Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 9-15 July 2016
PHILIPPINES: Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage Sought for Persons with Disabilities
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SINGAPORE: First Vertical Farm to Train Persons with Mild Intellectual Disability Launched
www.straitstimes.com
PAKISTAN: Enabling Pakistan's Disabled Requires More Than a Tax-Cut
www.dawn.com
WORLD: Ontario Teen Invents Tongue-Controlled Mouse for Persons with Physical Disabilities
www.660news.com
WORLD: New Report Shows 750,000 Persons with Disabilities Behind Bars
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SINGAPORE: Making Workplaces Inclusive for Persons with Disabilities (VIDEO)
www.channelnewsasia.com
PAKISTAN: NDF and USAID Launch Women’s Empowerment Project
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INDIA: Indian Government Plans to Make 144 Tourist Sites Accessible for Persons with Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
FIJI: Abandoned Persons with Disabilities, Elderly in Need After Fiji's Winston
www.radionz.co.nz
WORLD: Rutgers University Debuts First-of-its-Kind Program for Adults with Autism
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WORLD: Clothes as Calming Tools for Kids on the Autism Spectrum
www.blog.theautismsite.com
JAPAN: Support Expanding for ‘Vulnerable Voters’
www.asianews.network
WORLD: Disability Activist Challenges Media Misconceptions with 'Visibility Project' (VIDEO)
www.nbcnews.com
PAKISTAN: In KP, Sportsmen with Disability Excel Without Sports Facilities
www.newslens.pk
WORLD: New Disability Agenda Agreed by the European Parliament
www.edf-feph.org
WORLD: European Parliament Committee on Culture Weakens the Accessibility Act
www.edf-feph.org
CHINA: Disability Advocate Lobbies UN
www.chinadaily.com.cn
SINGAPORE: Building an Inclusive Society Through Games
www.myactivesg.com
WORLD: Priests Who Do Not Welcome Everyone, Including Persons with Disabilities Should Close Their Parish - Pope
www.romereports.com
WORLD: Little Victories for Parents of Children with Autism
www.whotv.com
CAMBODIA: Cambodia in a Wheelchair User's Eyes
www.thesenior.com.au
VIETNAM: Toy Library Brings Joy to Children with Disabilities in HCMC
www.thanhniennews.com
WORLD: Wheelchair Accessible Megabus Service in Florida
www.wheelchairtravel.org
WORLD: Closing the Gaps in Sexual Education for Persons with Disabilities
www.southsouthnews.com
SINGAPORE: More Persons with Disabilities Joining the Workforce in Singapore
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
MYANMAR: Myanmar to Invest New Funds to Educate Children with Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
INDIA: URE Affecting Vision Disability in Country
www.uniindia.com
WORLD: 7 Awkward Situations I’ve Been Put Into as a Legally Blind Person
www.themighty.com
WORLD: You Think Persons with Autism Have No Empathy? My Little Boy is So Empathetic It Hurts
www.theguardian.com
SRI LANKA: A Group of War Heroes with Disabilities Launches Protest Over Pension
www.hirunews.lk
NEPAL: ‘Table Tennis for NepALL’ Project Launched (PODCAST & VIDEO)
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IRAN: Disabled Athlete Pays Tribute to Defenders of Holy Shrine
www.ifpnews.com
WORLD: New Community Gives Persons with Disabilities Home to Call Their Own (VIDEO)
www.6abc.com
TAIWAN: Disfigured Victims Plead for 'Face Equality'
www.thestandard.com.hk
WORLD: Now Women with Disabilities Can Wear Heels
www.bdnews24us.com
WORLD: Elderly Hospital Patients Arrive Sick – and Leave Disabled
www.usnews.com
AFGHANISTAN: Paralyzed Afghan Teen Artist Inspired by Maryam Monsef, Justin Trudeau (VIDEO)
www.globalnews.ca
WORLD: 'I Was Told I'd Never Write with a Pen - and Now I'm a Teacher'
www.thejournal.ie
AUSTRALIA: Disability Group Wanted Sex Abuse Claim 'Kept Quiet', Royal Commission Hears
www.smh.com.au
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