Raja Muda Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail bertitah, supaya kanak-kanak penghidap autisme tidak diabaikan oleh penjaga mereka kerana golongan itu juga berpotensi untuk berjaya seperti mana kanak-kanak normal yang lain.

Srin Madipalli has traveled the world in his wheelchair. Now, as head of Airbnb’s accessibility efforts, he wants to help many others do the same.

This new chain of coffee shops in Paris is almost entirely run by people with learning disabilities.

The Selangor and Federal Territory Association for the Mentally Handicapped (SAMH), also known as Wisma Harapan, is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) set up by a group of concerned parents and voluntary workers under the Rotary Club of Klang and Port Swettenham.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that one child in 160 has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Of those who were diagnosed, around 50% also have an intellectual disability.

I feel sad when I see parking bays for disabled people, or OKU (orang kurang upaya) in Malaysian terminology, being taken up by non-disabled drivers whose vehicles do not have the OKU stickers issued by the local municipal council.

ABOUT 700 people gathered at Stadium Juara in Bukit Kiara, Kuala Lumpur, for some Zumba fun while contributing to a good cause. The event titled “United We Dance” was organised by the Rotary Club of Bandar Sunway for its flagship “Leg for Legless” project that gives away free prosthetics to needy recipients.

Being disabled has not stopped Associate Prof Dr Naziaty Mohd Yaacob from Universiti Malaya from achieving her goals. The 56-year-old lecturer at UM’s Build Environment Faculty of Architecture Department received the “Anugerah Tokoh Pekerja Negara (OKU)” at the National Labour Day 2018 Personality of the Year celebration at the Putra World Trade Centre yesterday for her years of service to the nation.

After all of these years, I still remember the room as clear as day. The brown shades, the olive carpet, a green tea that drifted to my nose and back. These sensations always filled me when I walked into that room every Monday and stared across that long, dreadful table.

Dylan Alcott is a game-changer in every sense of the term. Ten years ago, at just 17, he became the youngest ever wheelchair basketball Paralympic gold medallist, which also earned him a Medal of the Order of Australia.