Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 22-28 April 2017

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 22-28 April 2017

 

THAILAND: NBTC Prepares for Disability Aid App Contest   
www.thainews.prd.go.th

VIETNAM: Vietnam, Japan Develop Sports for Persons with Disabilities 
www.en.nhandan.com.vn

WORLD: New Stanford Course Tackles Designing for Persons with Disabilities
www.news.stanford.edu

PHILIPPINES: Immunization Can Save a Million and a Half More Lives in WHO’s Western Pacific Region
www.reliefweb.int

NEPAL: Nepal Quake Injured Stalked by Disability Two Years On (VIDEO)    
www.sg.news.yahoo.com

AUSTRALIA: WA Should Not Rush to Dump Disability Model 
www.thewest.com.au

CHINA: Woman with Disability Starts Business with Friends 
www.chinavision.info

VIETNAM: Policies to Support Vietnamese with Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com

WORLD: Invisible Citizens - Designing for Persons with Disabilities 
www.indesignlive.com

MALAYSIA: Chance of Employment for Those with Disabilities
www.mtuc.org.my

PHILIPPINES: 900 Athletes with Disabilities to Join Palarong Pambansa 
www.philstar.com

BANGLADESH: More Support for Persons with Autism and NDDs People
www.thebhutanese.bt

SOUTH KOREA: Disability Employment Rate Rises to 2.66 Percent Last Year 
www.english.yonhapnews.co.kr

AFGHANISTAN: Afghan Disability Rights Conference
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com

WORLD: Thousands of Persons with Disabilities Lose Special Cars in Controversial New Scheme
www.itv.com

VIETNAM: VGU Hosted the Very First TOM Makeathon in Asia to Help Children with Disabilities Have a Better Life
www.vgu.edu.vn

INDONESIA: A Bad Luck - People with Disabilities (PWD) and Poverty in Indonesia (RESEARCH)
www.lpem.org

TAIWAN: Urging Accessible Environment for Persons with Disabilities, An Easter Carnival Held At Kaohsiung’s Gangshan District  
www.tcnn.org

NEW ZEALAND: 3,000 Disability Support Workers to Strike Over Pay 
www.radionz.co.nz

WORLD: Pope Pays to Rent Beach Space for Youths with Disabilities
www.taiwannews.com

PHILIPPINES: Women with Disability Dance with the Rhythm of Change
www.news.pia.gov.ph

SRI LANKA: Commander Takes New Year Gifts to War Heroes with Disabilities at Ragama 
www.army.lk

FIJI: Fiji’s Paralympic President Dreams Big for His Country
www.samoaplanet.com

BANGLADESH: Adopt Effective Policies for Persons with Disabilities
www.dhakatribune.com
CHINA: Undercover Footage Exposes Brutal Abuse of Toddlers with Disabilities
www.nextshark.com

WORLD: MEPs Make Products More Accessible for Persons with Disabilities
www.neweurope.eu

SINGAPORE: Census to Help Target Disability Services 
www.gov.sg

MYANMAR: Disabled But Not Forgotten (BLOG)
www.omf.org

VIETNAM: Quang Tri Presents Gifts to Persons with Disabilities
www.en.qdnd.vn

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