Progress Report on UN Disability Rights Convention

Report Ranks Human Rights of Disabled Americans in 24 Countries

Disability: Consequence of Poverty and Cause of Rural Hunger

A View from Holland: "The Land of May"

U.S. Government to Award Grant to Explore Genetics of Autism 

Madagascar: Disability--Shame, Honor or Reality? 

International Epilepsy Research News 

Record-Breaking Paralympics Popular in Greece  

Mental Disability Advocate named "European Hero 2004" 

Civil Rights & Disability Featured at University of Pittsburgh

Whirlwind Wheelchair Website Upgraded  

The Irving K. Zola Award for Emerging Scholars in Disability Studies

Call for Papers: Disability Studies Quarterly issue on technology

Call for papers - Supporting Deaf People Online Conference 2005

Call for Papers: special issue on Disability and Community Development 

Deadline Extended for Disability Studies Program, Chicago 

International News Briefly

Independent Living
Timeline of the International Independent Living Movement: Milestones through 2003 

Canadian Centre on Disability Studies Launches Leadership Project

Japan: New support services to protect of the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities, senile dementia or mental illnesses 

LILA:Living Independently in LA 

WID Wins Award for "Access to Assets" Project 

Independent Living briefly 


Access and Technology
Where There Are No Wheelchairs: an overview of non-governmental approaches to wheelchairs in developing countries  

U.S. President Signs Assistive Technology Act 

Audio Description: Access for All

An Access Audit of the Bangladesh National Building Code 

Madagascar's Deaf Youths Excel in Dance Program

Call for Proposals: Special Issue on Accessibility and Technical Communication 

The Death of English, the Birth of Weblish (How the simplicity of Weblish will aid the disabled, the needy and their caregivers)

Center for Accessible Technology in Sign (CATS)

Global Universal Design Educators Online News

September AccessWorld Now Online 

Access and Technology Briefly


Employment
Book Announcement: Decline of Employment of Disabled Americans 

Ghana: Skills Training to Discourage Begging

Madagascar: Workforce Integration of Women with Disabilities 

Madagascar: Vers l'integration Progressive des Femmes Handicapees Dans le Monde de Travail 

South Africa: Company Recruits Workers with Disabilities 

New Project to Train Blind South Africans as Revenue Agents

Employment briefly 


Governance & Legislation
South Africa: National Disability Conference 

Disability and Governance in Afghanistan 

Greek Government Drafts Anti-Discrimination Law for Minorities

Japan: Step by Step towards Disability Anti-Discrimination Law 

Disappointing Progress of Disability Rights in Madagascar 

Interview with Bert Massie: Chair, UK Disability Rights Commission

Peru: Human Rights Report Sparks Interest in Mental Health Reform

Uganda: Interview with Florence Nayiga Sekabira, Minister for Disability and Aging

My 14 Years in Swedish Political Life 


Arts & Media
Performing Arts Showcase Draws Crowd in San Francisco

mountains and language 

India Holds International Disability Film Festival 

Video Camera Adapted for Use from Wheelchair 

London's 6th Disability Film Festival, December 2004

Russia's 2nd International Disability Film Festival, November

SUPERFEST International Disability Film Festival Call for Entries

Award Winning Iranian Film Features Children Disabled by War 

Arts & Media Briefly 


Women
Women's Development Association Invites Essays for $1000 Award

Swaziland: FODSWA Announces New Executive Committee

Encouraging Gender Equity in Ghana's Disability Organizations 

Interview with Disabled Women Leaders from Ghana 

Equity to Women with Disabilities in India 

Disabled Women: Recomended Web Resources 

Samoa: In-depth Report on Situation of Disabled Women 

Women Briefly 


Children & Youth
New Books Introducing Disability to Young Children 

Children & Youth Briefly 


Resources & Book Reviews
Book Review: Oedipus Borealis, the aberrant body in Old Icelandic myth and saga 

9/11 Commission Report Published in Accessible Format 

"Captions" Newsletter/Assistive Technology Resource 

Fall 2004 issue of Disability Studies Quarterly posted

November 2004 Global Access Travel E-Zine 

Free, Flexible Web-Based Class Bridges the Gap Between Vision Impairment and Adult Literacy Education Fields

Monday Morning in Washington, DC, Volume 04, Issue 43, October 25, 2004

Scotland Launches E-news on Disability & Education: Skill Scotland E-news October 2004

One-Stop Toolkit Resources of the Week 

Resources Briefly