Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 17-23 January 2015
THAILAND: Persons with Disabilities Rejoice Over Skytrain Ruling
www.bangkokpost.com/news
THAILAND: Disabled Score Win, But BTS Should Pay Up (COMMENTARY)
www.bangkokpost.com/opinion
AUSTRALIA: Why Persons with Disability Avoid Sydney
www.smh.com.au/entertainment
WORLD: Novel Model to Customize 'Intellectual Disability' Treatment
www.mangalorean.com/news
BHUTAN: Wheelchair Ramp to Allow Persons with Disabilities to Visit Memorial Chorten
www.kuenselonline.com/wheelchair
BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Bank Plans to Bring the Disabled into Banking Network
www.hawker.com.bd/news
INDIA: Acclaimed Films on Disability at We Care Festival at Goa
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/goa
WORLD: The App That Lets Users Lend Their Eyes, and the Blind See Things in a New Way
www.fastcompany.com
PAKISTAN: Olympian Mansoor to Train Disabled Hockey Players
www.awaztoday.tv/News
INDIA: Quick Test to Identify Learning Disability Among Children
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
CHINA: Woman with Cerebral Palsy Writes Fiction Novel with Her Left Foot
www.shanghaiist.com
WORLD: Half of All Children Will Be Autistic by 2050 - MIT Scientist
www.trueactivist.com
SOUTH KOREA: Shinhan Card Offers Sign Language Counseling for Persons with Hearing Disability
www.koreabizwire.com
INDIA: Election Commission Urged to Provide Disabled-Friendly Voting Facilities
www.dailypioneer.com
BRUNEI: Blind Government Officer Set to Inspire at Dubai Marathon
www.3g.modasys.net/index.php
THAILAND: Volunteers Needed at Able the Disabled Foundation Thailand
www.pattayatoday.net/features
CHINA: Amazing Dog in China Pushes Her Disabled Human to Work Every Day
www.moderndoggroup.com/blog
WORLD: Student-Designed Device Uses Sonar Technology to Aid Persons with Visual Disabilities
www.foxnews.com/health
WORLD: Hearing Through Your Tongue (VIDEO)
www.deafnewstoday.blogspot.com
INDIA: IIT-M Opens Center to Develop Devices for Persons with Mobility Disabilities
www.displaybraille.com
INDONESIA: Scouts with Disabilities Join Scouts’ Extraordinary Meet in West Java (PHOTO)
www.thejakartapost.com/news
WORLD: Google Halts Sales on Google Glass – What Does It Mean to the Disabled Community?
www.autismdailynewscast.com/google
THAILAND: Poor & Disabled Learning Center Opens in Pattaya
www.pattayamail.com
WORLD: Israel's Mobile Technologies for the Disabled Find Mass Market Appeal
www.newsdaily.com
INDONESIA: Indonesia to Host Disability Access Conference
www.indonesianewsstand.com/news
MYANMAR: Workplace Reforms “a Light at the End of the Tunnel” Say Myanmar’s Disabled
www.mmtimes.com
PHILIPPINES: Special Hug for Child with Disability by Pope
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
VIETNAM: Meet the First Disabled Athlete to Get a Sponsor in Vietnam's Sporting History
www.en.baomoi.com/Info
WORLD: Disabled and Proud - A Radio Show Focusing on Disability Issues
www.kfai.org/disabledandproud
INDIA: Shivaji University Likely to Start Braille Library
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
CHINA: Hong Kong's Persons with Disabilities Twice as Likely to Face Poverty - Study
www.scmp.com/news
MALAYSIA: Persons with Visual Disabilities to Enjoy Movies Too
www.thestar.com.my/News
WORLD: Students Design Calming Chairs for Those on the Spectrum
www.disabilityscoop.com
PHILIPPINES: Pinoy with Cerebral Palsy Speaks to Pope Francis
www.rachfeed.com
THAILAND: Free Taxi for Persons for Disabilities in Bangkok (Thai)
www.pantip.com
WORLD: New Study Shows Legacy of Disability from Explosive Weapon Use in Syria
www.trust.org
TURKEY: Turkish City Buses to Become Disability-Friendly
www.aa.com.tr/en/life
WORLD: This Man Invented a Font to Help People With Dyslexia Read
www.themighty.com
THAILAND: Suvarnabumi Airport Vows to Take Theft of Disabled Parking Seriously
www.bangkok.coconuts.co
WORLD: Should a Mental Illness Mean You Lose Your Kid?
www.propublica.org
WORLD: Heather Mills Aims for World Speed Skiing Record
www.bbc.com/sport
CAMBODIA: Boy with Disability the Star of the Angkor Wat Marathon
www.bangkokpost.com
TAJIKISTAN: Rehabilitation - Key to Independent Future for Children with Poliomyelitis
www.euro.who.int/en/countries/tajikistan
TAJIKISTAN: Rehabilitating Children with Polio in Tajikistan (SLIDESHOW)
www.euro.who.int/en/countries/tajikistan
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