Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 17-23 December 2016

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 17-23 December 2016

INDIA: Parliament Passes Disabilities Bill; Universal Identity Card to Help Persons with Disabilities 
www.firstpost.com

WORLD: Championing Inclusivity Through Technology 
www.news.microsoft.com

PHILIPPINES: Persons with Disabilities in Iloilo Make Crayons Out of Fruits, Veggies
www.rappler.com

INDIA: Why Did India's Media Ignore the Disability Bill?
www.thediplomat.com

THAILAND: Bringing Hope to Persons with Disabilities
www.nationmultimedia.com

SINGAPORE: Committee Calls for Dedicated Government Agency to Cater for Persons with Disabilities   
www.todayonline.com

INDONESIA: More Companies Committed to Employing Persons with Disabilities 
www.thejakartapost.com

VIETNAM: Advent in Vietnam, the Church Reaches Out to the Poor and Persons with Disabilities 
www.asianews.it

WORLD: Spinal Cord Patients Helped Through New Exercises
www.manilametro.com

WORLD: 5 of the Most Successful People Who Had Disabilities 
www.ntd.tv

SRI LANKA: Compensation for Deceased and Migrant Workers with Disabilities
www.asianmirror.lk

NEPAL: Fifty Percent Children with Disabilities Out of School
www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com

NEW ZEALAND: Kids with Disabilities' Siblings Get Special Attention Too at SibCamp
www.nzherald.co.nz

JAPAN: Professor with Visual Disabilities to Light Way Forward on UN Disability Agenda
www.unsdn.org

BANGLADESH: Equal Opportunity for Children with Disabilities at Schools 
www.newsnextbd.com

WORLD: Disability Data - Crucial for Achieving Inclusive Development
www.unsdn.org

HONGKONG: Support Cambodian Artisans with Disability by Purchasing Holiday, Gift and Fashion Items at Conrad Hong Kong’s Christmas Gift Showcase
www.hinrichfoundation.com

MALAYSIA: Disability Does Not Hamper One’s Creativity
www.borneobulletin.com.bn

SINGAPORE: New Roadmap for Persons with Disabilities  
www.localnewsingapore.com

TAIWAN: Groups Protest Ministry’s Failures to Help Persons with Disabilities 
www.taipeitimes.com

WORLD: 12 Actors with Disabilities Make a Positive Awareness in the Media
www.beyondisability.org

AUSTRALIA: Leading by Example in Disability-Inclusive Development
www.devex.com

THAILAND: Thai Airways Wins Building Excellence Award for Facilitating the Disabled 2016 
www.social.thaiairways.com

INDONESIA: Social Media Ignites Disability Movement in Indonesia
www.asiafoundation.org

NORTH KOREA: North Korea to Ratify Disability Convention - State Media
www.nknews.org

NEPAL: Mindset Needs to Change (COMMENTARY)
www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com

WORLD: Viewers with Disabilities Criticize '60 Minutes' Story
www.cbsnews.com

SRI LANKA: February 8th Movement Focusses on Persons with Disabilties
www.newsfirst.lk

MALAYSIA: The Way Forward for Children with Disabilities in Malaysia
www.malaysiakini.com

BANGLADESH: Project Odommo - Disability-Friendly Dhaka
www.dhakatribune.com

AUSTRALIA: Bhajan Kaur Faces Deportation Due to Her Disability
www.sbs.com.au

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