Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 25-31 October 2014

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 25-31 October 2014

 

PHILIPPINES: Elders Urged to Help in Disaster Preparation, Management
www.philstar.com/headlines/2014/10/31/1386410/elders-urged-help-disaster-preparation-management

NEW ZEALAND: City’s New Mobility Parks Fail to Impress (PODCAST)
www.newswire.co.nz/2014/10/citys-new-mobility-parks-fail-impress

WORLD: In Addition to Live Readers, Blind Test Takers Can Take GMAT with Text-to-Speech Technology
www.pakistantelegraph.com/index.php/sid/227142069

BHUTAN: Australia Extends Support, Including for Children with Disabilities
www.kuenselonline.com/australia-extends-support

INDIA: Public Toilets are Non-Existent or Non-Functional
www.delhinews.net/index.php/sid

AUSTRALIA: A Happy Physio After the Paralympics
www.queanbeyanage.com.au/story/2661994/bowen-a-happy-physio-after-paralympics

THAILAND: Risk Groups, Including Persons with Disabilities, Vulnerable as Mercury Falls
www.thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID

WORLD: How One Boy with Autism Became BFF with Apple’s Siri
www.mobile.nytimes.com/2014/10/19/fashion/how-apples-siri-became-one-autistic-boys

INDIA: How Does Delhi Compare to London in Terms of Accessibility?
www.samedifference1.com/2014/10/17/accessibility-in-the-city-how-does-delhi-compare-to-london

AFGHANISTAN: Wheelchair Basketball Gives New Hope to Women with Disabilities
www.newhub.shafaqna.com/EN/NN

NEW ZEALAND: State Gearing Up To Move Rural Seniors, Disabled Into Medi-Cal Managed Care
www.foreignaffairs.co.nz/2014/10/29/state-gearing-up-to-move-rural-seniors-disabled-into-medi-cal-managed-care

PHILIPPINES: Don't Forget Persons with Disabilities, Elderly
www.rappler.com/move-ph/issues/disasters/73425-people-disability-disaster-zero-casualty

PAKISTAN: SHC Wants Detailed Report from Government on Rights of Persons with Disabilities
www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2014/10/29/city/karachi/shc-wants-detailed-report-from-govt-on-special-persons-rights

WORLD: Disability Inclusion and Disaster Risk Reduction at the UN HQ
www.preventionweb.net/english/professional/news

AUSTRALIA: Paralympian's New Role to Help Persons with Disabilities
www.themorningbulletin.com.au/news/paralympian-karni-liddell-disabilities-ndis

WORLD: For Many with Disabilities, Special Education Leads to Jail
www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/10/29/for-sped-leads-jail/19800

NEPAL: Cricketers Prove Blindness is Not a Barrier
www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id

BANGLADESH: Working Together for a Disabled-Friendly Local Government
www.lgbd.org/blog/let-us-work-togehter-for-disable-friendly-local-government

JAPAN: DeafJapan Opens Up the World to Persons with Hearing Disabilities 
www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2014/10/19/how-tos/deafjapan-opens-world-hearing-impaired

WORLD: Amputee Turns Disability into Creative Halloween Costumes
www.today.com/news/amputees-creative-halloween-costumes-paralympic-racer-josh-sundquist-turns-disability

WORLD: The Secret Dual Lives of People Living with Mental Illness
www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2014/10/28

INDIA: Students Developing Low-Cost, Portable Braille Printer
www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/students-developing-lowcost-portable-braille-printer

PHILIPPINES: SM City Cauayan to Launch Sensory-Friendly Movie Showing for Persons with Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com/2014/10/27/sm-city-cauayan-to-launch-sensory-friendly-movie-showing-for-people

WORLD: A Look at the Autism-Friendly Performance of Leo Lionni’s ‘Frederick’
www.autismdailynewscast.com/autism-friendly-performance-of-leo-lionnis-frederick-demonstrate-chicago

PAKISTAN: Experts Call for Strong Legislation to Help Persons with Disabilities
www.pakistannewstoday.4com.co/tag/disabilities

