Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 31 January-6 February 2015
AUSTRALIA: NDIS Now Supporting Over 10,000 Persons with Disabilities
www.article.wn.com
HONGKONG: Dismissing Hong Kong's Disability Taboo
www.ktvq.com
MALAYSIA: Infrastructure In Public Areas Need to Be More Accessible for Persons with Disabilities
www.bernama.com
CHINA: Parents’ Request to Euthanize Disabled Toddler Turned Down, Boy Undergoes Brain Surgery
www.lifenews.com
TAIWAN: Young, Gifted, and Deaf
www.go2taiwan.net
WORLD: Disability Activists Not Impressed with Feel-Good Super Bowl Ads
www.salon.com
FIJI: 4th Pacific Regional Conference on Disability 2015 Set 16-20 February 2015
www.pacificdisability.org/Events
AUSTRALIA: Catholic Schools Funding for Students with Disabilities
www.cathnews.com/cathnews
INDONESIA: Equality for Persons with Disabilities in Political Elections
www.globalindonesianvoices.com
JAPAN: Taekwondo Among Sports for Tokyo 2020 Games
www.posabilitymagazine.co.uk
MALAYSIA: Batu Caves Not Being Fair to Devotees with Disabilities
www.bravewords.com/news
AZERBAIJAN: Housing for Karabakh War Disabled Inaugurated (PHOTOS)
www.news.az
INDIA: The Heartwarming Tale of a Friendship That Defeated Disability
www.thebetterindia.com
IRAN: Sports Empower Persons with Disabilities - Official
www.iran-daily.com/News
WORLD: ISAF Disabled Sailing Committee 'Profoundly Disappointed' by Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Exclusion
www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics
KAZAKHSTAN: Over 7,000 Persons with Disabilities Employed in 2014
www.inform.kz/eng/article
FIJI: Pacific Enable Project Discusses Disability Status
www.fbc.com.fj/fiji
AZERBAIJAN: Teachers Dealing with Children with Disabilities Set to Visit the US
www.azeriamericanews.com
WORLD: The Distinctive Beauty of the Disabled Community (BLOG)
www.blogs.timesofisrael.com
AFGHANISTAN: Cricket Team with Disability Proves Ability
www.globalwa.org
WORLD: Drivers Sought to Take Vets with Disabilities to Medical Appointments
www.westplainsdailyquill.net
INDIA: Election Commission to Take Measures for Persons with Disabilities
www.tribuneindia.com
PHILIPPINES: ‘Milestone in Governance’ When Person with Disability Gets Capitol Post
www.panaynewsphilippines.com
WORLD: Persons with Disabilities to Be Focus of 2 Major Reforms
www.timesofmalta.com/articles
WORLD: RightsNow! Project Focuses on CRPD Implementation
www.miusa.org/news/2015/RightsNow
INDIA: Disabled Sonam Deprived of Pension, Seeks Government Help
www.tribuneindia.com/news
WORLD: Study: By Age 6, Some With Autism See Improvement
www.disabilityscoop.com
THAILAND: Phuket Aussies Unite to Provide Mobility Scooter for Bangla Vendor with a Disability
www.phuketgazette.net
INDIA: Raahgiri Day for Persons with Disabilities Held
www.asiatimes.com.au
WORLD: Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All (REPORT)
www.allinschool.org/wp-content
PHILIPPINES: Accessible Toilets for Persons with Disabilities, Elderly Pushed
www.panaynewsphilippines.com
VIETNAM: Movie About Wheelchair Access Wins Short Film Contest
www.vietnamnews.vn/life-style
TAIWAN: Helping Those Injured by Land Mines Provides an Inspirational Experience
www.taipeitimes.com/News
WORLD: Listen to This Girl with Down Syndrome Who was Told She Would Never Sing (VIDEO)
www.goingviralposts.today
VIETNAM: Boy with Disability Studies to Forget the Pain
www.dtinews.vn/en/news
WORLD: How Mainstream Feminism Continues to Perpetuate Ableism (And How We Can Change That)
www.everydayfeminism.com
AUSTRALIA: Government Disability Crackdown Shows Brutal Austerity
www.greenleft.org.au
WORLD: New Accessibility Methodology for the European Commission
www.funkanu.com/en
WORLD: The Latest Advice from Temple Grandin for Those on the Milder End of the Spectrum (VIDEO)
www.blog.theautismsite.com
WORLD: Disability Signs Get Personal
www.denver.cbslocal.com
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