Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 3-9 September 2016
LAO PDR: Blind and Missing Both Hands, Bombing Victim Navigates Life in Laos (VIDEO)
LAO PDR: US Gives Laos $90 Million to Clear Its Bombs
www.khmertimeskh.com
WORLD: Rio Paralympics 2016 Opens in Brazil
www.bbc.com
SINGAPORE: Team Singapore an Inspiration, Says President
www.localnewsingapore.com
JAPAN: Experiencing Sports for Persons with Disabilities
www.the-japan-news.com
WORLD: A Complete Guide to Hiring Employees With Disabilities
www.inc.com
WORLD: Why Fidgeting Can Be Good for Those with ADHD
ww2.kqed.org
INDONESIA: Disability Inclusive Education in Indonesian Islamic Education Institutions
www.globaldisability.org
WORLD: Can Paralympics Advance Disability Rights in Brazil?
www.yahoo.com
KAZAKHSTAN: Cafe Kicks Stigma for Staff with Psychosocial Disabilities
www.sg.news.yahoo.com
MALAYSIA: Only 1% to 5% of Zika Cases Lead to Microcephaly - Health Minister
www.thestar.com.my
WORLD: Turning Paralympians Into ‘Superhumans’ No Help to Persons with Disabilities
www.theguardian.com
WORLD: Refugee Paralympians Represent Persons with Disabilities and Displaced in Rio
www.timesofisrael.com
MALAYSIA: Paralympics Squad Ready to Surprise at Rio
www.malaysiakini.com
PAKISTAN: Pakistani Scientists Discover 30 New Genes Causing Mental Disabilities
www.pakistankakhudahafiz.com
WORLD: Tools to Support Your Child’s Speech and Language
www.mabletherapy.com
WORLD: Nine Essential Tips for Working with Persons Who are Blind
www.perkins.org
INDIA: Persons with Disabilities Not Given Their Due Share in Sports, Leaving Them Discouraged
www.newindianexpress.com
AUSTRALIA: New Regulations Needed to Open the Door for Ridesharing Users with Disability
www.visionaustralia.org
INDIA: 'Life is Extremely Difficult for Persons with Disabilities in This City'
www.newindianexpress.com
WORLD: New iPad Game Could Help Diagnose Autism in Children
www.medicalnewstoday.com
WORLD: Delayed Kindergarten Enrollment Dramatically Reduces ADHD in Children - Study
www.inquisitr.com
AUSTRALIA: Push for Uber to Get Disability Subsidies
www.news.com.au
WORLD: A New Scheme Hopes to Help Those with Hidden Disabilities on London Transport
www.lonelyplanet.com
WORLD: Counting the World’s Invisible Minority
www.usnews.com
INDIA: This 100-Year-Old Assam Woman Just Applied for Permit to Run an Old Age Home
www.thebetterindia.com
CAMBODIA: Ration for the Poor and Persons with Disabilities
www.cambodiantimes.com
INDIA: Disability is Not a Constraint to Sexuality
www.feminisminindia.com
WORLD: Faith, Hope, and Love... with Autism
www.faithhopeloveautism.blogspot.com
WORLD: My Teacher Shamed a Dyslexic and Illiterate Me. Now I’m an Author
www.ozy.com
AUSTRALIA: Disabled Sports Participation Rates Well Below Regular Australians (PODCAST)
www.abc.net.au
WORLD: Nonprofit Ending Services for Individuals with Disabilities in Southeast Alaska
www.ktva.com
INDIA: Swimmer with Disability from Kerala to Campaign Against Terror
www.canindia.com
WORLD: Engineers Create ‘Simple Things’ for Persons with Disabilities
www.news.rice.edu
AUSTRALIA: Catholic Schools Call for Equity in Funding for Students with Disabilities
www.canberratimes.com.au
MALAYSIA: Last Chance Saloon for 72-Year-Old Man with Disability to Gain Malaysian Citizenship
www.thesundaily.my
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