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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