Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 4-10 April 2015
THAILAND: Princess' IT Project Benefits Kids with Disabilities, Juveniles
www.nationmultimedia.com/technology
VIETNAM: Vietjet Air Employees Fined for Turning Away Passenger with Disability
www.thanhniennews.com/society
WORLD: Heather Mills Becomes the Fastest Woman with Disability on Skis
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news
WORLD: CRPD Considers 7 States’ Disability Rights Records
www.ijrcenter.org
NEW ZEALAND: Disabled Care Pay Policy 'Flawed'
www.radionz.co.nz/news
AUSTRALIA: Disability No Barrier for Blind Cairns Lawyer
www.abc.net.au/local
MALAYSIA: 4.5 Million Persons with Disabilities Not Registered with JKM
www.nst.com.my
COOK ISLANDS: Cook Islands’ Record on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Faces Review by UN Committee
www.un.org.au
WORLD: 9 Steps to Recognize Aspergers in a Toddler
www.autism.ehoow.net
WORLD: Microsoft Launches Pilot Program to Hire People with Autism
www.huffingtonpost.com
INDIA: Experts Share Best Autism Practices with India
www.birmingham.ac.uk/news
AUSTRALIA: Blind Tenpin Bowler from Western Australia Aims for World Gold in South Korea
www.abc.net.au/news
WORLD: Memory May Suffer in Mothers Caring for Children with Disabilities
www.northkoreatimes.com/index.php
NEW ZEALAND: Time's Up for People Misusing Disability Parks
www.nzherald.co.nz
SRI LANKA: Bak Maha Festival for Persons with Intellectual Disabilities
www.island.lk/index.php
PAKISTAN: LTC Revises Free Transportation Facility for Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
www.breakingnewspak.com
BANGLADESH: ActionAid Publishes Laws on Rights of Persons with Disabilities in Braille
www.thedailystar.net/city
WORLD: UK Deaf Sport to Hold Major Conference on How to Make Sport More Inclusive
www.insidethegames.biz/articles
WORLD: Legally Blind Actor Sees His Way to Theater Excellence
www.mankatofreepress.com/news
INDIA: Corporation Builds Ramps for Persons with Disabilities in All Its Buildings
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai
WORLD: This is How Blind Women Apply Makeup with Ease
www.popsugar.com/beauty
WORLD: Disability No Barrier for New White House Receptionist
www.disabilityscoop.com
LAO PDR: Lao PDR to Protect More Than 1.5 Million Children from Japanese Encephalitis
www.gavi.org/Library/News
MYANMAR: War Veterans with Disabilities Receive Cash Assistance
www.globalnewlightofmyanmar.com
WORLD: Samantha Cameron Opens Up About Death of Disabled Son
www.independent.co.uk/news
SOUTHEAST ASIA: Disaster Management for Persons with Disabilities
www.sydney.edu.au/news/science
WORLD: Microsoft Announces Pilot Program to Hire Persons with Autism
www.blogs.microsoft.com
WORLD: They All Have Asperger’s and Created Their Own Comedy Troupe — And They’re Awesome!
www.blog.theautismsite.com
MALAYSIA: Agoda.com’s Study on Disabled-Friendly Hotels
www.thestar.com.my/Travel/Malaysia
SRI LANKA: Sri Lankan Airline, Disabled Passengers, Medical Certificates and More
www.colombotelegraph.com/index
BANGLADESH: Government Plans to Raise Allocation for Persons with Disabilities
www.daily-sun.com/print/metropolis
WORLD: Doctors Can Bully Patients with Disabilities (COMMENTARY)
www.vivalanka.com/newspage
WORLD: Girl with Rare Syndrome Causing Blindness, Hearing Loss Finds Success in Grand Blanc Band
www.mlive.com/news
AUSTRALIA: Empowering Adults with Acquired Disability
www.strokefoundation.com.au
TAIWAN: Ministry of Labor Encourages Employment for Persons with Disabilities
www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan
MALAYSIA: Oft-Asked Questions About Disability
www.theborneopost.com
CAMBODIA: Pioneer Deaf Students Reaching New Heights of Education
www.phnompenhpost.com
WORLD: US Firm Develops Glasses for Colorblind
www.economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines
WORLD: Call to Integrate Children with Disabilities
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/news/qatar
FIJI: New Horizons for Fijians with Disabilities
www.fijisun.com.fj
AUSTRALIA: Independent Review Shows University of Queensland Program Helps Children with Disabilities
www.uq.edu.au/news/article
PHILIPPINES: Disabled But Able (VIDEO)
www.cnnphilippines.com/videos
PAKISTAN: Sindh Governor Assures Assistance to Persons with Disabilities
www.dailytimes.com.pk/national
WORLD: Autism Largely Down to Genes - Studies
www.www.bbc.com/news/health
NEW ZEALAND: Charity Works to Help Persons with Disabilities
www.nzherald.co.nz
JAPAN: UNDP-Japan Project Announces 15 New Social Services for Reconstruction
www.reliefweb.int/report/ukraine
WORLD: FSDB's Outta Sight Wins at VSA Florida Young Soloist Competition
www.staugustine.com/news
CAMBODIA: Networking Among Persons with Intellectual Disability
www.akp.gov.kh
BANGLADESH: Teenager Overcomes Disability for Sports Stardom
www.islamichelp.org.uk
MYANMAR: Student with Disability Loses Flat After Education Protest
www.news.asiaone.com/news/asia
SINGAPORE: People with Disabilities Pushing the Extreme in Sports
www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle
SRI LANKA: Attention Should Be Drawn to Persons with Disabilities
www.dailynews.lk
INDIA: Students with Disabilities' Count in Indian Institutions at 0.56 Percent
www.ibnlive.in.com/news
LAO PDR: New Project to Help Children with Disabilities (VIDEO)
www.laovoices.com
WORLD: Donna Proves Blindness is No Barrier on the Golf Course
www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/news
INDIA: Braille Book on Disaster Management Released
www.thehindu.com/news/national
VIETNAM: How Vietnam’s Mainstream Schools Fail Children with Autism
www.talkvietnam.com
INDIA: Include Children with Disabilities in Regular Schools, Say Experts
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
WORLD: On World Autism Awareness Day, Thoughts on Parenting a Son with Autism
www.huffingtonpost.com
PAKISTAN: Mobile Library Set Up to Facilitate Persons with Disabilities
www.pakobserver.net
BRUNEI: Brunei Marks Autism Awareness Day
www.bt.com.bn/news-national
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