Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 6-12 June 2015
AUSTRALIA: Service for Young People with Dementia 'Threatened' by National Disability Scheme
www.theguardian.com/society
INDIA: Bills on Transgenders, Persons with Disabilities in Monsoon Session
www.zeenews.india.com/news
WORLD: US Business Leadership Network Inaugural Disability Equality Index Survey Results Released
www.in.finance.yahoo.com
SRI LANKA: Teen Inventor of Product Aimed at Helping Persons with Disabilities Wins Award at US Tilt (SINHALA)
www.sinhayanews.com
AUSTRALIA: Disability Carer Accused of Mistreating Group Home Clients Loses Unfair Dismissal Bid
www.brisbanetimes.com.au
WORLD: UN Deputy Chief Urges Action to Reduce Exclusion, Discrimination of Persons with Disabilities
www.cambodiantimes.com
WORLD: UN, Disability Advocates to Work Together to Tackle Inequality
www.oximity.com/article
MYANMAR: ‘The Disabled Must Also Benefit from Development’
www.reliefweb.int/report
MALAYSIA: Parents Urged to Register Children with Disabilities
www.nst.com.my
SINGAPORE: Meals-on-Wheels for Elderly/Disabled/Children
www.ywca.org.sg
INDIA: Mass Wedding for Persons with Physical Disabilities in Northern India (VIDEO - HINDI)
www.youtube.com
WORLD: Sex Party for Persons with Disabilities is About Empowerment, Organizer Says
www.huffingtonpost.com
WORLD: Documentary Director Discusses Disabilities and Human Enhancement (VIDEO)
www.rootedinrights.org
AUSTRALIA: Holographic Exhibition Tells Stories of 30 Indigenous Australians with Disabilities
www.abc.net.au/news
BANGLADESH: Hijras, Ethnic Minorities, Persons with Disabilities to Enjoy SME Loan
www.globalpost.com
INDIA: Indians Now Live Longer, But Spend More Time with Illness
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com
PHILIPPINES: Community-Based Health Group Helps Care for Children with Disability (VIDEO)
www.cnnphilippines.com/lifestyle
WORLD: Should I Send Both My Typical and My Special Needs Child to the Same School?
www.twominuteparenting.com
CAMBODIA: Small Business Needed to Support Therapy Center for Adults and Children with Disabilities
www.innerchange.org
MYANMAR: Disability Law Ready for Parliament Discussion
www.myanmarinternational.tv
WORLD: Tickets Now Available for Cerebral Palsy Footbal World Championships 2015
www.cp2015.com/tickets
PAKISTAN: 8.3m Pakistanis Suffering from Chronic Diseases
www.tribune.com.pk
WORLD: Over 95% of the World’s Population Has Health Problems, With Over a Third Having More Than 5 Ailments
www.sciencedaily.com/releases
WORLD: Defying Death is Causing Back Pain, Bad Teeth and Depression
www.newscientist.com/article
INDIA: “I Learnt to Deal with Physical Disability from an Early Age” - Sharath Gayakwad
www.bharatpress.com
MONGOLIA: New Monaco International Volunteer Assists in Setting Up a Pilot Center for Persons with Disabilities
www.en.gouv.mc
WORLD: 'Beyond the Talk: What Else Girls with Autism Need to Know About Puberty'
www.musingsofanaspie.com
NEW ZEALAND: Elderly, Persons with Disabilities Hit Hardest in Dunedin's Floods (PODCAST)
www.radionz.co.nz
INDIA: India Calls For Inclusive Agenda on Persons with Disabilities
www.outlookindia.com/news
TONGA: University Students Join Mission to Help Disability Center
www.lincoln.ac.nz
MYANMAR: Help for Convenient Living
www.myanmarinternationaltv.com
WORLD: Murder of Newcastle Disabled Man 'May Be Hate Crime'
www.bbc.com/news
WORLD: Court to Rule on Delay Test Case on Disability Benefits
www.bbc.com/news
AUSTRALIA: Few Canberra Sex Workers Willing to Work with Persons with Disabilities
www.smh.com.au/act-news
PAKISTAN: Disability No Obstacle to Service
www.mypad.northampton.ac.uk
WORLD: Understanding Autism - A Father’s Search Beyond Genetics
www.keranews.org/post
WORLD: Journalist Richard Engel Embraces Learning Disability
www.adweek.com
INDONESIA: Work with Children and Disabled Kids in Bali
www.i-to-i.com/volunteer-projects
CAMBODIA: Research Underway on Political Participation of Persons with Disabilities
www2.agendaasia.org/index.php
WORLD: Most Europeans Don't Have Enough Disability Insurance to Cover Financial Shock of Sudden Disability or Critical Illness
www.swissre.com/media
WORLD: Computer Game Reduces Issues Associated with ADHD in Children
www.sciencedaily.com
AFGHANISTAN: The Costs of Conflict - Amputees and the Afghan War
www.resourcesforthedisabled.org
INDIA: Scholarship Helps with Disability Work in India
www.m.nzherald.co.nz
WORLD: Focus on Disability - Better Data on Disaster Victims
www.scidev.net/global/vulnerability
SINGAPORE: UOB Community Across Asia Raise Over S$1.3 Million for Underprivileged and Children with Disabilities
www.uobgroup.com/assets/pdfs
INDONESIA: 'Indonesian Journal of Disability Studies' Available Online
www.ijds.ub.ac.id/index.php
WORLD: Call for Disability Rights to Be Mainstreamed in Post-2015 Development Agenda
www.ipsnews.net
INDIA: Nyingtob Ling Disability Home the First Rehabilitation Center for Children with Disabilities in Dharamsala's Tibetan Community (VIDEO-TIBETAN)
www.voatibetanenglish.com/media
MYANMAR: Circus for Persons with Disabilities
www.myanmore.com/yangon
PHILIPPINES: Job Readiness Program Ideal for Persons with Disabilities
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
CHINA: Restaurant Offering Jobs to Persons with Intellectual Disabilities Opens in Changchun
www.en.people.cn
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