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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