Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 15-21 November 2014

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 15-21 November 2014

 

PHILIPPINES: Persons with Disabilities to Have Special Access to Mass with Pope
www.globalnation.inquirer.net/114618/disabled-to-have-special-access-to-mass-with-pope

MALAYSIA: 60 Papers to Be Presented at Conference on Disability
www.theborneopost.com/2014/11/21/60-papers-to-be-presented-at-conference-on-disability

AUSTRALIA: Women Not Getting Access to Severe Post-Natal Mental Health Services (PODCAST)
www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-20/doctors-concerned-australian-women-not-getting

WORLD: How Three Young Persons with Disabilities Dealt with Bullies
www.bbc.com/news/blogs-ouch

INDIA: Mumbai Corporator Moots Disabled-Friendly Parks
http://news.mumbaionline.in/external-news?link

AUSTRALIA: Parents Giving Up Kids with Disabilities Due to Lack of Support (PODCAST)
www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-20/disability-sector-parents-giving-up-disabled

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: 'My Ability and Not My Disability'
www.emtv.com.pg/article.aspx?slug=My-ability-and-not-my-disability

JAPAN: Japanese Group Develops New Accessible Cinema Technology
www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/cinema/japanese-group-develops-new-accessible-cinema-technology

WORLD: Digital Inclusion of Persons with Disabilities Lagging Behind (REPORT)
www.newsbytes.ph/2014/11/17/report-digital-inclusion-of-persons-with-disabilities-lagging-behind

AUSTRALIA: 'They Just Can’t Look Past the Disability' - Blind Job Seeker
www.caboolturenews.com.au/news/Blind-job-seeker-they-just-cant-look-past

WORLD: Statins Reverse Learning Disabilities Caused by Genetic Disorder
www.newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/statins-reverse-learning-disabilities-caused-by-genetic-disorder

FIJI: Toolkit to Help Women with Disability Identify Abuse
www.fijione.tv/toolkit-to-help-women-with-disability-identify-abuse

JAPAN: 'Disasters, Mental Well-Being and Disability' Public Forum Set 28 November 2014
www.unu.edu/events/upcoming/disasters-mental-well-being-and-disability.html#overview

WORLD: Dropbox Announces Accessibility Updates
www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/web/dropbox-announces-accessibility-updates

VIETNAM: Local Innovation Benefits the Blind
www.vietnamnews.vn/society/262959/local-innovation-benefits-sight-impaired.html

JAPAN: Sendai WCDRR Event Will Be Disability-Inclusive
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com/2014/11/19/sendai-wcdrr-will-be-disability-inclusive

WORLD: Hasbro Helps Kids with Disabilities Learn to Play
www.bostonglobe.com/business/2014/11/19/hasbro-helps-kids-with-disabilities-learn-play

AUSTRALIA: Victorian Council to Hold Accessible Cinema Trial
www.mediaaccess.org.au/latest_news/cinema/victorian-council-to-hold-accessible-cinema-trial

NEPAL: Christmas Arrives Early in Nepal (BLOG) 
www.cbm-nz.org.nz/index.php/about-us/blog/item/384-thanks-to-cbm-christmas-arrives-early-in-nepa

INDIA: Disability a Social Challenge
www.m.newshunt.com/india/english-newspapers/the-assam-tribune/news/disability

BANGLADESH: Pollution Major Cause of Disease, Disability
www.hawker.com.bd/news_details.php?news_id=383550

ASIA: Meeting the Educational Needs of Children with Disabilities in Bhutan and Maldives (ANALYSIS)
www.comminit.com/global/content/meeting-educational-needs-children-disabilities-gap-analysis-covering-bhutan-and-maldive

WORLD: Mobility Needs of a Rapidly Aging Population Drives the Global Wheelchairs Market (REPORT)
www.newswest9.com/story/27412619/mobility-needs-of-a-rapidly-aging-population

WORLD: Healthy Heart When Young May Prevent Future Diseases and Disabilities
www.breakingpropertynews.com/index.php/sid

INDIA: Kashmir's Kathua district Has 3,615 Voters with Disabilities
www.in.news.yahoo.com/kashmirs-kathua-district-3-615-disabled-voters

CAMBODIA: Caring for People with Intellectual Disabilities in Poor Rural Communities (REPORT)
www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13552074.2014

NEPAL: Disabled Women׳s Maternal and Newborn Health Care in Rural Areas (STUDY)
www.midwiferyjournal.com/article/S0266-6138%2814%2900092-8/abstract

WORLD: Strokes Among the Elderly Could Soon Be a Thing of the Past (STUDY)
www.nocamels.com/2014/11/study-stroke-risk-elderly-deliclne

WORLD: The Hero Doctor Who's Helping Disabled Brits Get Laid
www.vice.com/read/tuppy-owens-interview

BANGLADESH: Addressing Autism and Disabilities (REPORT)
www.albd.org/index.php/en/resources/special-reports/1261-addressing-autism

INDIA: Delhi to Host Global Film Fest on Disability Issues
www.newsmobile.in/articles/2014/11/13/delhi-host-global-film-fest-disability-issues

CAMBODIA: Unicef Calls on Government to Support Children with Disabilities
www.khmertimeskh.com/news/6260/unicef-calls-on-government-to-support-children-with-disabilities

WORLD: Pope Looks to Destigmatize Autism
www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/11/18/pope-destigmatize-autism

PHILIPPINES: Persons with Mental Disabilities Chained and Left to Die After Typhoon Haiyan (VIDEO)
www.theguardian.com/world/video/2014/nov/06/mentally-ill-health-typhoon-haiyan

INDIA: Government Staff with Autistic Kids Exempt from Transfers
www.dailypioneer.com/nation/govt-staffers-with-autistic-kids-exempt-from-transfers.html

MYANMAR: Persons with Disabilities Launch Yangon-Nay Pyi Taw-Mandalay Rally
www.myanmarinternationaltv.com/news/disabled-rally-yangon-nay-pyi-taw-mandalay

VIETNAM: Operation Smile Lauded for Surgery Support
www.talkvietnam.com/2014/11/vice-president-lauds-operation-smile-for-surgery-support

WORLD: Advice for Parents with a Newly-Diagnosed Autistic Child
www.emmashopebook.com/2014/11/11/advice-for-parents-with-a-newly-diagnosed-autistic-child-by-rina

CAMBODIA: Without Hearing or Memory, Lost in Cambodia
www.cambodiadaily.com/news/without-hearing-or-memory-lost-in-cambodia

AUSTRALIA: Devastating Blow for Disabled Peoples Inc.
www.whyallanewsonline.com.au/story/2701927/devastating-blow-for-disabled-peoples-inc

NEPAL: Nepal Ready for Maiden International Participation in Wheelchair Basketball
www.southeastasiapost.com/index.php/sid

CAMBODIA: Facilities for Country’s Disabled ‘Horrendous,’ Unicef Rep Says
www.cambodiadaily.com/news/facilities-for-countrys-disabled-horrendous-unicef

MICRONESIA: Pacific Discusses Issues Facing Persons with Disabilities (PODCAST)
www.radionz.co.nz/international/programmes/datelinepacific/audio

WORLD: The Best in Disability Advertising Awarded to Duracell
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/the-best-in-disability-advertising-awarded-to-duracell

HONG KONG: Dogs Help Special Needs Kids in Hong Kong
www.animalsasia.org/intl/media/news/news-archive/dogs-help-special-needs-kids-in-hong-kong.html

AFGHANISTAN: 650 People Receive Hearing Aids in Kabul
www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/16825-650-people-receive-hearing-aids-in-kabul

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