Month: October 2018

Talang Nov 2018

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Talang November 2018 Explore Hong Kong landmarks through paintings you can hear and touch https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/community/article/2138427/explore-hong-kong-landmarks-through-paintings-you-can-hear 7 Companies Making Fashion More Inclusive For Kids With Disabilities And the inspiring personal stories of the people behind the brands. https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/adaptive-clothing-inclusive-fashion_us_5b841548e4b0cd327dfea255 Vo Thi Hoang Yen: Opening doors for Vietnam’s PWDs https://www.rappler.com/world/regions/asia-pacific/211028-profile-ramon-magsaysay-awardee-2018-vo-thi-hoang-yen-vietnam PROFILE: Judith Wood uses her own sight loss experience… Continue Reading Talang Nov 2018

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Civil service college plan won’t force out disabled Hong Kong teens, labour minister says

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South China Morning Post 21st October 2018 Civil service college plan won’t force out disabled Hong Kong teens, labour minister says Hong Kong’s labour minister defended a government plan to shut down a job training centre for disabled teens to make way for a new civil service college, despite more than 1,200 people signing a… Continue Reading Civil service college plan won’t force out disabled Hong Kong teens, labour minister says

Sisters with disability in China make a living by singing in live-stream videos

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inquirer.net 2nd October 2018 Sisters with disability in China make a living by singing in live-stream videos Three sisters have garnered a huge following — 260,000 fans, to be exact — after finding their niche in live-stream videos. The sisters, Peng Yan, 31, Peng Jiangqiu, 28, and Peng Jiangdan, 25, were born with brittle bone disease, as per… Continue Reading Sisters with disability in China make a living by singing in live-stream videos

The orchestra of blind children: I don’t need sympathy, I just can’t see

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CGNT 15th October 2018 The orchestra of blind children: I don’t need sympathy, I just can’t see They can’t see the music sheets, nor any of the instruments. Yet they play grand music pieces together, almost flawlessly with their trumpets, flutes and clarinets. This is the miracle created by the Chongqing Yangfan Wind Band of… Continue Reading The orchestra of blind children: I don’t need sympathy, I just can’t see

Wages and job prospects of Hong Kong’s visually impaired not rising proportionately with education levels, study finds

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South China Morning Post 16th October 2018 Wages and job prospects of Hong Kong’s visually impaired not rising proportionately with education levels, study finds Visually impaired people in Hong Kong are attaining higher education levels, but there has been no commensurate increase in their salaries and job opportunities, a study has found. The research by… Continue Reading Wages and job prospects of Hong Kong’s visually impaired not rising proportionately with education levels, study finds

‘Sight on demand’ a game-changer for the blind

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stuff.co.nz 7th October 2018 ‘Sight on demand’ a game-changer for the blind His new job is selling “sight on demand” to blind people on both sides of the Tasman. And Jonathan Mosen, a  long-time advocate for the blind, hopes to encourage Kiwi airports, universities and retailers to get behind a cloud-based service that lets blind people call on help navigating unfamiliar surroundings.… Continue Reading ‘Sight on demand’ a game-changer for the blind

There’s No Challenge too Big for Deasy

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Smile Train UK 21st February 2018 There’s No Challenge too Big for Deasy In 2011, Deasy Larasati started as a programme associate for the Central Java Region of Indonesia at Smile Train. Smile Train’s staff in Indonesia is faced with unique challenges finding children living with untreated clefts, as there are 260+ million people spread… Continue Reading There’s No Challenge too Big for Deasy