Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 7-13 February 2015

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 7-13 February 2015

 

VIETNAM: Ha Noi to Get Taxi Service for Persons with Disabilities
www.en.vietnamplus.vn

CHINA: Lovestruck Woman Leaves School to Marry Man with Disability
www.kickerdaily.com

TURKEY: City Offers Free Transport to Elderly and Persons with Disabilities
www.eltis.org/discover

WORLD: Kiss Awkward Goodbye This Valentine's Day
www.disabilityhorizons.com

NEW ZEALAND: South African Cricket Team with Physical Disability Off to New Zealand 
www.sabc.co.za/news

PACIFIC: Diabetes Epidemic Threatens Development Gains in Pacific Islands
www.globalissues.org/news

WORLD: Top 5 Tips for Diving Into the Dating Scene When You Have a Disability
www.easterseals.com

AUSTRALIA: National Disability Plan Useless Without More Funding - Unions (PODCAST)
www.abc.net.au/news

VIETNAM: Enhancing All-Sector Capacity to Support Persons with Disabilities
www.vietnam.vnanet.vn/vnp

WORLD: Exploring the Experiences of Asian Women with Disabilities in Intimate Relationships, Well-Being
www.bmehf.org.uk/index.php

AUSTRALIA: Free Information Sessions About the National Disability Insurance Scheme
www.redlandcitybulletin.com.au/story

WORLD: Cartoon Explains Autism – and is Narrated by a Boy on the Spectrum!
www.blog.theautismsite.com

KAZAKHSTAN: War Veterans, Including Those with Disabilities to Receive Financial Assistance
www.primeminister.kz/news

PAKISTAN: Afghanistan’s Disabled Team to Tour Pakistan
www.dawn.com/news

PHILIPPINES: Privileges for Persons with Disabilities - Q & A (FILIPINO)
www.gov.ph

WORLD: Free Tickets for Rugby Fans with Disabilities Scrapped
www.accessassociation.co.uk/news

HONGKONG: Persons with Disabilities Need a Coordinated Helping Hand
www.scmp.com/comment

TAIWAN: Volunteer Group Offers Free Hand Jobs for Persons with Severe Disabilities
www.vice.com/read

WORLD: 'My Experience of Adult Autism Assessment' 
www.mrsmoogsmadworld.blogspot.co.uk

JAPAN: Canada Builds New Disability Rehab Center in Tohoku 
www.canadawood.org/blog

NORTH KOREA: North Korean Officials to Speak at Disability Seminar in UK 
www.nknews.org

BANGLADESH: Addressing Autism and Disabilities
www.albd.org/index.php/en

WORLD: Any Improvements for Public Accessibility for Persons with Disabilities?
www.france24.com/en

MALAYSIA: There are Still Good Samaritans Around for Persons with Disabilities
www.rakyattimes.com/index.php

WORLD: 10 Tips on How to Care for Someone with ASD (VIDEO)
www.blog.theautismsite.com

INDIA: The Need to Decriminalize Attempted Suicide
www.opendemocracy.net/openindia

WORLD: Third Arab Blind Forum Kicks Off in Kuwait
www.kuna.net.kw

THAILAND: Thai Airways Subsidiary Bans Persons with Disabilities from Flights
www.reducedmobility.eu

JAPAN: E-books Help Children with Disabilities Read
www.the-japan-news.com/news/article

WORLD: Students with Disabilities Get Support They Need to Land Jobs
www2.ljworld.com/news

INDIA: Policy Watch - Damn the Disabled
www.dnaindia.com/analysis

WORLD: Children’s Books Honored for Disability Storylines
www.disabilityscoop.com

ASIA: Daily Struggles of Persons with Disabilities
www.thenational.ae/opinion

PAKISTAN: WHO to Conduct Disability Survey
www.thenews.com.pk

INDIA: Disability Department Urges Government to Ensure Test Kits for Hearing Problems
www.indianexpress.com/article

CHINA: 4-Year-Old Boy with Disability's Energetic Dance to Little Apple Tune Moves Thousands
www.straitstimes.com/news

WORLD: ICDD 2015 XIII International Conference on Disability and Diversity
www.waset.org/conference

JAPAN: Online Registration Opens for the 3rd Asia-Pacific CBR Congress
www.apcbr2015.jp

PAKISTAN: Assembly Passes Bill to Offer Welfare to ‘Differently-Abled Persons’
www.tribune.com.pk/story

WORLD: Do You Worry Your Child Might Have a Learning Disability?
www.science20.com

INDIA: Activists Speak Out Against Exclusion of Women with Disabilities
www.indiagazette.com/index.php

JAPAN: ‘Everyone is Different, Regardless of their Disability’
www.japantimes.co.jp/life

PACIFIC: Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity 
www.pacrim.hawaii.edu

AUSTRALIA: Australian Cross Disability Alliance 
www.scoop.co.nz/stories

WORLD: Advancing Employment Opportunities for Persons with Disabilities
www.whitehouse.gov/blog

CHINA: Lower-Income Students in China Found to Have Better Vision than Middle-Class Peers
www.newswise.com/articles

SINGAPORE: Courses on Disability Issues ‘Good Start to Raise Awareness’
www.todayonline.com/singapore

INDIA: Only 400 Wheelchairs for the Delhi Polls Versus Last Year's 2,600
www.theenablist.blogspot.com

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