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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