Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 2-8 July 2016
NEPAL: Disability Rights Bill 2016 Tabled in the Legislative Parliament
www.nfdn.org.np
THAILAND: 2nd Regional Dialogue on the Mainstreaming of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in the ASEAN Community
www.aichr.org
AUSTRALIA: Disability Doesn't Mean Entrepreneurial Inability
www.smh.com.au
NORTH KOREA: North Korea Opens Kindergarten for Children with Hearing Disabilities
www.upi.com
WORLD: Managing Epilepsy in Patients with Intellectual Disability
www.psychiatryadvisor.com
WORLD: How to Help an Angry Person with Autism
www.autism.baydakh.com
THAILAND: Who Will Care for Thailand’s Elderly?
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
BRUNEI: ‘More Needs to Be Done for Persons with Disabilities’
www.bt.com.bn
WORLD: What Does an Occupational Therapist Do Exactly?
www.theguardian.com
WORLD: Making Accommodations So Employees with Autism Reach Their Potential
www.autismspeaks.org
CAMBODIA: NGO Calls for NEC to Assist Persons with Disabilities in Voting Process
www.kimedia.blogspot.com
WORLD: Does It Help Disabled People to Let Them Win?
www.bbc.com
WORLD: Two Color-Blind Brothers See Each Other in Color for the First Time, and It's Magical
www.upworthy.com
INDIA: 3 Percent Quota for Persons with Disabilities a Must in All Posts
www.indianexpress.com
MONGOLIA: Financing Secured for Construction of National Development Center for Children with Disabilities
www.theubpost.mn
NEW ZEALAND: Boccia Taken Up by Children with Disabilities in Record Numbers in New Zealand
www.stuff.co.nz
WORLD: This Teen Runs the Fastest But Her Coach Always Need to Catch Her at the Finish Line
www.buzzflare.com
AUSTRALIA: Is the Disability Sector NDIS Ready? (PODCAST)
www.probonoaustralia.com.au
AUSTRALIA: Five Participants Talk About Their National Disability Insurance Scheme Experience
www.visionaustralia.org
WORLD: ‘Kills On Wheels’ (FILM REVIEW)
www.variety.com
FIJI: Persons with Disabilities to Have Access to Training
www.fijitimes.com
WORLD: Pope Slams Culture of 'Perfect' People Shunning Persons with Disabilities
www.bigstory.ap.org
PHILIPPINES: DOJ Okays Benefits for Mentally Ill Kids of AFP Retirees
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
CAMBODIA: Japan to Help Children Cope with Disabilities
www.khmertimeskh.com
MIDDLE EAST: Families Reject Their Children with Disabilities
www.arabnews.com
SRI LANKA: Persons with Disabilities Will Continue to Be Productive After RRC Vocational Training
www.lankanewsweb.net
CAMBODIA: No Encore for Musicians with Disabilities
www.khmertimeskh.com
WORLD: CNE Under Fire for Ending Free Admission for Persons with Disabilities (VIDEO)
www.680news.com
MALAYSIA: Senior Citizens with Disabilities Due to Old Age, Surgery Eligible for Welfare Aid
www.nst.com.my
CAMBODIA: Japan Grants Over US$250,000 for Promotion of Inclusive Education for Cambodian Children with Disabilities
www.akp.gov.kh
FIJI: Mobility Aid for Persons with Disabilities
www.fbc.com.fj
INDIA: Disabled and Disheartened (COMMENTARY)
www.thehindu.com
SAIPAN: What are Disabilities?
www.saipantribune.com
SOUTH KOREA: Brokering Progress for South Korea's Workers with Disabilities
www.post-gazette.com
AUSTRALIA: Salon Pair Cut Through the Negativity to Help Those with Disabilities
www.heraldsun.com.au
WORLD: Taiwanese Group Lifts Persons with Disabilities with 200 Wheelchairs
www.sunnewsonline.com
INDONESIA: Idul Fitri Mass Exodus, a Rough Patch for Persons with Disabilities
www.thejakartapost.com
NEPAL: Nepali Migrants in Norway Donate Educational Materials for Persons with Intellectual Disability
www.educationsansar.com
NEW ZEALAND: Family to Be Reimbursed for Disabled Son's Care
www.radionz.co.nz
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