Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 28 November-4 December 2015

 Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 28 November-4 December 2015

WORLD: Inclusion Matters - Access and Empowerment for People of All Abilities - UN

www.un.org/disabilities

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