Talang, December 2018 Telstra 8th September 2018 When I think about our company purpose – to create a brilliant connected future for everyone – it’s the last two words in the sentence that cannot be overlooked. by Jackie Coates Head of Telstra Foundation – Telstra “For everyone” really does mean for every single person. For… Continue Reading Talang December 2018

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

Talang October 2018 End of the Rainbow? New Map Scale is More Readable by People Who Are Color Blind https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/end-of-the-rainbow-new-map-scale-is-more-readable-by-people-who-are-color-blind/ Braille for a New Digital Age Tech Helps Disabled People in India Find Love and Freedom https://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/tech-helps-disabled-people-in-india-find-love-and-freedom/87935 Disabled in China: why life is still a struggle in a society designed for the able-bodied https://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/long-reads/article/2164005/disabled-china-why-life-still-struggle- New… Continue Reading Talang October 2018

Talang  September 2018 Smart buildings that automatically adjust to keep us comfortable? http://news.usc.edu/145497/smart-buildings-that-automatically-adjust-to-keep-us-comfortable-and-content-it-might-happen-sooner-than-you-think/ AI for Good’: Empowering China’s nonprofits with world-leading technologies https://news.microsoft.com/apac/features/ai-for-good-empowering-chinas-nonprofits-with-world-leading-technologies/ People with disability both liberated and left behind by today’s tech https://www.computerworld.com.au/article/644728/people-disability-both-liberated-left-behind-by-today-tech/ Marsha de Cordova: The government shouldn’t blame disabled people for its failings https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/dec/12/marsha-de-cordova-disabled-minister-equality-battles Sightsavers’ Chief Executive Officer Calls for Disability… Continue Reading Talang September 2018

Talang  August 2018 Tips for Parents of Children With Disabilities Who Want Them To Succeed in School https://www.huffingtonpost.com/jennifer-laszlo-mizrahi/tips-for-parents-of-child_b_11717882.html Disability Chic: These Irish Sisters Are the Wheel Deal https://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/disability-chic-these-irish-sisters-are-the-wheel-deal/87908 Global Disability Summit yields 170 new commitments  https://www.devex.com/news/global-disability-summit-yields-170-new-commitments-but-what-s-missing-93172 With Braille labels for medicines, two Hongkongers help city’s visually impaired see better days https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education/article/2154102/braille-labels-medicines-two-hongkongers-help-citys Improving Accessibility Through Technology https://www.multihousingnews.com/post/improving-accessibility-through-technology/

Talang December 1st 2017 – Issue 247 Table of Content News Clips Railway stations and airports see progress toward barrier-free accessibility ahead of Tokyo Paralympics https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2017/08/28/business/railway-stations-airports-see-progress-toward-barrier-free-accessibility-ahead-tokyo-paralympics/#.WaaMCNHTWhA  Picture book could help people with learning disabilities http://globalaccessibilitynews.com/2016/12/12/picture-book-could-help-people-with-learning-disabilities/  Right-or left-handedness affects sign language comprehension http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2017/05/sign-language-comprehension.aspx  Rights Advocacy Putting fundamental rights of persons with disabilities on the map https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2016-12/uoc–pfr113016.php… Continue Reading Talang December 1st 2017 – Issue No 247

Talang November 2nd 2017 – Issue 246 Table of Content News Clips Wallet cards help promote understanding http://www.centraljersey.com/news/sentinel_east_brunswick/wallet-cards-help-promote-understanding/article_43dcf0aa-77cb-5962-aa9d-7dd7e781a6ce.html These Dyslexia Fonts Stop Words From “Floating” Away http://bigthink.com/cole-seidner/the-ebook-to-paper-book-debate-just-tipped-to-electronics  Visual impairment associated with congenital Zika syndrome http://www.healio.com/ophthalmology/cornea-external-disease/news/online/%7B901659bc-5d95-4d07-8a9e-95fae2ae6a85%7D/visual-impairment-associated-with-congenital-zika-syndrome     News from the Field The 2030 Agenda- Leave no person with disabilities behind http://www.undp.org/content/undp/en/home/blog/2017/1/19/The-2030-Agenda-Leave-no-person-with-disabilities-behind.html Paralysed man moves arm… Continue Reading Talang November 2nd 2017 – Issue 246

Talang November 1st 2017 – Issue 245 Table of Content News Clips Disability Works: Breaking down barriers in business http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-38962050  NHS DIGITAL EXTENDS PROGRAMME TO WIDEN PARTICIPATION IN DIGITAL HEALTH  http://www.headstar.com/eablive/?p=1342 Love at First Touch: Blind Couple Gets 3D-Printed Ultrasound to Help Them Feel Their Unborn Baby http://www.cbs8.com/story/35133759/love-at-first-touch-blind-couple-gets-3d-printed-ultrasound-to-help-them-feel-their-unborn-baby Rights Advocacy Portugal’s disabled population continue to… Continue Reading Talang November 1st 2017 – Issue 245

Talang October 2nd 2017 – Issue 244 Table of Content News Clips Meet suggests Right to Education provisions for kids with disabilities http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/meet-suggests-rte-provisions-for-kids-with-disabilities/articleshow/57622094.cms  MovieReading app brings cinema experience to the blind http://www.theaustralian.com.au/life/personal-technology/moviereading-app-brings-cinema-experience-to-the-blind/news-story/94f8f298f992f3f211655211007307d3  Horseback Riding Helps People with Movement Disabilities, Review of 16 Studies Concludes https://multiplesclerosisnewstoday.com/2017/03/07/review-of-16-studies-says-horseback-riding-helps-those-with-multiple-sclerosis/  Rights Advocacy Putting yourself in the shoes of older vulnerable… Continue Reading Talang October 2nd 2017 – Issue 244