKA: Army Soldiers with Disabilities Complete Vocational Training
www.defence.lk
PAKISTAN: Cycle Designed for Persons with Disabilities Wins Award
www.geo.tv
INDIA: Kids with Disabilities Turn Torch Bearers in the City
www.newindianexpress.com
WORLD: Passengers Stunned as Airline Embarrasses 100% Vietnam Vet with Disability
www.popularmilitary.com
PAKISTAN: Pakistani Family Sues NY School Over Forced ‘Terrorist’ Confession
www.dawn.com
WORLD: Why Nobody Gives a Damn About Last Week’s Mass Killing of 19 Persons with Disabilities
www.theantimedia.org