Independent Living

Country Report of Disabled Peoples' International-Japan, 1999

Employment of Disabled Persons by NGO's in India: Study Paints Bleak Picture, Especially for Women
Women and Wheelchairs in Uganda
Employment Equity in South Africa: An Appeal to Employers
Independence for Disabled People: Work and Service Provision in Britain "Who's Looking After The Companies?"

  Briefly/Employment:

"Access Green Pages": Two young disabled Spaniards have created employment for themselves on the Internet

Arts & Media

Television and blind people in Spain
More than 1800 attend Disability Film Festival in Spain
Indonesian President Wahid: Puppet or Skilled Politician?
New York Times Writer Detoured by Curiosity about How Chinese Leader Became Disabled
 

  Briefly/Arts & Media:

Chinese Disabled Performing Arts Troupe Tours USA
New Reality Festival, Britain
Irish Radio Series on Disability
Opportunities for Performance Artists at Deaf Expo, November, Long Beach USA
European "Breaking Barriers" Award to be Presented in December 4 Media Event
Conference on Art & Accessibility
Downhill Dilly---Online Game
Non-Traditional Casting Project
Superfest 2001 Festival Invites Film/Video Entries
KickstART, British Columbia, Looking for Artists
Film Festival on War-Affected Children Held

The DOSVOX Project - Changing the Lives of Thousands of Blind Brazilians
Nicaragua: Accesibility for All
Access to public buildings and businesses in Portugal
Association of Mobility Providers to Hold Second Annual Conference in Guatemala
The Cult of the Tandem Bike / Wheelchair Duet
International Wheelchair Donors and Producers Seek Common Ground in a Global Hamlet
Portable Interface Pressure Mapping Unit Could Save Lives Around the World
Marriage of High and Low Technology in Peruvian Wheelchair Design
Talking Blues: a portable augmentative communications device
Low Cost Device for Blind Persons Will Ease Daily Living
Wheelchair History Made in Uganda
RESNA's SIG-17 International AppropriateTechnology Elects Co-chairs for 2000-2001
Fly Fishing for Quadriplegics
Accessibility of Public Information in New Zealand

  Briefly/ Access & Technology:

Australia: We Will Ride Trams!
Americans for the Digital Bridge
Canadian Researcher Recognized for Adaptive Technologies
InterAmerican Development Bank Discusses Accessiblity & Disability
Adapted Technology Association in Brazil

Celia Leao is "on a mission" in Brazilian Politics
Universal Benefit Mooted in New Zealand

First-Person and Other Unique Children's Books on Disability and Difference
Promoting the Rights of Disabled Children Globally

Korean Women with Disabilities and Human Rights
Disabled Women And Independent Living in Brazil, Germany, Great Britain, India, Japan, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Russia, South Africa and Uganda
Coming Face to Face with my Ethnic Identity at the Beijing+5 Seminar
Disabled Women and the Right to Health Care
Status of Blind & Vision Impaired Women in New Zealand and the Pacific
Women With Disabilities Australia Under Threat

  Briefly/Women:

Education for Disability and Gender Equity
Sterilisation and Reproductive Health of Women with Disabilities in Australia
Disabled Women on the Web

Disability in India: Family responsibility or social issue?  Signs of a gradual paradigm shift
Interview with Lex Frieden,  Newly Elected President of Rehabilitation International
The Third Attempt at an International Convention on Disability
Dispatch from the CBR Front Lines-On a Kilimanjaro Cataract Patch

Events & Announcements

Peru is Turning into an Accessible Tourist Destination
DifuSord: a bulletin in Spanish for people with hearing impairments
Australian "Disability with Attitude" Conference Announces Keynotes,
Adds Sterilization Forum
Berkeley Lectures on Disability Studies
International Network on Bioethics & Disability
Disability, Culture & Education Journal: Call for Papers for 2002 Premiere Edition
Sexuality Research Fellowships Include Disability Themes
International Disability Studies Conference Will be Webcast Live
International Symposium on New Information & Communication Technologies, Quebec, 2-3 October 2000
Out and About in New Zealand
Invitation for Asia/Pacific Entries for ESCAP "Empowerment Awards"
U.K. Seminar Series on "New Directions in Disability"
Conference on Constructing Law & Disability
Call for Papers for Gender & Disability Conference
Call for Abstracts & Proposals: 2001 SDS Conference on "Democracy, Diversity & Disability"

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