Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 16-22 January 2016
SRI LANKA: 130 Commercial Bank Branches Converted for Disabled Access
PHILIPPINES: Angels Walk for Autism Lauded as Model for ASEAN
www.verafiles.org
PHILIPPINES: ‘Angels’ on Parade Press Call for More Autism-Friendly Society
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
VIETNAM: Committee Formed to Aid 7.8 Million Persons with Disabilities
www.vietnamnews.vn
WORLD: 5 Reasons Why My Child with Autism Needs to Be Out in Public
www.blog.theautismsite.com
MALAYSIA: Agrobank Introduces Program for Persons with Disabilities
www.dailyexpress.com.my
SINGAPORE: After Para Games, Singapore Eyeing More International Disability Sports Events
www.wdsauk.co.uk
INDIA: What Do the SDGs Mean for India’s Disabled Citizens?
www.deliver2030.org
WORLD: Risks of Autism
www.autismspeaks.org
AUSTRALIA: How to Be an Inclusive Leader
www.epicassist.org
WORLD: As a Disabled Person, I Rarely See People Like Me on TV
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
NEW ZEALAND: Toy Cars Developed for Children with Disabilities (VIDEO)
www.3news.co.nz
WORLD: Education For Children with Disabilities is a Global Right
www.huffingtonpost.com
SINGAPORE: Teen with Mild Autism Created Clay Citiscape from Scratch
www.news.asiaone.com
VIETNAM: Documentary About Vietnamese Agent Orange Victim Nominated for Oscar
www.thanhniennews.com
SINGAPORE: Talking ATM to Help Those with Visual Disabilities
www.digital.asiaone.com
MALAYSIA: Family of Missing Malaysian Man with Cognitive Disability Appeals to Public For Help
www.thecoverage.my
WORLD: Channel 4 to Double Number of Persons with Disabilities in 20 Top Shows Including Gogglebox and Hollyoaks
www.radiotimes.com
THAILAND: Kind Bangkok Cabbie Gives Free Rides to Sick, Persons with Disabilities
www.news.thaivisa.com
WORLD: Research Sought to Evaluate Art Therapy for Those with Autism
www.disabilityscoop.com
WORLD: Coming Out, Telling Friends and Family You Communicate Using AAC
www.nonspeakingnotsilent.blogspot.com
CHINA: Assignment Asia Tackles Intellectual Disability in China
www.latestteluguvideos.net
PHILIPPINES: Philippines Launches Adaptive Mobile Vehicle for Elderly, Persons with Disabilities
www.automotive-fleet.com
WORLD: Meet the Disabled Body Builder Who Puts the Able-Bodied to Shame (PHOTOS)
www.ketekete.com
AZERBAIJAN: Presidential Pension for Disabled War Veterans Increased
www.en.trend.az
PAKISTAN: Punjab Jobs For Persons with Disabilities
www.pakijobs.pk
MIDDLE EAST: Defying My Disability
www.aljazeera.com
WORLD: Pioneering Schemes to Help Persons with Disabilities Announced
www.lgcplus.com
NEPAL: Gender, Disabled-Friendly Building Stressed
www.thehimalayantimes.com
WORLD: A Bet on Inclusion Pays Off
www.disabilityscoop.com
MALAYSIA: A Malaysian Enabling Village is a Good Idea
www.thestar.com.my
VIETNAM: Widening the Participation of Persons with Disabilities by Removing Information Barriers
www.preventionweb.net
WORLD: 2015 a Year of Change for the Minnesota Disability Community
www.accesspress.org
FIJI: Disabled Persons Group Lauds Government
www.fijitimes.com
INDONESIA: Helping the Village Where One in Four is Disabled
www.bbc.com
MALAYSIA: UIAM Sets Up Aid Fund for Students, Disabled Staff
www.themalaysiantimes.com.my
SINGAPORE: Heftier Fines for Misusing Disabled Parking Lots
www.reach.gov.sg
WORLD: Persons with Disabilities Remain at Risk in Bangui
www.hrw.org
MIDDLE EAST: Walkways for Persons with Disabilities, Elderly on Dubai Beaches
www.emirates247.com
AUSTRALIA: Reviews for Disability Support Pensioners
www.sbs.com.au
SINGAPORE: Students with Disabilities Can Do Well with Inclusive Education Network
www.todayonline.com
AUSTRALIA: MySchool Website to Soon Include Disability Access Information
www.nvs24.com
INDIA: 2 Percent of India’s Total Population are Persons with Disabilities
www.ifp.co.in
INDIA: Disability is Not Divinity
www.thehindu.com
THAILAND: Enabling Persons with Disabilities with Wheel-Go-Round (VIDEO)
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