Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 17-23 January 2015

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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