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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