Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 19-25 November 2016

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 19-25 November 2016

THAILAND: Struggling Students to Receive Help 
www.bangkokpost.com
SOUTH KOREA: For Deaf Tennis Player, Sound is No Barrier
www.nytimes.com

BANGLADESH: Unemployment Higher Among Persons with Disability - Study
www.dhakatribune.com

AUSTRALIA: Mothers of Children Born with Down Syndrome Say They Were Pressured to Terminate Their Pregnancy (VIDEO)
www.abc.net.au

MALAYSIA: Malaysia Needs to Improve Disability Management - Deputy Prime Minister   
www.thesundaily.my

MONGOLIA: Australia's Direct Aid Program to Support Development of 10 Mongolian Organizations 
www.akipress.com

WORLD: Woman with Learning Disability Should Have Caesarean, Judge Rules 
www.theguardian.com

AUSTRALIA: The WA Dance Troupe Putting Performers with Disabilities Centerstage (VIDEO)
www.abc.net.au

WORLD: How 'Lemonade' Empowered Me As a Black Woman with Disability 
www.huffingtonpost.com

PAKISTAN: Two New Apps Empower Voters with Disabilities in South Asia
www.electionaccess.org

NEW ZEALAND: Children with Disabilities Missing Out on Financial Help
www.radionz.co.nz

MIDDLE EAST: Center 21 for Youth with Mental Disabilities Opens Workshop
www.kuna.net.kw

FIJI: Disability is Not Inability - Minister
www.fijisun.com.fj

SINGAPORE: 5 Ways Technology is Making Singapore a Better Home for Seniors and Persons with Disabilities
www.mothership.sg

INDIA: HC Can’t Reassess Disability Percentage Recorded by Workmen’s Compensation Commissioner
www.livelaw.in

WORLD: Pistorius’s Request to Move to Renovated Prison for Persons with Disabilities Granted
www.heraldlive.co.za

MYANMAR: On Society’s Fringes, Veterans with Disabilities Languish in Poverty
www.myanmar-now.org

WORLD: Tips for Renting a Vacation Home for Persons with Disabilities  
www.visa-vietnam.com.au

JAPAN: Works by Artists with Disabilities Transformed Into Luxury Silk Ties 
www.the-japan-news.com

MALAYSIA:  Activist with Disability Goes on Hunger Strike for Maria
www.freemalaysiatoday.com

HONGKONG: Police Care Cards for Those with Disabilities are a Welcome Step
www.scmp.com

LAO PDR: Bringing a Legacy of Hope to Laos  
www.usaid.gov

VIETNAM: A Wake-Up Call on Child Rights Violations
www.unicef.org

WORLD: Veterans with Disabilities Appeal Can Take 5 Years or More
www.scpr.org

MYANMAR: Dignity and the Potential of Persons with Disabilities
www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com

MONGOLIA: Documentary Film Tackles Human Rights Including Disability (VIDEO)
www.clovekvtisni.cz

NEPAL: Working with Deaf and Persons with Disabilities
www.volunteeringnepal.org

SINGAPORE: Singapore 'Road Master' Kits Test Elderly Reflexes
www.bbc.com

NEW ZEALAND: Government Urged to Act on Disability Support
www.home.nzcity.co.nz

THAILAND: Student with Disability Draws Award-Winning Picture of King Bhumibol with His Feet
www.thainews.prd.go.th

AUSTRALIA: Disability and Child Sexual Abuse in Institutional Contexts - Report
www.aifs.gov.au

MALAYSIA: Malaysian Perspective for Shopping Mall Facilities for Persons with Disabilities
www.researchgate.net

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