A bimonthly web-zine of international disability news and views • Issue no. 14 June-August 2002

home page - text-only home page Contents: Issue no. 14 June-August 2002 Independent Living "Two Decades" for People with Disabilities: Achievements, Future Tasks and Recommendations for Government's Policies in Japan Diabetic Alternative Site Testing (AST): technology for independence? Pumping up Political Strength, a 3-year project in Bulgaria and 7 other Eastern European countries Conference on Ibero-American Network of Persons with Disabilities, Caracas, October 2002 Johnny Crescendo, British balladeer for disability rights Disabled Asians Learn "Empowerment" in Japan Mozambique: Evaluation of the effects of a CBR programme in changing attitudes towards people with disability House of Oppression: Students Fight for Independence Ends with Injustice Access and Technology Accessibility discussed for first time by Latin American Congress Organizers New book describes designers with disabilities South African Leader Calls for HIV/AIDS Education for People with Disabilities Is the Internet creating a new gap between physicians and patients? European Bodies Put Full Access Internet High on the Agenda European Attraction Parks Flunk Accessibility Tests U.S. Coalition for Technology & Disabled Students Access and Technology briefly Accessible Adventure Holidays in Thailand & Accessible Tourism in Nicaragua Employment Chile: Workers with Disabilities Found More Efficient Supported Employment by Job Coaches in Japan "Flexible jobs" in Norway Norway: progressing towards an inclusive working life Need for Person-centered Systems: some disabilities require life-long rehabilitation on-demand! The Philippines: Life in the Sheltered Workshops Overview of Project Vision: Connecting Disabled U.S. Latinos to Employment Opportunities Employment briefly Employment & Mental Illness Report and Increasing Employment Opportunities for Latinos with Disabilities Governance and Legislation Great Britain Reviews Disability Discrimination Act Being disabled in Argentina Chile: limited participation of persons with disabilities Costa Rica: More shadows than lights regarding disability issues Japan Enacts Helper Dog Law Democracy & Disability in South Africa: Still Three Nations Arts and Media Three U.S. Videos Explore the World of Work from Perspectives of Disabled Individuals Disability Culture Notes from DownUnder Forthcoming Film, Theater & Culture Festivals 2002-2003 The Pickle King Going to School (Ir a La Escuela): A Film Review Journalism and Communication: a contest to promote inclusion on the theme, "A Society for All" Women Double discrimination against disabled women in rich and poor countries Female Genital Mutilation: Human Rights Issue in Africa New Mobility International USA Publication People Unlimited Mini Film Festival: South African Women with disabilities Speak Out! Training and promotion project for women with disabilities in Central America Children and Youth Girls and Boys with Visual Disabilities Learn Judo in Colombia Mexico Hosts First Forum of Youths with Disabilities: "Because youths have an opinion too..." UNESCO Supports an Inclusion Development Project in Nicaraguan Schools Children's Postcard Competition Spain: Increase in Mental Disability Noted in Children and Youth Viet Nam Assists Children Disabled by War Inclusive Education in Vietnam: A Snapshot International News and Views New Study Finds Disability Population Increasing in Central America Henry Enns: International Disabilty Rights Advocate - Sad Passing Database on prevalence of disability in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Bhutan, Maldives, and Sri Lanka European Disability Rights Groups Confront the "Slippery Slope" of Euthanasia Request for CBR Evaluator for Guyana International Disability Alliance Adopts Resolution of Consensus on Critical Elements related to Treaty on Rights of Persons with Disabilities Terms to describe people who have had leprosy New CBR Model on the West Bank?: Disability, poverty and human rights Unknown = unloved: orphan diseases, orphan drugs Celebrating & mourning a pioneer in South Africa's disability rights movement: Maria Rantho Disabled Peoples International Job Posting: Executive Director Resources & Book Reviews Twenty years in the making, The Canadian Dictionary of ASL is now available for sale The Drum Beat - Issue 157 - Communication for Polio Eradication Disability & Society Invites Contributions to Current Issues Section Middle East Disability Bibliography released ParaDoc: International Spinal Cord Documentation and Referral Centre for Education New Ed Roberts Postdoctoral Fellowships launched Disability Buzz UN's first Ad Hoc Meeting on the proposed Convention on Disability Rights, important European initiatives, and other regional activities... home page - text-only home page