Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 9-15 July 2016

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 9-15 July 2016

PHILIPPINES: Mandatory PhilHealth Coverage Sought for Persons with Disabilities
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net

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
www.respectabilityusa.com

SINGAPORE: Making Workplaces Inclusive for Persons with Disabilities (VIDEO)  
www.channelnewsasia.com

PAKISTAN: NDF and USAID Launch Women’s Empowerment Project
www.globaldisability.org

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
www.themighty.com

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)
www.paralympic.org

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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