Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 28 November-4 December 2015
WORLD: Inclusion Matters - Access and Empowerment for People of All Abilities - UN
VIETNAM: Activities in Response to the International Day for Persons with Disabilities
www.vietnambreakingnews.com
WORLD: Persons with Disabilities Can Play Key Role in Sustainable Development - UN
www.en.apdnews.com
SINGAPORE: More Support for Persons with Disabilities in Singapore Now (VIDEO)
www.channelnewsasia.com
FIJI: Fiji Celebrates Day of Persons with Disabilities
www.fijitimes.com
UZBEKISTAN: Uzbekistan Celebrates International Day of Persons with Disabilities
www.mongolianews.net
WORLD: Persons with Disabilities at Added Risk in War, Displacement
www.hrw.org
BANGLADESH: Right and Plight of Persons with Disabilities (COMMENTARY)
www.daily-sun.com
AUSTRALIA: International Day of Persons with Disabilities - Stevie's Story
www.thecourier.com.au
INDIA: 3 from City to Be Honored on National Disability Day
www.tribuneindia.com
WORLD: Meet Haben Girma, Harvard Law’s First Deaf-Blind Graduate
www.thisisafrica.me
AUSTRALIA: Why I Care About Disability (COMMENTARY)
www.sbs.com.au
WORLD: There’s No Stopping Disability-Justice Advocate Cheryl Green
www.news.streetroots.org
PHILIPPINES: Disability as an Inspiration in Life
www.mb.com.ph
BANGLADESH: On a Path Towards Acceptance and Inclusion
www.observerbd.com
AFGHANISTAN: Disability the Main Reason Behind Poverty
www.kabultribune.com
WORLD: At Least 14 Dead, Suspects Killed, After Attack at California Disability Center
www.abc.net.au
INDIA: Marathi Film 'Yellow' Kickstarts Film Festival for Persons with Disabilities
www.bignewsnetwork.com
SINGAPORE: Five for Fighting at the 2015 ASEAN Para Games
www.channelnewsasia.com
SINGAPORE: SingPost to Issue Commemorative Stamp Set for 8th ASEAN Para Games
www.channelnewsasia.com
WORLD: A Canadian with an Intellectual Disability is Fighting His 46-Cents-an-Hour Wage
www.vice.com
INDIA: Ultrasonic Cane Scans a Blind Person’s Surroundings for Obstacles
www.wired.com
WORLD: Adopted Boy Shares Same Disability as His New Grandpa
www.liveactionnews.org
AUSTRALIA: Call for Quotas as Disabled Public Servant Numbers Fall by Half in NSW
www.smh.com.au
NEW ZEALAND: Persons with Disabilities Forced to Live 'Life in the Slow Lane'
www.radionz.co.nz
NEPAL: World Toilet Day Easing Disability
www.spotlightnepal.com
WORLD: Why Kylie Jenner Has Pissed Off People Who Actually Use Wheelchairs
www.mashable.com
WORLD: Working Long Hours Increases Heart Attack, Stroke Risk
www.business.inquirer.net
SINGAPORE: 5 Disability Sports Centers to Be Set Up Across Singapore
www.channelnewsasia.com
INDONESIA: Leading Disability Advocate Examines Draft Disability Law in Indonesia
www.asiafoundation.org
WORLD: Coping with Aging's Costliest Challenge
www.time.com
INDIA: Disability Can't Chain Clown or Girl
www.telegraphindia.com
WORLD: Dad Dances at Daughter's Wedding Despite Wheelchair Disability
www.abc7ny.com
THAILAND: Asia's First Conference for Deaf Catholics Shares the Mission of Evangelization
www.catholicnewsagency.com
HONGKONG: Disabled Staff, Employers Commended
www.news.gov.hk
WORLD: Virus That Causes Baby Deformities Found in Dengue Mosquitoes
www.technology.inquirer.net
WORLD: Once Nonverbal; Adult with Autism Gets Accepted Into Doctorate School
www.kerrymagro.com
PHILIPPINES: Filipino Develops Wearable Tech to Save Elderly from Deadly Falls
www.business.inquirer.net
AUSTRALIA: NSW Disability Workers Strike in Newcastle, Charlestown Over Privatization Plan
www.theherald.com.au
SRI LANKA: National Policy for Persons with Disabilities
www.srilankanewslive.com
TAIWAN: Act Altered to Make Public Transport More Accessible
www.taipeitimes.com
INDIA: 'Walk with Us' Features Persons with Disabilities at Doarbji Tata Park
www.avenuemail.in
WORLD: Computer Problem Delays Disability Payments to Nearly 19,000
www.sg.finance.yahoo.com
INDONESIA: Australian Performer to Celebrate Achievement with Persons with Disabilities in Jakarta
www.antaranews.com
WORLD: Blind Woman with Dissociative Identity Disorder Started to See When One of Her Personalities Changed
www.techtimes.com
PHILIPPINES: We’ll Do Disability Survey in 2016 - PSA
www.philstar.com
TURKEY: Persons with Disabilities Demand New Government Fulfills Its Promises
www.todayszaman.com
BANGLADESH: Ensuring Education for Children with Disabilities
www.thedailynewnation.com
NEW ZEALAND: Registrations Open for 2016 Halberg Junior Disability Games
www.scoop.co.nz
INDIA: Disability Needs Visibility in India - Kalki Koechlin
www.indianexpress.com
WORLD: Students with Autism Find Comfort in 'Hug Chair' Invented by Regina Undergrads
www.cbc.ca
WORLD: University to Employ, House Adults with Autism
www.disabilityscoop.com
INDIA: India Isn't Disabled-Friendly Yet, But Here are a Few Initiatives Paving the Way
www.catchnews.com
AUSTRALIA: Labor Pledges Disability Funding
www.goldcoastbulletin.com.au
LAO PDR: Country Festival Sports with Disabled Persons in Oudomxay Province (Lao)
www.ldpa.org.la
INDIA: Government Offices Need to Ensure Access for Persons with Disabilities
www.easternmirrornagaland.com
SINGAPORE: Persons with Disabilities Get Their Own One-Stop Village
www.straitstimes.com
WORLD: Here’s to Siblings of Children with Disabilities
www.fireflyfriends.com
WORLD: The Role of Special Education in a Democracy
www.thinkinclusive.us
INDONESIA: Employing Persons with Disabilities Beneficial for Companies - Expert
www.thejakartapost.com
NEPAL: Nepal Urged to Promote ‘Accessible Tourism’
www.kathmandupost.ekantipur.com
AUSTRALIA: Women with a Disability - How Do We Protect Those to Whom We Never Listen?
www.canberratimes.com.au
MALAYSIA: Workshop Raises Awareness on Making the City Disabled-Friendly
www.hakam.org.my
INDIA: Lack of Disabled-Friendly Infrastructure is a Hurdle
www.deccanchronicle.com