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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