Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 8-14 November 2014

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 8-14 November 2014

 

CAMBODIA: Elderly Face Increasing Hardships
www.jamaicantimes.com/index.php

PAKISTAN: Call for Addressing Issues of Persons with Disabilities
www.aaj.tv/2014/11/call-for-addressing-issues-of-disable-persons

NEW ZEALAND: Older People Specialists Needed for Community Care
www.fmhs.auckland.ac.nz/en/faculty/about/news-and-events/news/2014/11/older-people-specialists-needed-for-community-care.html

WORLD: Support for the Elderly is Missing
www.ndrf.org.nz/news/focus-on-disability-support-for-the-elderly-is-missing

CAMBODIA: Disabled People from Banteay Meanchey Seek Premier Intervention (VIDEO)
www.khmer2all.tv/rfa-khmer/disabled-people-from-banteay-meanchey-seek-primier-intervention-video_65a8c299d.html

INDIA: Persons with Disabilities Protest in Tiruvannamalai (VIDEO)
www.telugushowbiz.com/TamilMyPage.aspx?utubecode

NEW ZEALAND: 'Meaningful Opportunities' Needed for Graduates with Disabilities
www.hrmonline.co.nz/news/meaningful-opportunities-needed-for-disabled-graduates

CAMBODIA: Documenting Stories About the Deaf
www.share.america.gov/documenting-stories-deaf-cambodians

WORLD: Where Your Baby is Looking Could Be A Sign of Autism (VIDEO)
www.blog.theautismsite.com/detecing-autism-in-the-eyes-of-your-baby

AUSTRALIA: Woman Forced to Carry Her Disabled Sister Off Jetstar Flight
www.nyooztrend.com/regional/258253-woman-forced-to-carry-her-disabled-sister

AFGHANISTAN: How Malnutrition Leaves Millions with Permanent Disabilities
www.centralasiatimes.com/index.php/sid

CAMBODIA: Australian Project Aims to Tackle Speech Problems Among the Young
www.abc.net.au/news/2014-11-12/australian-project-aims-to-tackle-speech-problems

NEW ZEALAND: Workers with Disabilities More Motivated
www.nzherald.co.nz/hamilton-news/news/article

WORLD: Comedian Films Daily Street Harassment Against Persons with Disabilities
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/andre-h-arruda-video-sheds-light-on-harassment-against-people-with-disabilities

AUSTRALIA: What About the Mental Health of Kids with Intellectual Disability?
www.newsinmind.com/general-news/what-about-the-mental-health-of-kids-with-intellectual-disability

PAKISTAN: Disability a Hurdle No More (VIDEO)
www.samaa.tv/editor-s-choice/09-Nov-2014/physically-challenged-insafian

WORLD: Please Stop Framing Disability as Just a Welfare Issue
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/simon-stevens/disability-welfare-stop-framing-it-as-just-welfare

PAKISTAN: 5 Percent Quota for Persons with Disabilities in Youth Business Loan Scheme
www.dunyanews.tv/index.php/en/Pakistan/207937-5-percent-quota-for-disabled-persons-in-Youth

INDIA: Make Campuses Accessible for Students with Disabilities - UGC 
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com/2014/11/11/make-campuses-accessible

WORLD: Dancing with Disability (SLIDESHOW)
www.in.reuters.com/news/picture/2014/11/10/dancing-with-disability

WORLD: Opening the Doors to Inclusive Education
www.monash.edu/news/show/opening-the-doors-to-inclusive-education

FIJI: Fiji Represented at Historical World Senior Disabled and Abled Karate Championship
www.fijione.tv/fiji-represented-at-a-historical-world-senior-disabled-and-abled-karate-championship

WORLD: Fair Deal for Londoners with Disabilities?
www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-29819027

PHILIPPINES: Myths About Mental Health in the Philippines
www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/385937/lifestyle/healthandwellness

INDIA: National Institute of Speech and Hearing Creates Support Group for Parents of Children with Autism
www.autismdailynewscast.com/india-national-institute-of-speech

WORLD: Autism Women Matter Honored to Participate in the UN Economic Commission for Europe
www.autismdailynewscast.com/autism-women-matter-honoured

INDIA: MICA to Upgrade Its Campus Infrastructure for Students with Disabilities
www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/Mudra-Institute-of-Communications

PHILIPPINES: Accessible Movie Screenings for Persons with Disabilities Continue
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com/2014/11/10/accessible-movie-screenings-for-people-with-disabilities

NEW ZEALAND: Otago's Disability Sport Sector Gets a Boost (VIDEO)
www.dunedintv.co.nz/content/otagos-disability-sport-sector-gets-boost

WORLD: For Children With Autism, Opening a Door to Dental Care
www.well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/10/20/for-children-with-autism

WORLD: Teenager of Indian Origin Gets Intel Funding for Braille Printer
www.zeenews.india.com/news/india/indian-origin-teenager-gets-intel-funding

AUSTRALIA: Accessible Toilet Fixed, But Vandals Costing Thousands
www.begadistrictnews.com.au/story/2687761/disabled-toilet-access-fixed

PHILIPPINES: Senior Citizen 'Lolo Bong' Rocks the Music Store with His Piano Skills (VIDEO)
www.xolxol.ph/2014/11/filipino-senior-citizen-rocks-music-store-with-piano-skills.html

INDONESIA: Transjakarta Gets Face-Lift, Vows Better Services Including for Persons with Disabilities
www.indonesianewsstand.com/news/read/588612/Transjakarta-gets-face-lift-vows-better-services

AUSTRALIA: Human Rights Advocate Helps Spread the Word on Disability
www.newsboost.com/newsroom/premier-department-family-and-community

PHILIPPINES: Department of Tourism Gears Up for Accessible Tourism
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com/2014/11/11

MALAYSIA: No Walk in the Park, But It Was Intense Fun - Anthony Thanasayan
www.rakyattimes.com/index.php/columnist

AUSTRALIA: Disability Employer Bedford to Close Cleaning Division
www.abc.net.au/local/stories/2014/11/11/4125725.htm

VIETNAM: Project Helps Detect and Intervene Early Childhood Disabilities in Da Nang
www.vietnambreakingnews.com/2014/11

CAMBODIA: Grace House About to Open Its New Disability Center
www.phnompenhpost.com/siem-reap-insider/grace-house-about-open-its-new-centre

JAPAN: Segway Wheelchair Begins Trials on Japanese Streets
www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2014/11/07/business/segway-wheelchair-begins-trials-on-japanese-streets

WORLD: NASS Okays Jail Term for People Using Disability to Solicit Alms
www.freedomradionig.com/index.php/headline-news/item

THAILAND: Unseen Survivors - Living with Disabilities in Thailand
www.chiangmainews.com/ecmn/viewfa.php

SINGAPORE: S$30 Million Grant to Aid Persons with Disabilities and Their Caregivers
www.m.todayonline.com/singapore/s30million-grant-disability-sector

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