Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 20-26 June 2015

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 20-26 June 2015

 

AUSTRALIA: Tighter Disability Support Pension Rules are Hurting, Say Welfare Groups

www.abc.net.au

WORLD: Early Intervention for Toddlers with Autism Improves Long-Term Outcomes
www.autismspeaks.org
 

CHINA: Persons with Disabilities Have Difficulty Finding Jobs in China

www.globalaccessibilitynews.com

TONGA: Queen Opens New Social Protection and Disability Division
www.mic.gov.to

 

CAMBODIA: Meet Sok, A Teacher with Disability

www.goodnewsshared.com

 

WORLD: This Inspiring Lawyer with Autism Will Practice Special Education Law
www.autismspeaks.org/news
 

CAMBODIA: Cycling for Cambodians with Disabilities

www.khmertimeskh.com/news
 

MYANMAR: Disabled Voters to Get Assistance in Upcoming Election

www.yangon.coconuts.co

 

WORLD: Teen Completes 57-Mile Walk Carrying Brother on Back
www.aol.com/article
 

INDIA: We Aim to Help Those with Print Disabilities

www.sakaaltimes.com/NewsDetails
 

SINGAPORE: NUS Students Go on Desert Trek to Help the Disabled

www.news.asiaone.com/news/singapore

 

WORLD: Paving the Way for Inclusion
www.faithhopeloveautism.blogspot.com
 

CAMBODIA: Cambodia's Mother of Disabled Children (VIDEO)

www3.nhk.or.jp
 

PHILIPPINES: Wheelchair of Love for Disabled Elderly

www.philstar.com/entertainment

 

WORLD: To the Family Members Who Exclude a Loved One with Autism
www.themighty.com
 

WORLD: Being a Co-Worker to Someone with Learning Disabilities Taught Me Lessons We Should All Learn

www.england.nhs.uk
 

NEW ZEALAND: New Zealand a World Leader on Disability Issues

www.scoop.co.nz/stories
 

AUSTRALIA: Social Services Minister Scott Morrison Confronted by Disability Support Protester (VIDEO)

www.theguardian.com
 

NEW ZEALAND: Disabled Maori More Disadvantaged - Survey

www.radionz.co.nz/news
 

WORLD: 10 Useful Disability Blogs Recommended by Sensory Guru

www.sensoryguru.com
 

CAMBODIA: Putting Disability on the Agenda

www.cbm.org
 

INDIA: Parents Want to Euthanize Their Six Disabled Children

www.lifenews.com
 

PAKISTAN: Karachi Disabled Continue to Plead for Jobs Despite Heatwave Horrors

www.asianewsnet.net
 

CHINA: “Disability is Still Very Invisible in China Today”

www.rwi.lu.se
 

SINGAPORE: Are We Over-Compensating the Needs of the Physically Disabled? (BLOG)

www.thesingaporebeacon.com
 

MYANMAR: Shwe Min Tha Foundation to Launch Disability Project

www.mmtimes.com
 

WORLD: Disability Protesters Blocked from Commons Chamber

www.oneislandtwonationsblogspotcom.typepad.com
 

THAILAND: Hearing Loss in Thailand

www.hear-it.org
 

VIETNAM: Women with Disabilities Empowered

www.en.baomoi.com/Info
 

JAPAN: Intellectually Disabled Woman Seeks Compensation for Forced Sterilization Under Eugenics Law in 1960s

www.japantimes.co.jp/news
 

MALAYSIA: Poor, Disabled in Sarawak to Get More Welfare Aid Next Year

www.freemalaysiatoday.com
 

SRI LANKA: Poson 2015 for Disabled Devotees Too

www.srilankanewslive.com
 

INDIA: Reconsider Admission of Physically Disabled Student

www.indianexpress.com
 

CAMBODIA: David Beckham Visits Vulnerable Children

www.blogs.unicef.org.uk

 

 

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