Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 28 January-3 February 2017

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 28 January-3 February 2017

THAILAND: More Delays for Accessible Pedestrian Bridge 
www.pattayamail.com

MYANMAR: Suspicion of Discrimination on Job Opportunity 
www.myanmaritv.com

LAO PDR: UN Report Outlines Invisible Burden of Women Market Vendors, Including Those with Disabilities, in Vientiane
www.laotiantimes.com

PHILIPPINES: How We Can Empower Children with Disabilities
www.cnnphilippines.com

WORLD: Around the World, Evaluators Often Disagree About Who Needs Disability Benefits
www.huffingtonpost.co.za

WORLD: Persons with Disabilities Finally Get a Way to Save Money    
www.newspressnow.com

SINGAPORE: Classmates are Each Other's Eyes and Ears 
www.tnp.sg

WORLD: Partnership Offers a Lifeline to Students with Disabilities 
www.universityworldnews.com

THAILAND: Plaintiffs with Disabilities Looking for More to Join BTS Lawsuit
www.khaosodenglish.com

CHINA: What Does the End of the One-Child Policy Mean for China's Disabled Population? 
www.newstatesman.com

INDIA: Analysis of the 2017 Budget from the Disability Lens 
www.feminisminindia.com

PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Voters with Disabilities Fight for Access to Polling Stations 
www.thejakartapost.com

WORLD: Disability Groups Protest 11,000-Person Waiting List for Services in Virginia
www.kearneycourier.com

AUSTRALIA: The Dating Scene Doesn't Make Romance Easy for Women with Disabilities 
www.en.mogaznews.com

CAMBODIA: Modified Transportation Opens Up World to Persons with Disabilities in Phnom Penh 
www.southeastasiapost.com

INDONESIA: Elderly Face Increased Disability Risk After Emergency Room Visit 
www.en.tempo.co

NEW ZEALAND: Parents Call for More Protection for Children with Disabilities (PODCAST)
www.radionz.co.nz

INDIA: City Infra Not Apt for Persons with Disabilities - Survey
www.dnaindia.com

WORLD: Spelling and Dyslexia  
www.ldonline.org

WORLD: Employers to Submit Disability Report Annually 
www.namibian.com.na

SRI LANKA: A Group of Policemen with Disabilities Stage Protest in Fort
www.hirunews.lk

INDIA: Nothing for Us in Budget, Say Disability Rights Activists
www.thehindu.com

MALAYSIA: Disability No Bar for This Avid Mountaineer 
www.kualalumpurtimes.com

LAO PDR: Future Plans for ASEAN Para Game in 2017
www.globalgiving.org

INDIA: Delhi Government to Start Five Disability Clinics to Provide Early Intervention
www.hindustantimes.com

WORLD:  Zero Project and Its Participation in 'Inclusion' Aerial Human Art
www.zeroproject.org
THAILAND: Royal Phuket Marina Fund First Sailing Boat Designed for Persons with Disabilities to Be Built in Thailand
www.traveldailynews.asia

SOUTH KOREA: Taking Photos for Persons with Disabilities
www.koreatimes.co.kr

INDIA: ‘Allocations Not Enough for Education, Disability’
www.thehindu.com

CHINA: Disability Employment Security Changes Could Be Costly
www.chinabusinessreview.com

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