A DISABLED man working as a security guard was shocked to find that the Welfare Department would stop his monthly subsistence payments because he earned a little extra at his job, Makkal Osai reported. S. Balakrishnan said he was working as a security guard at a factory in Sungai Petani, Kedah, for the past 15 years to support his ailing wife.

The PwD Seminar, hosted by the Gauteng Provincial Legislature and held at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre on 7 December, succeeded in consolidating interests around and adding fresh impetus to the quest for seeking quantitative and qualitative solutions for people living with disabilities.

CYCLE & Carriage Bintang Bhd in Batu Caves may have the best spray paint specialists in the country who just happen to be deaf-mute.

Both Ahmad Hamzah, 57, and Ravi Chandran Balakrishnan, 52, have served the company for 38 and 34 years respectively.

HOSPITAL Sungai Buloh is proud of several former patients who have successfully undergone rehabilitation to achieve success as Paralympians and entrepreneurs.

The hospital celebrated the International Day of Persons With Disability to recognise them for being role models and an inspiration to others.

Mohd Firdaus Abdul Latif was pursuing a course to repair air-conditioners in 2004 when he was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident. He was riding home to Tanjung Malim after classes when he was hit by a vehicle near Templer’s Park in Selayang. In 2015, he enrolled in Maybank Foundation’s Reach Independence and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Programme (RISE) and learnt the many aspects of doing business.

IT WAS a two-in-one high tea event in celebration of 100 years of inspiration of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire and the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which fell on Dec 3.

Special guest at the event organised by Rumah Amal Cheshire Selangor (RACS) was royal patron Raja Muda Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.

Nor Zaidah Ab Rahman never thought that she would be able to restart her life after losing the ability to walk following an accident in 2010 and her two businesses a few years later.

The 42-year-old mother of five from Tanjung Ipoh, Kuala Pilah said after the accident, life dealt her with another blow when her restaurant and tailoring shop were destroyed in a fire in 2014, resulting in losses of more than RM200,000.

The presence of two sign language teachers at the Puteri Umno meeting here today, stole the attention of delegates from the wing.

Wan Rofariza Wan Deraman dan Hafidah Awaludin from the National Society for The Deaf Malaysia took turns to accomplish their task throughout the day long proceedings.