Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 3-9 January 2015

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 3-9 January 2015

 

CHINA: Meet the Fearless Dragons, a Running Club Like No Other
www.edition.cnn.com/2015/01/04/intl_world/fearless-dragons-hong-kong/index.html

INDIA: One-Third of the World’s Blind Live in India; Lenskart Wants to Change That with $21 Million Funding
www.techinasia.com/lenskart-remove-indias-tag-blind-capital-world-212-million-fresh-funding

CHINA: Scholar Who Helped Blind Dissident Flee Arrested
www.worldbulletin.net/news/152327/china-arrests-scholar-who-helped-blind-dissident-flee

WORLD: Some Blind People Use Echolocation to 'See'
www.medicalportal.asia/article/2811/Some_Blind_People_Use_Echolocation_to_See

PHILIPPINES: Accessible Education Centers for Persons with Disabilities Pushed
www.philstar.com:8080/education-and-home/2015/01/08/1410650/accessible-education-centers-pwds-pushed

WORLD: An Oasis of Care for People with Intellectual Disabilities
www.nytimes.com/2014/12/31/us/in-louisville-an-oasis-of-care-for-the-disabled.html

NORTH KOREA: Living with Disability in North Korea
www.theguardian.com/world/2014/dec/30/-sp-living-with-disability-north-korea

WORLD: Learning Disability GP Health Checks 'Show Results'
www.bbc.com/news/health

WORLD: Israeli Company Develops Smartphone for Disabled
www.jpost.com/Israel-News/New-Tech/WATCH-Israeli-company-develops-smartphone-for-disabled

WORLD: Breakthrough Could Lead to Artificial Retinas for Those with Visual Disabilities
www.new.huji.ac.il/en/article/24287

AUSTRALIA: Blind Commentator Calls Sydney Test
www.cricket.com.au/news/blind-james-pitter-commentates-on-abc-grandstand-at-sydney-test

INDIA: CBSE Figures on Disability Deceptive
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/CBSE-figures-on-disability-deceptive

PAKISTAN: Huge Win for Pakistan Disabled CC
www.dawn.com/news

INDIA: The Inspiring Story of India’s Blade Runner
www.in.news.yahoo.com/inspiring-story-india-blade-runner

AFGHANISTAN: Persons with Disabilities Deprived of Basic Rights — AIHRC
www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/17341-disabled-persons-deprived-of-basic-rights-aihrc

INDIA: Two Special Pension Courts for Disabled, Widows Soon
www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/dehradun/two-special-pension-courts-for-disabled-widows-soon.html

WORLD: Is the NHS Failing Women with Autism?
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/jan/05/are-women-with-autism-being-failed-by-nhs

PAKISTAN: The Case of an Explosive Polio Outbreak
www.awaztoday.tv/News_Polio-The-case-of-an-explosive-outbreak_1_53437_Political-News.aspx

AFGHANISTAN: A Decade of Aid Cash Brings Little Cheer for Afghan Orphans with Disabilities
www.beforeitsnews.com/blogging-citizen-journalism/2015/01/a-decade-of-aid-cash-brings-little-cheer-for-disabled-afghan-orphans-2466064.html

WORLD: Is the World Ready for Animated Autism?
www.blog.theautismsite.com/animated-autism-arthur/