Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 23-29 July 2016

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 23-29 July 2016

SINGAPORE: Dignity Kitchen is Singapore’s First Hawker Training School for Persons with Disabilities and the Disadvantaged
www.dignitykitchen.sg
PHILIPPINES: DSWD Releases P5 Billion for Senior Citizens
www.philstar.com

KAZAKHSTAN: Over 40% of Certified Facilities Adapted to the Needs of Persons with Disabilities
www.kazpravda.kz

WORLD: Guide to Change Perception of Disability at Paralympics
www.kent.ac.uk

SRI LANKA: Media Briefing to Notify the Progress on Matters of Soldiers with Disabilities
www.defence.lk

MALAYSIA: Starbucks Opening Café Staffed by Deaf Baristas  
www.foxnews.com

INDONESIA: Maybank Helps Persons with Disabilities Increase Income
www.thejakartapost.com

WORLD: 7 Ways to Prevent Aggressive Behaviors in Students with Autism
www.trishakatkin.com

WORLD: Twenty 5-Minute Speech Therapy Activities You Can Do at Home
www.home-speech-home.com

HONGKONG: Hong Kong Police May Issue Special Cards to Persons with Psychosocial Disabilities After Arrest Blunder
www.scmp.com

NEW ZEALAND: Second Round of Consultation for New Disability Strategy
www.scoop.co.nz

SINGAPORE: Raising Employability and Empowerment for People with Disabilities at E2 Connect 2016
www.ida.gov.sg

WORLD: Dysgraphia - Signs of Sloppy Handwriting Could Mean More than Poor Fine Motor Development
www.ilslearningcorner.com

WORLD: Making the Inclusive Classroom a Reality
www.thotsntots.com

CAMBODIA: Music Video to ‘Shake Off’ Perception of Disabilities 
www.khmertimeskh.com

MYANMAR: Civil Society to Draw Up Policy Guidelines for Persons with Disabilities
www.myitmakhamedia.info

SINGAPORE: 'Better Life by Design: Designing for People with Disabilities' Set 16-18 August 2016
www.designsingapore.org

WORLD: Cerebral Palsy Involves a Brain Injury 
www.cerebralpalsy.org

WORLD: Second Disability Pride Attracts Thousands in New York
www.riglobal.org

JAPAN: Care Home Massacre Probed as Mercy Killing
www.japantimes.co.jp

WORLD: We Need to Reject the Idea That Disability Equates to Misery
www.huffingtonpost.com.au

PHILIPPINES: ARMM Celebrates 38th National Disability Prevention and Rehabilitation Week 
www.mindanaoexaminer.com

PHILIPPINES: Handicapable Painters Depict SDGs in Disability Week Exhibit (PHOTOS)
www.unicmanila.org

SINGAPORE: Six Voluntary Welfare Organizations Get Grants to Tap IT Aids for Those with Disabilities
www.hrinasia.com

AUSTRALIA: Disability Sector Struggling to Attract Young People, Tasmanian Providers Say
www.abc.net.au

MALAYSIA: Malaysia Introduces New Rights for Air Travelers with Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com

SINGAPORE: New BCA Rules for Building Owners to Improve Accessibility for Less Mobile Persons
www.todayonline.com

WORLD: Study Shows Lack of Opportunity for Actors with Disabilities
www.latimes.com

MALAYSIA: Tough Life for Persons with Disabilities in Rawang
www.malaysiaretailnews.blogspot.com

INDONESIA: Fiji Visits Give Indonesian Delegation Insight
www.fijitimes.com

INDIA: Railway Stations Lack Sanitation, Not Disabled-Friendly
www.thestatesman.com

NEW ZEALAND: Men with Disabilities Were 'Warehoused' by Government - Lawyer
www.radionz.co.nz

SRI LANKA: Compensation for Deceased or Disabled Migrant Workers
www.news.lk

CAMBODIA: A New Era Unfolds for Artisan with Disability (VIDEO)
www.hinrichfoundation.com

SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan Mother with Disability Provides for Daughter Despite Food Shortage
www.foodgrainsbank.ca

FIJI: Disability Empowerment Project for Young Fijian Women Breaks New Ground
www.abc.net.au

NEPAL: Disability-Friendly Jorpati Treats Persons with Disabilities Well
www.nepalitimes.com

PAKISTAN: Sialkot’s Adventurer with Disability (VIDEO)
www.samaa.tv

JAPAN: Trying to Write ‘Reasonably’ About Disability in Japan (BLOG)
www.thelimpingphilosopher.wordpress.com

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