Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 18-24 April 2015
CAMBODIA: 'Unseen, Unheard' Campaign Highlights Need for Speech Therapy
www.startsomegood.com
AUSTRALIA: State and Federal Disability Ministers to Meet Over NDIS Trials
www.abc.net.au/am/content
PHILIPPINES: Pacquiao Makes Day of Fans with Cerebral Palsy
www.sports.inquirer.net
WORLD: ‘Hookers for the Handicapped' - State Sponsored Sex for Persons with Disabilities
www.newshour.com.bd
INDIA: Ex-Serviceman Wages Battle for Disability Pension
www.thehindu.com/news
FIJI: Six Accords Bolster Disabled Groups
www.fijisun.com.fj/2015
THAILAND: Thailand Introduces Videophone Booths for Persons with Hearing Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
INDIA: Pioneer in Education for Persons with Intellectual Disability
www.newindianexpress.com
WORLD: Supplement Maker Believed to Treat Speech Difficulties Associated with Autism Accused of Misleading Parents
www.disabilityscoop.com
VIETNAM: Legacy of Agent Orange
www.widerimage.reuters.com/story
VIETNAM: The After-Effects of Agent Orange Persist (PHOTOS)
www.america.aljazeera.com/multimedia
WORLD: 10 of the Most Wheelchair Accessible Beaches in the World
www.disabilityhorizons.com
MYANMAR: Pushing for Disability Rights
www.burmanet.org/news
VIETNAM: Art Performance Programs to Honor Persons with Disabilities
www.hanoitimes.com.vn/social-affair
CAMBODIA: Why Cambodia Cannot Wait Any Longer for Speech Therapy
www.phnompenhpost.com
CAMBODIA: Speech Therapy Comes to Cambodia
www.khmertimeskh.com/news
WORLD: Lack of Wheelchair Access in Public Transit Systems
www.cjad.com/cjad-news
WORLD: Stories of Service (VIDEO)
www.vimeo.com
ASIA: Blind Devotion - a Review of the Jubilee Project Short Film
www.livingblindblog.com
SINGAPORE: Enhancing Physical Accessibility for All
www.lta.gov.sg/content
JAPAN: Hunting Jobs for Persons with Disabilities
www.the-japan-news.com/news
VIETNAM: Persons with Disabilities Face Uphill Battle for Jobs
www.vietnamnews.vn/society
WORLD: Funding Awards for Artists with Disabilities
www.artscouncil-ni.org/news
FIJI: Minister Pledges to Support Disability Council
www.fijitimes.com/story
WORLD: Play Center for Kids with Disabilities Could Be Forced to Shut
www.burytimes.co.uk/news
INDIA: Vehicle for Persons with Disabilities
www.newindianexpress.com
FIJI: Fiji’s Work on Persons with Disabilities Recognized
www.fbc.com.fj
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Games Ambassador Gives Insight on Disability
www.portmoresby2015.com
WORLD: Autistic Genius Puts Love Before Maths
www.west-info.eu
WORLD: A Message to Autism Parents
www.autismspeaks.org/blog
PHILIPPINES: When Children are Taught About Disability, Everyone Benefits
www.europa.eu/eyd2015/en
INDONESIA: The 'Cursed' Disabled Boy and the People of the Sea
www.bbc.com/news/blogs
WORLD: What You Don’t Realize About the Dad Behind the Diagnosis
www.themighty.com/2015
PHILIPPINES: Persons with Autism Find Jobs at QC Café
www.lifestyle.inquirer.net
SOUTH KOREA: Persons with Disabilities “Paint” Subtle Scents in Art Exhibition
www.english.hani.co.kr
NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand Sign Language Week 4-10 May 2015
www.community.scoop.co.nz
SINGAPORE: She’s Riding to Mt. Everest to Raise Awareness About Disability
www.sg.news.yahoo.com
SOUTH KOREA: Two Families with Disabilities, Two Very Different Stories
www.news.asiaone.com/news
MALAYSIA: Malaysia’s Workplace Accident Cases Among Lowest in the World
www.therakyatpost.com/news
AUSTRALIA: More Safeguards Against Abuse of Persons with Disabilities Put in Place
www.abc.net.au/news
WORLD: UK Deaf Sport to Hold Major Conference on How to Make Sport More Inclusive
www.insidethegames.biz/articles
MYANMAR: Crafting a Better Life for Persons with Disabilities www.irrawaddy.org/magazine
WORLD: After Online Pressure, Netflix Makes Daredevil and Other Shows Accessible to the Blind
www.polygon.com
VIETNAM: Activities to Mark Vietnam Day of Persons with Disabilities
www.vovworld.vn/en
CAMBODIA: Disability in Cambodia - 'Children Can Make Progress and Have Rights'
www.theguardian.com/social-care-network
INDONESIA: Critical Bill Passes to Promote Disability Rights
www.dfat.gov.au/people-to-people
SOUTH KOREA: Korea's Labor Market Shuns Persons with Disabilities
www.ann-srv.asianewsnet.net
INDIA: 'Margarita with a Straw' Explores a Beautiful Mind in a Disobedient Body
www.thehindu.com/features
CHINA: Beijing to Introduce More Barrier-Free Cabs
www.chinadaily.com.cn
RUSSIA: Russian Adoptee Ballroom Dances Blind
www.whnt.com/2015
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