Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 18-24 April 2015

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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