Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 4-10 July 2015
NEW ZEALAND: UN Group Calls for Release of Prisoner with Disability
AUSTRALIA: Tablet Technology to Help Children with Autism
www.monash.edu/news
PHILIPPINES: '100-Peso Project' to Help Man with Disability Goes Viral
WORLD: Speech Disorder More Common in Kids with Autism, Study Finds
www.disabilityscoop.com
CAMBODIA: NGO for Persons with Disabilities Says the Law is Good, But More is Needed
MALAYSIA: Malaysia to Host International Disability Forum
www.thesundaily.my/news
WORLD: Mom Sues Ohio YMCA, Says It Excluded Boy with Down Syndrome
NEPAL: Employment Service Raises $4,000 for Kids with Disabilities
AUSTRALIA: 'Urgent Need' for Law Change as Accused with Psychosocial Disabilities is Detained Indefinitely
www.abc.net.au/news
WORLD: Training More Doctors to Care for Children with Autism
MALAYSIA: Session on Early Intervention Set August 8
www.thestar.com.my/News
CAMBODIA: Empowering Young Persons with Disabilities to Be Heard
PHILIPPINES: Tesda-Trained Feet Get Job Done for This Mr. Fix-It
FIJI: Business Training Empowered Persons with Disabilities
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AUSTRALIA: Step in the Right Direction on Federal Funding for Persons with Disabilities
WORLD: Teen with Disability Teaches Bullies a Lesson
www.singaporeseen.stomp.com.sg
MALAYSIA: Ministry Mulls Ways to Protect Rights of Persons with Disabilities
WORLD: Brazil's Neymar Helps Kids with Disabilities Play Soccer (VIDEO)
NEW ZEALAND: Sign Language Grants to Make a Difference
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
PHILIPPINES: Person with Disability in Cebu Inspires with His Hard Work
AUSTRALIA: Paralympian Not Judged Disabled Enough for Companion Disability Discount Card
WORLD: What It’s Like to Have a Twin Brother on the Autism Spectrum
INDONESIA: Persons with Disabilities Enter Civil Services
CAMBODIA: Disability Initiatives Launched as Jobs Quota Not Met
WORLD: How to Correctly Refer to People with Disabilities
MALAYSIA: Malaysian Intellectually Disabled Olympic Contingent Confident of Doing Better in Los Angeles
THAILAND: Students Prepare for Mission to Thailand
VIETNAM: Few Jobs for Those with Disabilities
WORLD: These Autism Car Magnets Send Vital Info to First Responders
MYANMAR: Eight Children Dying Every Hour
SINGAPORE: ASEAN Para Games Recruit Deloitte as First Sponsor for Singapore 2015
www.insidethegames.biz/articles
FIJI: Challenge for Persons with Disabilities
MONGOLIA: US Embassy Welcomes Proposals for Small Grants on Equal Access and Opportunity
www.mongolia.usembassy.gov
INDIA: Leprosy is a Neglected Disability - Says Rights Activist
www.zeenews.india.com/news/health
PAKISTAN: First Cousin Marriages in Pakistani Communities Leading to 'Appalling' Disabilities Among Children
www.telegraph.co.uk/news
NEPAL: Community Leaders with Disabilities Demand Political Rights
www.ekantipur.com
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