Monthly Blog Archives: October 2019

China Aims to Better Serve the Poor with Disabilities

Posted on October 28th, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Asia-Pacific, News, October 28 2019 BEIJING – Better care services will be offered to poor people with severe disabilities in China as the country strives to win the battle against poverty. A list of caring needs for severely disabled poor people will be made on a county-level basis to help various agencies work out targeted […]

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Course Aims to Provide Training to Create Accessible Homes

Posted on October 23rd, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, October 23 2019 INDIA: Vidya Sagar, the prominent Chennai NGO has finished a three-month course to create a pool of professionals who can support people with disabilities and the elderly to become independent in their homes. Accessibility in public spaces is coming in for attention and that’s needed and welcome. But what about […]

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Egypt Launches Initiative to Employ Persons with Disabilities

Posted on October 22nd, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Africa, News, October 22 2019 EGYPT: The Ministry of Social Solidarity on Sunday has launched an initiative to employ people with disabilities, in cooperation with a private company. The initiative, dubbed “Hayah”, comes as part of national efforts to expand the social protection umbrella for people with special needs, including providing monthly cash assistance or through […]

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Report: Canadians with Disabilities Could Boost Economy by $50 Billion

Posted on October 21st, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Americas, Misc., October 21 2019 CANADA: Canadians with disabilities are already a large part of the working age population and will increase in importance as the population ages, says a new report by TD Economics. Yet labour market outcomes for these individuals continues to lag. Even moderate success in narrowing gaps between people with disabilities (PWD) and […]

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Article 15 of Indian Constitution Needs Amendment: UN Committee Experts

Posted on October 21st, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Asia-Pacific, October 21 2019 INDIA: The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is composed of 18 international independent experts, who monitor implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and the findings or Concluding Observations. The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities has published its findings on India which […]

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Asia-Pacific, Built Environment, October 21 2019 Get Luminance has been developed from research and provides an empirical basis for calculating luminance.  Get Luminance measures what is ‘seen’ by a photograph and reflects the conditions experienced by users.  It measures luminance in the prevailing light conditions, (rather than the pure colour with a controlled light source […]

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Mada Assistive Technology Centre Signs MoU with Korea Trade Promotion Agency

Posted on October 18th, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Assistive Technology, ICT, Middle East, October 18 2019 QATAR: Mada, the assistive technology centre Qatar, has signed with Korea Trade Investment Promotion Agency (KOTRA) a memorandum of understanding and co-operation during the Qatar-Korean Business Forum, which kicked off yesterday.The signing ceremony was attended by HE the Minister of Commerce and Industry Ali bin Ahmed al-Kuwari, and […]

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Athens Acropolis to Get Lift for Enhanced Accessibility

Posted on October 16th, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Europe, Tourism, October 16 2019 GREECE: One of the world’s most visited archaeological sites, the Acropolis in Athens, will soon offer improved disabled access thanks to the installation of a new lift, the Greek culture ministry has said. The Acropolis in Athens. The country’s central archaeological council (KAS) approved a new elevator to provide improved access to disabled visitors […]

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Cyprus: Tourism Ministry Announces Improvements to Beach Access

Posted on October 15th, 2019 by Best Brothers Group

Middle East, Tourism, October 15 2019 CYPRUS: The deputy ministry of tourism has announced a scheme to improve the infrastructure and safety at beaches from 2019 until 2020, with a focus on people with disabilities. According to the ministry’s statement, beneficiaries of the project are municipalities and community councils. Paphos seatrac system The money may be […]

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LONDON: Ten bright entrepreneurs from across the UK will be pitching for a share of up to £150,000 on 15 October, as they enter the final stages of Design Council’s Spark programme – a leading UK product support programme and fund. The potential funding, comes in addition to £15,000 initially awarded to each finalist to […]

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