WORLD: 'The Egyptian Jackal Princess' Authored by Young Man with Autism
www.autismdailynewscast.com/the-egyptian-jackal-princess-authored-by-young-man-with-autism/17343/snapshot

SAMOA: Australia Gifts New Laptop for Office Manager with Disability
www.samoaobserver.ws/other/aid-n-support/7729-australia-gifts-new-laptop-for-faatino

NEW ZEALAND: Stories of People on the Edges of Society
www.thebigidea.co.nz/connect/media-releases/2014/oct/151050-allyson-hamblett-stories-of-people-on-the-edges

AUSTRALIA: A Sports Program for Kids with Disabilities
www.vu.edu.au/news-events/news/a-sports-program-for-special-kids

WORLD: Transformative Assistive Technologies for Students with Dyslexia
www.noodle.com/articles/transformative-assistive-technologies-for-dyslexic-students

MALAYSIA: Inspiring Stories of Teachers Who Made a Difference in the Lives of Children with Disabilities
www.m.themalaymailonline.com/what-you-think/article/teachers-who-inspire-amar-singh-hss

THAILAND: Disabled Photographer Takes Pictures of Bangkok on a Wheelchair
www.english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2014/10/319341.html

AUSTRALIA: Scooters Parked on City Footpaths May Impact on Persons with Disabilities
www.indaily.com.au/news/2014/10/28/let-scooters-park-city-footpaths-haese

WORLD: Dentists Strive to Improve Dental Care for Children with Autism
www.autismdailynewscast.com/dentists-strive-to-improve-dental-care-for-children-with-autism/17668/snapshot

WORLD: Group Approach May Help Parents of Kids with Autism (STUDY)
www.disabilityscoop.com/2014/10/27/study-group-parents-autism

MALAYSIA: How Will RM441 M Budget Allocation Be Spent, Asks Disabled Community
www.damai.org.my/http-www-thestar-com-my-news-nation-2013-10-28-budget-2014-people-with-disabilities-aspx

CHINA: Persons with Disabilities in Shanghai Turning to London Taxis
www.shanghai.gov.cn/shanghai/node27118/node27818/u22ai78208.html

WORLD: UK Prisons Struggling with Old, Sick and Disabled People, Says Charity
www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/prisons-struggling-with-old-sick-and-disabled-people-says-charity

TAIWAN: As Population Ages, New Health Care Tie-Ups Needed
www.taiwannews.com.tw/etn/news_content.php?id=2604377

PHILIPPINES: DSWD Hosts ASEAN Training to Improve Services for PWDs
www.dwdd.com.ph/2014/10/dswd-hosts-asean-training-to-improve-services-for-pwds

WORLD: 'Learning Disabled Have a Right to a Normal Social Life'
www.bbc.com/news/magazine-29792178

WORLD: Students With Disabilities Are Still Being Put In Seclusion Rooms
www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/10/28/students-with-disabilities-seclusion_n_6064440.html

CAMBODIA: UN-Backed Report Reveals Scope of Violence Against Children
www.vietnamnews.net/index.php/sid

PAKISTAN: Don't Look Down on the Little People
www.tribune.com.pk/story/780729/international-dwarfism-day-dont-look-down-at-the-little-people

WORLD: Birdhouse for Autism App Helps Families with Children on the Spectrum
www.autismdailynewscast.com/birdhouse-for-autism-app-helps-families-with-children-on-the-spectrum

WORLD: DoD Works to Be Model Employer of People With Disabilities
www.defense.gov/news/newsarticle.aspx?id=123484

BANGLADESH: Children with Disabilities to Get Technical Education
www.geebd.com/?p=5987

BRUNEI: Schools Must Do More for Persons with Disabilities
www.bt.com.bn/news-national/2014/10/08/schools-must-do-more-those-special-needs

SINGAPORE: "My Only Rival in Incheon is Myself" - Paralympic Sailor
www.paralympic.org/news/my-only-rival-incheon-myself-says-jovin-tan

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