Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 17-23 September 2016
MYANMAR: National Committee on Rights of Persons with Disabilities to Be Formed Soon
www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com
SINGAPORE: Government Study Award Launched to Help Persons with Disabilities Deepen Skills
www.channelnewsasia.com
INDONESIA: One Man's Fight for Equal Access (VIDEO)
www.bbc.com
JAPAN: Poll Shows Most Persons with Disabilities in Japan Dislike “Inspirational” Documentaries About Disability
www.en.rocketnews24.com
WORLD: Paralympic Games Changing World's View of Persons with Disabilities
www.latino.foxnews.com
THAILAND: Government Adds 30,000 Jobs for Persons with Disabilities, Promoting Legal Compliance Among Employers
www.thainews.prd.go.th
WORLD: Why Attention and Focus Issues are Confused for ADHD
www.ilslearningcorner.com
WORLD: Is the Most Common Therapy for Autism Cruel?
www.theatlantic.com
KAZAKHSTAN: Kazakhstani Persons with Disabilities Intend to Be Represented in Parliament
www.kazpravda.kz
AUSTRALIA: Ballet Opening Salamanca Dance Festival Shines Light on Performers with Disabilities
www.abc.net.au
MALAYSIA: More Disabled Friendly Venues Needed
www.dailyexpress.com.my
WORLD: Care Farms as a Short-break Service for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
www.sciencedirect.com
WORLD: How to Teach Your Child to Show Respect to People with Special Need
www.themighty.com
MALAYSIA: Gold Medal-Winning Paralympians Prove Disability Never a Barrier
www.nst.com.my
SINGAPORE: Nobody Knows Our Struggle, says Singaporean Medalist
www.bbc.com
THAILAND: 400-Meter Gold Puts Thailand in 20th Place at Rio Paralympics
www.bangkokpost.com
WORLD: A Breakthrough Technology is Helping Non-Verbal Perkins Students Use Their Limited Vision to Communicate
www.perkins.org
WORLD: Teaching Strategies for Students Who are Blind/VI with Multiple Disabilities in the Sensorimotor Stage of Development (VIDEO)
www.perkinselearning.org
INDONESIA: The Prison of Mental Illness in Indonesia
www.usnews.com
NEPAL: First Disabled-Friendly Buses to Hit Kathmandu Roads Soon
www.glocalkhabar.com
FIJI: Better Times Ahead for Persons with Disabilities
www.fijisun.com
THAILAND: Thais, Rio Accomplish Mission in Style
www.bangkokpost.com
JAPAN: Applicants with Disabilities Still Face Difficulty in the Job Market
www.accessible-japan.com
WORLD: Losing Teeth Raises Older Adults' Risks for Physical and Mental Disability
www.sciencedaily.com
WORLD: Your Child’s On/Off Switch for Emotional Grounding, Fight or Flight and Meltdowns
www.ilslearningcorner.com
WORLD: 30 Children with Disabilities from Payatas to Participate in the Dance Therapy Movement
www.advocacine.wordpress.com
CAMBODIA: Ministries Discuss Long-Promised Disability Access
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
MALAYSIA: Paralympics and the State of Persons with Disabilities
www.nst.com.my
SINGAPORE: Artist with Disability Made Money from Paintings, Thanks to a Packet of Rice Volunteers
www.tnp.sg
PHILIPPINES: Ban on UV Express Vans Modified
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
INDIA: What's the Secret to India's Paralympics Success?
www.npr.org
NEW ZEALAND: NZ 'Blade Runner' Beats Pistorius Record
www.bbc.com
TAIWAN: Swimmer with Disability Completes Treble with Lake Swim
www.taipeitimes.com
VIETNAM: Weightlifter Le Van Cong Sets Paralympic Record
www.greetingvietnam.com
MYANMAR: Can Rangoon Become a Disabled-Friendly City?
www.myanmarsun.com
VIETNAM: HCM City Sees Progress in Inclusive Education
www.dtinews.vn
SOUTH ASIA: Why Does the Women's Rights Movement Marginalize Women with Disabilities?
www.theguardian.com
AUSTRALIA: Half Signed Getting Disability Support for First Time
www.theage.com.au
WORLD: As a Thalidomider, ‘I Feel I’m Being Treated Like a Scrounger’
www.theguardian.com
WORLD: Latinos with Disabilities Overcome Obstacles
www.cronkitenews.azpbs.org
FIJI: Miss Sugar Festival to Continue to Advocate on Persons with Disabilities
www.fijivillage.com
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