Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 20-26 December 2014

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 20-26 December 2014

 

WORLD: UN General Assembly adopts resolution on disability
http://www.un.org/disabilities/default.asp?id=36 

WORLD: Incheon Strategy to Make the Right Real for Persons with Disabilities in Asia and the Pacific (Easy-to-understand version)
http://www.unescapsdd.org/publications/incheon-strategy-make-right-real-persons-disabilities

THAILAND: Free wheelchair friendly taxis from next year for people with disabilities and elderly: BMA
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/national/Free-wheelchair-friendly-taxis-from-next-year

JAPAN: Japan Airlines JAL Conducts Trial of COMUOON 
http://www.eturbonews.com/53763/japan-airlines-jal-conducts-trial-comuoon

INDIA: Act against those not implementing disability quota: Parliamentary panel
http://zeenews.india.com/news/health/health-news/act-against-those-not-implementing-disability

UAE: Give disabled students access to education
http://www.khaleejtimes.com/nation/inside.asp?xfile=/data/educationnation/2014/December

NEW ZEALAND: Removing barriers for disabled people in 2014
https://www.national.org.nz/news/news/media-releases/detail/2014/12/22/removing-barriers

JORDAN: Crown Prince launches ‘Hearing Without Borders’ initiative
http://jordantimes.com/crown-prince-launches-hearing-without-borders-initiative

WORLD: People with Disabilities Earn 37% Less on Average
http://www.disabled-world.com/disability/employment/earnings.php

AZERBAIJAN: Azerbaijan's War-Disabled Struggle to Access Home Care
https://iwpr.net/global-voices/azerbaijans-war-disabled-struggle-access-home-care

WORLD: Disabled man Nico Reed's death sparks call for legal aid at inquests
http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-oxfordshire-30575174

WORLD: Beyond the game: Stories of courage, determination and hope
http://blogs.icrc.org/new-delhi/2014/12/23/beyond-the-game-stories-of-courage-determination

WORLD: Obesity Now Being Recognized as a Disability
http://lastresistance.com/9162/breaking-obesity-now-recognized-disability

WORLD: Update-Patrick Speaks, 10 Weeks On | Unreported World
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5f31_UbCPq4