Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 9-15 May 2015
INDIA: Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill Now Available to the Public
www.niticentral.com
AUSTRALIA: Students with Disabilities to Get Record $1.3 Billion Boost for Extra Help in Classroom
www.abc.net.au/news
INDIA: Don’t Discriminate Against Investors with Vision Sisabilities - SEBI
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
WORLD: When Do Disabilities Pose a ‘Direct Threat’ in the Workplace?
www.hr.blr.com/HR-news
INDIA: Agonizing Wait for Disability Certificates
www.newindianexpress.com
MALAYSIA: ‘Encourage Disabled Youths to Take Up Sports’
www.theborneopost.com
NEPAL: SA Surgeon Helps Woman Threatened by Disability
www.news24.com
BANGLADESH: Minister Hints at Raising Allowances for Persons with Disabilities
www.thefinancialexpress-bd.com
WORLD: Force Against Prisoners with Psychosocial Disabilities
www.hrw.org/news
WORLD: 13 Tough Truths Only Parents of Kids with Autism Will Understand
www.yahoo.com/parenting
CAMBODIA: Cycling for Cambodians with Disabilities
www.khmertimeskh.com/news
WORLD: Disability Access Tips for Small Business (VIDEO)
www.dailymotion.com
PAKISTAN: Railways Urged to Make Services Disabled-Friendly
www.pakistantelegraph.com
INDIA: Parliament Panel Bats for Setting Up of Disability Rights Tribunal
www.outlookindia.com/news
PAKISTAN: UAE Red Crescent Distributes Clothing to Orphans and Children with Disabilities
www.uaeinteract.com
WORLD: Mom Plans to Sue After Daughter with Autism was Removed from Plane
www.newsinfo.inquirer.net
WORLD: New Disabilities Minister Voted Against Protecting Disabled Child Benefits (VIDEO)
www.huffingtonpost.co.uk
AUSTRALIA: Students with Disabilities 'Ignored'
www.examiner.com.au
NEPAL: Disability Response and Situation of Persons with Disabilities
www.un.org/disabilities
LAO PDR: US, UK Governments Back UXO Clearance
www.vientianetimes.org.la
TAIWAN: Charity Offers Comfort to Mothers with Children with Intellectual Disabilities (VIDEO)
www.channelnewsasia.com/news
AZERBAIJAN: ECHR Finds Breach of Human Rights for Journalist with Disability
www.littlerock.com.mt/news
JAPAN: Welfare Ministry Let Regional Disability Pension Screening Discrepancies Slide for Three Years
www.japantimes.co.jp/news
WORLD: How These 4 Major Companies are Tackling the Autism Unemployment Rate
www.huffingtonpost.com
AUSTRALIA: Oz Coach Shows Path to Success
www.tenniscambodia.com
JAPAN: Wrestlers with Disabilities Fight Stereotypes in 'Doglegs'
www.menafn.com
WORLD: Open the Doors of Education for Africa’s Students with Disabilities
www.devex.com/news
WORLD: INAS Launches Global Intellectual Disability Sport Day
www.paralympic.org/news
MONGOLIA: Two Mongolian Alumni Projects, Including One for Persons with Disabilities, Win 2015 Alumni Engagement Innovation Fund Grants
www.mongolia.usembassy.gov
WORLD: List of Disability-Related Terms with Negative Connotations
www.en.wikipedia.org/wiki
FIJI: Workshop to Encourage Self-Employment for Persons with Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
PAPUA NEW GUINEA: Mt. Sion Staff Pay Tribute to Founder of Inclusive Education
www.asopa.typepad.com
WORLD: Learning Life Skills Isn’t Always Easy for Those on the Spectrum – But That Didn’t Stop Noah and His Dad
www.blog.theautismsite.com
CAMBODIA: A Dream Come True for Australian Teenager
www.catholicleader.com.au/youth
INDIA: Pope Francis' Health Fears After He Asks Parishioners with Disabilities to Pray for Him
www.newsr.in/n/India
KAZAKHSTAN: Voice Championing Disabilities
www.kz.undp.org
WORLD: Disability Benefits Increase Proposed
www.wsj.com/articles
INDIA: Disability Could Not Deter 28-Year-Old Mani Rogers from Taking India to the Top of the World
www.yourstory.com
INDONESIA: New Cafe Opens Doors for Persons with Hearing Disabilities
www.globalaccessibilitynews.com
AUSTRALIA: Modest But Welcome Measures for Disability in 2015 Budget
www.scoop.co.nz
WORLD: Restaurant Employee Filmed Helping Customer with Disability (VIDEO)
www.whdh.com/story
AUSTRALIA: Uber Assists Passengers with Disability
www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news
BANGLADESH: Disability and Potential
www.thedailybangladesh.com
INDIA: 11-Year-Old Becomes World’s First News Anchor with Visual Disability
www.thebetterindia.com
NEPAL: Mainstreaming Disability in Disaster Recovery
www.riglobal.org
NEPAL: WHO Mobilizes Funds for Long-Term Spinal Cord Treatment After Earthquake
www.who.int/mediacentre
INDIA: Doctor Dog for Children with Disabilities
www.indiatogether.org
AUSTRALIA: Budget Funding Tackles Disability, Homelessness and Disadvantaged
www.probonoaustralia.com.au/news
CAMBODIA: How Phalla Neang’s Revolutionary Techniques are Teaching Persons with Visual Disabilities
www.globalteacherprize.org
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