Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 31 October-6 November 2015

 Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 31 October-6 November 2015

INDIA: Church of South India Launches Disability Solidarity Initiative

www.anglicannews.org

AUSTRALIA: Supporting, Not Imprisoning, Aboriginal People with Disabilities Could Save Millions (COMMENTARY)
www.phys.org/news

WORLD: Divorce Risk Not Higher in Couples with Disabled Kids
www.ndtv.com

INDONESIA: Indonesian Police Taught How to Identify Hate Speech, Including Against Disability
www.ahmadiyyatimes.blogspot.com

INDIA: Tribunal Orders in Favor of Disabled Candidate 
www.newindianexpress.com

WORLD: 5 Questions to Stop Asking Wheelchair Users Immediately
www.themighty.com

WORLD: What is the Real Cost of Raising a Child with Autism?
www.blog.theautismsite.com

BANGLADESH: A Roadmap to Poverty Reduction in Bangladesh (COMMENTARY)
www.thedailystar.net

MALAYSIA: Budget 2016 a Let Down for Persons with Disabilities
www.star2.com

PHILIPPINES: 20 Persons with Disabilities Prove Disability Not a Hindrance
www.panaynewsphilippines.com

WORLD: Parents Praise Moves to Include Kids with Disabilities in Media
www.cbc.ca/news

WORLD: Media Asked to Change the Face of Disability
www.thetelegram.com

AUSTRALIA: Free Sensory Cinema for Day of Persons with Disability
www.qt.com.au

MALAYSIA: Minimum Wage Should Be Relaxed for Persons with Disabilities
www.malaysiandigest.com

MALAYSIA: Let Employers Pay Lower Wages for Persons with Disabilities (COMMENTARY)
www.freemalaysiatoday.com

WORLD: Disability Accommodation Cost Guides
www.homeadvisor.com

AUSTRALIA: Post-Polio Syndrome - Australia's Forgotten Disability
www.abc.net.au

SRI LANKA:  Employers’ Federation of Ceylon ICT Training Centre for Persons with Disabilities Use  Four Line Metal Braille Slate (VIDEO)
www.efcnetworkondisability.employers.lk

NORTH KOREA: North Korea Debuts Accessible Toilet at New Airport Terminal
www.upi.com

WORLD:  Disability Innovation - Introducing Tech Fortnight with Eye Gazes and Music 
www.blog.scope.org.uk

VIETNAM: Being Disabled Does Not Mean Being Inferior
www.vietnamnews.vn

WORLD: A Decision No Mother Wants To Make
www.blog.theautismsite.com

CHINA: Beijing Heart Voice Disabled People’s Art Troupe Performs in the US 14 November 2015
www.coralspringscenterforthearts.com

INDIA: First International Film Festival for Persons with Disability Set 1-3 December 2015 
www.dailypioneer.com

NEW ZEALAND: A Disability Event with a Twist
www.scoop.co.nz

WORLD: Social Media, Disability Activism and Community Inclusion 
www.publicaddress.net

AUSTRALIA: Aboriginal Disability Month
www.castanet.net

BANGLADESH: 48 Lakh Persons with Disabilities, Elderly, Widows Getting Government Allowance
www.bssnews.net

IRAN: Giving Persons with Disabilities a Chance to Lead an Improved Quality of Life
www.el-akhbar.com

NEW ZEALAND: Government Plan on Data Could Make Persons with Disabilities Invisible
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com

WORLD: Don’t See My Disability as the Problem
www.thinkinclusive.us

MALAYSIA: Parents Can Help Fight Stigma on Persons with Disabilities
www.themalaysianinsider.com

WORLD: Nicki Minaj Spent Halloween Calling Out a Bill Cosby Costume and Earning Criticism for a Disability Joke
www.uproxx.com

WORLD: Disability Hub is Not a ‘Gilded Cage’ – Parliamentary Secretary Justyne Caruana
www.independent.com.mt

PHILIPPINES: ANZ Manila Recognized as Employer of the Year for Significant Contributions to the Disability Sector
www.anzcham.com

INDIA: Overcoming adversity in India
www.vsointernational.org

AUSTRALIA: When Will We Get a Minister Who Chooses Reality Over Fear Tactics on Disability Pension? (COMMENTARY)
www.abc.net.au

INDIA: Indian Institute of Technology Asked to Stop Using Disability Photos in Applications
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com

WORLD: People with Disabilities Deserve a Minimum Wage
www.huffingtonpost.com

WORLD: Blind Surfer Rides Wavegarden
www.indosurflife.com

INDIA: A Third of ‘Disabled’ Teachers May Possess False Certificates
www.thehindu.com

AUSTRALIA: Federal Government Warned of Cost Blowout in National Disability Insurance Scheme Rollout
www.abc.net.au

WORLD: Disability in Theater - 'My Eyes are Sharp for a Quantum Leap Forward'
www.whatsonstage.com

BANGLADESH: Never Say Over
www.thedailystar.net

AUSTRALIA: Opposition Says Disability Support Worker Pay is 'Appalling'
www.abc.net.au

WORLD: Iain Duncan Smith Criticizes Employers Over Disability Employment Gap
www.theguardian.com

MIDDLE EAST: Defying Disability, Ex-Airman Soars
www.arabnews.com

SINGAPORE: Athletes Overcome Disabilities to Represent Singapore at the ASEAN Para Games (VIDEO)
www.channelnewsasia.com

AUSTRALIA: Disability Sector Workers Walk Off the Job to Protest Against Privatization
www.abc.net.au

INDIA: Learning Disability Market Partnering Deals and Agreements Analysis to 2015 (REPORT)
www.prnewswire.com

VIETNAM: 9 Facts About Disability in Vietnam
www.enablecode.vn

WORLD: A New Savings Plan for Persons with Disabilities
www.wsj.com