Nearly half of Tokyo’s residents can’t name a single Paralympian and international sporting officials are worried about the city’s readiness to accommodate athletes. As the 2020 Games approaches, the Japanese capital has work to do.

ustralia made it the best,” says 15-year-old para athlete Kailyn Joseph of her Commonwealth Games experience. The Australian long-jumper, who has cerebral palsy, was one of an unprecedented number of athletes with disability who competed at the Games on the Gold Coast – there were nearly 300 in total, 73% more than in Glasgow four years ago.

Lady Luck was smiling on a newly-married disabled couple here, as they won a house in a lucky draw held during the launch of the Baling People’s Housing Project (PPR) yesterday.

Kerajaan Pahang memperuntukkan sejumlah RM42.4 juta bagi membantu 10,473 orang kurang upaya (OKU) di negeri ini, tahun ini.

Peruntukan itu membabitkan tiga kategori penerima iaitu OKU yang bekerja, bantuan pesakit terlantar dan OKU tidak bekerja.

The next time you report a Twitter troll for polluting your timeline, you might notice an additional word on the reporting form. Disability.

As another World Autism Week comes to a close, we wonder what will be the next step for autistic Malaysians. The growing knowledge of autism is there. We should look at how we can integrate autistic people into society.

Hong Leong Assurance (HLA) has launched HLA Premier Millions, a protection plan with a seamless process of recovery from advanced cancer. Under the Advanced Cancer Care Rider, policyholders are entitled to an annual limit of US$1mil (RM4mil) worth of overseas medical treatment for advanced cancer, with the ability for multiple claims within the same year.

I am the parent of a five-year-old boy with profound hearing loss on both ears. We found out about his condition when he was one year and eight months old, and we have frantically searched for ways to help him overcome his disability since then.

The Barisan Nasional (BN) government is always sensitive to human capital development including the needs of disabled people (OKU).

The Cerebral Palsy Foundation will host its third annual Design for Disability Fashion Show and Gala on May 9. The event showcases breakthrough innovations in fashion for people with disabilities, featuring student-designed looks that are both fashion-forward and accessible. Anna Sui is this year’s Design for Disability Design Mentor.