Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 18-24 February 2017
JAPAN: Inclusive Society Plan Mooted for 2020 Games
www.the-japan-news.com
VIETNAM: Vietnam Takes Care of Children with Disabilities
www.vietnambreakingnews.com
WORLD: Ecuador's Paraplegic Presidential Candidate Stirs Hope for Persons with Disabilities
www.usnews.com
SINGAPORE: Government to Spend S$400 Million Yearly to Get Persons with Disabilities Job-Ready
www.todayonline.com
WORLD: Hidden Disabilities Fought in the Shadows
www.ccheadliner.com
SAMOA: Pacific Conference on Disability Begins
www.samoaobserver.ws
INDIA: Arunachal Government to Raise Pension for Persons with Disabilities
www.india.com
WORLD: Models with Disabilities Make London Fashion Week Debut
www.nst.com.my
WORLD: Workplace Disability Discrimination Claims are On the Rise
www.truth-out.org
BANGLADESH: Government Working for Development of Persons with Disabilities - Speakers
www.bssnews.net
NEPAL: Children with Disabilities Denied Access to Equal Education
www.talkinghumanities.blogs.sas.ac.uk
WORLD: UK Second Only to Japan for Young People’s Poor Psychosocial Well-Being
www.disabledgo.com
WORLD: BBC News Launches £1 Million Scheme for Journalists with Disabilities in ‘Disability Works’ Week
www.samedifference1.com
SINGAPORE: Supporting Singaporeans with Disabilities and Psychosocial Health Issues
www.today.mims.com
AUSTRALIA: Students with a Disability Face Massive Funding Shortfall, Education Council Figures Suggest
www.abc.net.au
PHILIPPINES: Magical Ball Benefits Children with Disabilities
www.lifestyle.inquirer.net
WORLD: Breaking Down Barriers in Business
www.bbc.com
WORLD: Why Do Persons with Disabilities Still Have to Put Up with This Indignity?
www.theguardian.com
INDONESIA: AHY Flagship Program Focuses on Care for Persons with Disabilities
www.en.netralnews.com
NEPAL: Persons with Disabilities Hit by Road Expansion, Melamchi Works
www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com
SRI LANKA: ‘Don’t Make Able- Bodied People Disabled’
www.sundaytimes.lk
PAKISTAN: Largest Event for Persons with the Disabilities ‘Abilities Expo 2017’ is Coming on February 25
www.thenews.com.pk
JAPAN: ‘Paper Theater’ Aims to Change Views of Disabled Life
www.the-japan-news.com
AUSTRALIA: New Operators for Privatized Disability Group Homes
www.theherald.com.au
CAMBODIA: Pilot Project for Persons with Disabilities in Pailin to Spread
www.khmertimeskh.com
WORLD: Intersessional Seminar on the Protection of the Family and Disability
www.ohchr.org
VIETNAM: Art performance Programs to Honor Persons with Disabilities
www.talkvietnam.org
WORLD: Canadian Resort for Vacationers with Disabilities Saved
www.570news.com
BANGLADESH: Why We Need a Disability Inclusion Revolution
www.thedailystar.net
THAILAND: Ram Thai Performance by Disability Person
www.pattayadailynews.com
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