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Disability News Asia

Robotic suit could help people with disabilities to walk : April 16, 2009: A Japanese company has created a robotic exoskeleton that is designed to help make disabled people mobile again, enabling them to stand up, walk and even climb stairs. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm53.html

1,000 scholarships for disabled children in Vietnam : The Bao Viet Life Insurance Corp. will present 1,000 scholarships totaling VND500 million to poor and disabled children. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm54.html

Turkish state sees disabled people as unemployable : ANKARA โ€“ State institutions obligated by law to hire 3 percent of their personnel from among disabled people population have failed. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm55.html

China to build barrierโ€“free environment for disabled people in 100 cities : BEIJING, April 13;โ€“ China will promote the construction of a barrierโ€“free environment for disabled people. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm56.html"

Visually impaired offered touch tours of National Palace Museum in Taiwan : Taipei: Visuallyโ€“impaired are being invited to take special touch tours of the National Palace Museum the next four. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm57.html

Ho Chi Minh City hosts Judo tournament for blind competitors in Vietnam : April 10: The HCM City Judo Tournament for the Blind was held on April 9, at the Phu Tho Sports House, attracting over 50 artists from. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm58.html

A Special Phone Helps Visuallyโ€“impaired Use IPhone : Apr 8: Google working on ways to make their Android OS more accessible to the visuallyโ€“impaired. While Apple has yet to come out. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm59.html

New policy brief on disability and HIV : An estimated 650 million people, or 10% of the world's population, have a disability. Although people with disabilities are found within the populations. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm60.html

Dhaka University ICT training for visually impaired students : With a view to introducing Information Communication Technology (ICT) to the Visually Impaired student and staff in University of Dhaka a three month long training programme has been organized. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm61.html

Facebook working to make site more accessible to visually impaired users : Facebook is working together with the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) to make its social networking service more accessible to users who are blind or visually impaired. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm62.html

South African Paralympian breaks breaststroke world record at Nedbank Championships : Nelson Mandela Bay's Paralympic swimming sensation Kevin Paul (pictured) has notched up world records in the national Nedbank Championships. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm63.html

Air Canada challenges deafโ€“blind man's right to travel alone : April 8: In a case that balances passenger safety and the rights of disabled people , Air Canada is challenging a deaf and blind man's contention that he should. http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/html/newsm64.html

Source : http://www.disabilitynewsasia.com/

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