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Subject: 20th Issue of DisabilityWorld Posted
Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 15:18:03 -0800
From: Disability World <[log in to unmask]>
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20th Issue of DisabilityWorld Posted
Covering News and Views from 21 Countries
The 20th issue of DisabilityWorld, the international magazine of news
and views published only on the web (www.disabilityworld.org) was posted
on November 10. This issue features several in-depth reports, as well as
news of developments in employment, technology, education, independent
living and mass media in 21 countries.
In-depth articles
· Report of European Disability Forum on Development Cooperation
· Stigma: Beliefs Determine Behavior, report from South Africa and
Mozambique by HIV/AIDS activists
· Disabling Conditions in South Asia: implications for leprosy, an
analysis of the historic and contemporary patterns of disability
reduction efforts in the region
· The Road to Independent Living in the USA, an historical overview and
challenges for the future
News
· Current activities of two international information centers: the
Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information Exchange
and the International Independent Living Institute
· International Workshop on Governance & Disability held in Durban
Independent Living
· Japanese initiatives to support self-advocacy, people with attention
deficit disorder and community integration
· Sports rehabilitation center in Norway and new center for disabled
Palestinians
· Independent Living concepts introduced to Pakistan
Access & Technology
· European efforts to improve mobile phones
· Boarding buses and getting to a job: U.S. & Argentina
· Interview: Belgian approach to access in historic cities
Employment
· Australia’s deaf chamber of commerce
· Code of Practice & other developments at ILO
· Unemployment in Spain
· Disability employment month in U.S.
Governance & Legislation
· Progress in Costa Rica
· Promises vs. reality in Peru
· U.S. Disability Council recommends inclusive foreign policy
Education &Youth
· Inclusive education in Armenia
· Honduras hosts Central American workshop on inclusion
· Rights to education lacking in Russia
Arts, Media & Websites
· Media representation of disabled Canadians
· New Zealand mental health campaign captures awards
· Recommended disability news websites
DisabilityWorld is a collaborative project in English and Spanish among
U.S. based international disability organizations utilizing field
reports, opinions and analyses from contributors around the globe.
Collaborating organizations are the World Institute on Disability, based
in Oakland, Rehabilitation International in New York, Independent Living
Research Utilization in Houston and the Inter-American Institute on
Disability, with offices in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area and
Costa Rica. The project is supported by a grant from the U.S. National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research. To contribute
articles or news in English: [log in to unmask] or in Spanish:
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DW5
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