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BAKTI is proud to present to you the premier resource for disability-related information in Malaysia. This website is created based on an information-needs survey done in 2004 by the BAKTI-MIND project. The wide spectrum of information provided here is related to health-care, rehabilitation, education, employment, assistive technology, equipment, transportation, barrier-free environment, and possible social-assistance services which are available in Malaysia.

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Disabled Faced With Insurance Dilemma

DESPITE being healthy and financially stable with his own multimedia design firm, G. Danny, 34, is unable to get any medical insurance cover.

Over the phone, the sales agents are eager to sign him up, that is until they see that he is wheelchair- bound.

Danny is not alone in his predicament. Many other disabled people like him are unable to buy medical insurance as they are considered “high risk” ... read more