Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 21-27 March 2015

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 21-27 March 2015

 

PHILIPPINES: Davao School’s Blind Musicians Get Ready for Star Turn in Germany (VIDEO)
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net

WORLD: At Least Three Disabled Entries in This Year’s Eurovision Song Contest (PODCAST)
www.stitcher.com/podcast

AUSTRALIA: Abbott Government Likely to Ask for Deadline Extension on Disability Wage
www.theguardian.com/australia-news

JAPAN: Single Mother with Disability Vying for Seat in Tokyo’s Kita Ward
www.japantimes.co.jp/news

INDIA: Person with Visual Disability Has Flown a Plane and is Now a Young Global Leader
www.indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai

BRUNEI: Brunei Will Soon Ratify UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
www.borneobulletin.com.bn/brunei

WORLD: UN Chief Urges Inclusion, Equality for Persons with Down Syndrome
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com

TAJIKISTAN: Too Much Cousin Love Could Be Causing Birth Defects
www.rferl.org/content/tajikistan

WORLD: Why are Young People Scared of Disclosing Their Disability to Employers?
www.bbc.com/news/blogs

EGYPT: Grand Mosque Staff Learn Sign Language
www.scoop.it/t/translation-world

INDIA: Girl Shows Love for Kids with Disabilities Through Paintings
www.en.baomoi.com/Info

AUSTRALIA: Speaker Who Uses Wheelchair 'Carried Onto Stage' at Melbourne Disability Summit
www.radioaustralia.net.au/international

WORLD: Heartwarming Video of Blind Scots Schoolboy Playing the Piano After Winning Two Top Prizes (VIDEO)
www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news

BHUTAN: Grant Contract Signed Between Disability Training Center and Embassy of Japan
www.bhutanobserver.bt

CHINA: A Blind Man and His Armless Companion Plant Over 10,000 Trees
www.iheartintelligence.com

AUSTRALIA: Government Fails on Jobs for Persons with Disabilities
www.indaily.com.au/news

WORLD: Movie Featuring Actor with Down Syndrome Set for Wide Release
www.disabilityscoop.com

WORLD: How Do You Make a Better Facebook Experience for Blind Users? Ask These 'Empathy Engineers'
www.slate.com/blogs

INDIA: Disability Shouldn’t Disable Relationships
www.iol.co.za

KAZAKHSTAN: Voice Championing Disabilities
www.kz.undp.org/content/kazakhstan

WORLD: Artist Encourages Those with Sight Loss to Listen to Books
www.kentonline.co.uk/dover/news

PAKISTAN: Talk with Injured and Disabled Soldiers of Pak Army (VIDEO)
www.unewstv.com

VIETNAM: Nun Runs Center Caring for Vietnamese Children with Severe Disabilities
www.catholicreview.org/article

WORLD: Designing the Parachorus—Or Why I Sing with a Dog
www.areyouseeingthis.wordpress.com

WORLD: 5 Skills in Which Persons with Visual Disabilities Excel
www.gatewaytoblindness.blogspot.com

WORLD: White House Honors Teen with Cerebral Palsy
www.disabilityscoop.com

PAKISTAN: Employment Quota for Persons with Disabilities Increased
www.tribune.com.pk/story

KYRGYZSTAN: Activists Say Government Dithering on Disability Convention
www.refworld.org/docid

SINGAPORE: Priority in Queues Given to Elderly, Pregnant and Persons with Disabilities Paying Respects to Lee Kuan Yew
www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore

TAJIKISTAN: Joint Partnership Program for Promotion and Inclusion of Rights of Persons with Disabilities Launched
www.euro.who.int/en/countries/tajikistan

MALDIVES: The Maldives Reiterates Commitment to Ensure Rights of Persons with Disabilities
www.maldiveshighcommission.org/news

WORLD: When People Ask If It’s Fair to Expect My Children to Take Care of Their Brother (BLOG)
www.themighty.com

MALAYSIA: Hospitals Should Show Special Care for Disabled, Elderly Patients (COMMENTARY)
www.themalaysianinsider.com/opinion

THAILAND: Netizens ‘Like’ Officer’s Effort for Woman with Disability
www.makotora.biz

SINGAPORE: Funding Scheme to Cover More Persons with Disabilities
www.news.asiaone.com/news/singapore

WORLD: International Association for Disabled Sailing Gets Responses from 32 MNAs About Disability Sailing
www.parasport-news.com

CAMBODIA: Where are the Persons with Disabilities in Cambodia?
www.phnompenhpost.com

JAPAN: Attitudes Toward Disability Challenged at Tokyo Show
www.scmp.com/news/asia

CHINA: Student Walks 1,200-Plus Miles for Children with Disabilities
www.durangoherald.com/article

FIJI: Special Focus on Table Tennis
www.fijitimes.com/story

WORLD: Afghanistan Veterans Prepare to Take on World's Best Sailors with Disabilities
www.itv.com/news

BANGLADESH: Disability and Children at Risk
www.worldbank.org/projects

AUSTRALIA: Supporting Research Into Social Inclusion for Persons with a Disability
www.visionaustralia.org

INDIA: Ministry Seeks Report on Dirty Living Quarters Given to Athletes with Disabilities
www.indianexpress.com/article

MYANMAR: Talking the Language of Inclusion, But Can We Walk the Walk?
www.actionaid.org

WORLD: Mom with Disability Wins Daughter Back After Legal Battle
www.today.com/parents

WORLD: Apple Inc.'s iPhone & iPad Can Help Persons with Visual Disabilities to Navigate The World
www.insidermonkey.com/blog

MIDDLE EAST: ERC Implements Humanitarian Programs in Kazakhstan
www.wam.ae/en/news/international

AUSTRALIA: Actor and Disability Advocate, in His Own Words (PODCAST)
www.radioaustralia.net.au/international

IRAN: Norouz Cash Gifts for Persons with Disabilities
www.iran-daily.com/News

AFGHANISTAN: Persons with Disabilities Stage Protest in Kabul
www.pajhwok.com/en

WORLD: What You Need to Know About Traveling with Disabilities
www.expatfinder.com/articles

VIETNAM: Disabled People Urge Metro Upgrades
www.vietnamnews.vn/society

WORLD: Podcast Discusses Losing Sight and Becoming England’s First Blind Fitness Trainer
www.sdcb.org/blog/posts

PAKISTAN: Social Services Intervened After Man with Learning Disability Married in Pakistan
www.asianimage.co.uk/news

MICRONESIA: Event Helps Disabilities Awareness (PHOTO GALLERY)
www.guampdn.com/article

NEW ZEALAND: Child Poverty and Disability 'Inextricably Linked' - Action Group
www.tvnz.co.nz/national-news

CHINA: Tencent Aims to Lower Barriers to Internet Access for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
www.asianewsnet.net

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