Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 31 January-6 February 2015

Empowerment Cafe Weekly Bulletin 31 January-6 February 2015

 

AUSTRALIA: NDIS Now Supporting Over 10,000 Persons with Disabilities
www.article.wn.com

HONGKONG: Dismissing Hong Kong's Disability Taboo
www.ktvq.com

MALAYSIA: Infrastructure In Public Areas Need to Be More Accessible for Persons with Disabilities
www.bernama.com

CHINA: Parents’ Request to Euthanize Disabled Toddler Turned Down, Boy Undergoes Brain Surgery
www.lifenews.com

TAIWAN: Young, Gifted, and Deaf 
www.go2taiwan.net

WORLD: Disability Activists Not Impressed with Feel-Good Super Bowl Ads
www.salon.com

FIJI: 4th Pacific Regional Conference on Disability 2015 Set 16-20 February 2015
www.pacificdisability.org/Events

AUSTRALIA: Catholic Schools Funding for Students with Disabilities
www.cathnews.com/cathnews

INDONESIA: Equality for Persons with Disabilities in Political Elections
www.globalindonesianvoices.com

JAPAN: Taekwondo Among Sports for Tokyo 2020 Games
www.posabilitymagazine.co.uk

MALAYSIA: Batu Caves Not Being Fair to Devotees with Disabilities
www.bravewords.com/news

AZERBAIJAN: Housing for Karabakh War Disabled Inaugurated (PHOTOS)
www.news.az

INDIA: The Heartwarming Tale of a Friendship That Defeated Disability
www.thebetterindia.com

IRAN: Sports Empower Persons with Disabilities - Official
www.iran-daily.com/News

WORLD: ISAF Disabled Sailing Committee 'Profoundly Disappointed' by Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Exclusion
www.insidethegames.biz/paralympics

KAZAKHSTAN: Over 7,000 Persons with Disabilities Employed in 2014
www.inform.kz/eng/article

FIJI: Pacific Enable Project Discusses Disability Status
www.fbc.com.fj/fiji

AZERBAIJAN: Teachers Dealing with Children with Disabilities Set to Visit the US
www.azeriamericanews.com

WORLD: The Distinctive Beauty of the Disabled Community (BLOG) 
www.blogs.timesofisrael.com

AFGHANISTAN: Cricket Team with Disability Proves Ability 
www.globalwa.org

WORLD: Drivers Sought to Take Vets with Disabilities to Medical Appointments 
www.westplainsdailyquill.net

INDIA: Election Commission to Take Measures for Persons with Disabilities
www.tribuneindia.com

PHILIPPINES: ‘Milestone in Governance’  When Person with Disability Gets Capitol Post
www.panaynewsphilippines.com

WORLD: Persons with Disabilities to Be Focus of 2 Major Reforms
www.timesofmalta.com/articles

WORLD: RightsNow! Project Focuses on CRPD Implementation
www.miusa.org/news/2015/RightsNow

INDIA: Disabled Sonam Deprived of Pension, Seeks Government Help
www.tribuneindia.com/news

WORLD: Study: By Age 6, Some With Autism See Improvement
www.disabilityscoop.com

THAILAND: Phuket Aussies Unite to Provide Mobility Scooter for Bangla Vendor with a Disability
www.phuketgazette.net

INDIA: Raahgiri Day for Persons with Disabilities Held
www.asiatimes.com.au

WORLD: Fixing the Broken Promise of Education for All (REPORT)
www.allinschool.org/wp-content

PHILIPPINES: Accessible Toilets for Persons with Disabilities, Elderly Pushed
www.panaynewsphilippines.com

VIETNAM: Movie About Wheelchair Access Wins Short Film Contest  
www.vietnamnews.vn/life-style

TAIWAN: Helping Those Injured by Land Mines Provides an Inspirational Experience
www.taipeitimes.com/News

WORLD: Listen to This Girl with Down Syndrome Who was Told She Would Never Sing (VIDEO)
www.goingviralposts.today

VIETNAM: Boy with Disability Studies to Forget the Pain
www.dtinews.vn/en/news

WORLD: How Mainstream Feminism Continues to Perpetuate Ableism (And How We Can Change That)
www.everydayfeminism.com

AUSTRALIA: Government Disability Crackdown Shows Brutal Austerity
www.greenleft.org.au

WORLD: New Accessibility Methodology for the European Commission
www.funkanu.com/en

WORLD: The Latest Advice from Temple Grandin for Those on the Milder End of the Spectrum (VIDEO)
www.blog.theautismsite.com

WORLD: Disability Signs Get Personal
www.denver.cbslocal.com

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