A coalition of NGOs representing disabled people today criticised Putrajaya’s plan to replace feeder buses with Grab cars, calling the idea unacceptable and simplistic.

The Barrier-Free Environment and Accessible Transport (BEAT) group urged the government to consider the poor and marginalised groups who may depend solely on public transport to get around.

Cycling was not his first sporting passion but it has turned around Zuhairie Ahmad Tarmizi’s (pic) life. The former football player rode his way into the history books as the first Malaysian cyclist to win gold at the Asian Para Games.

After a slow start to the competition, Malaysian athletes set two world records as they began to rake in the gold medals at the Indonesia Asian Para Games today. Ridzuan Puzi won the 100m T36 event in 11.87 seconds at the Gelora Bung Karno Stadium to erase the world record of 11.90s set by Russia’s Evgenii Shvetcov at the 2013 World Championships in Lyon.

For Khairul Hazwan Wahab and his able-bodied pilot Nur Rizuan Zainal, the Asian Para Games silver won is worth its weight in gold.

It was a double strike for Malaysia, as the contingent ended the gold medal drought on the third day of the Asian Para Games in Jakarta on Tuesday (Oct 9) morning. Siti Noor Iasah (pic) delivered the first gold for Malaysia when she won the women’s 400m T20 final in 58.69.

With the 2018 Asian Para Games underway and para athletes demonstrating their grit and determination, motorcycle taxis for the disabled have been provided to transport spectators and athletes. Near gate five of the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) sports complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, there are two kinds of motorcycle taxis for the disabled parked waiting for customers. The first kind has an additional wagon attached while the second is a modified tricycle.

You wouldn’t think twice about the height of a door handle. But it’s something Tarryn Tomlinson has to consider every single day. Tomlinson was a teenager when the way she experienced the world changed.

Shuttler Didin Taresoh (pic) wants to be a role model and an inspiration to many. He does it best on the badminton court where he is targeting to bring home a gold from the Asian Para Games in Indonesia.

It’s the turn of the para athletes to rock Jakarta in the Asian Para Games starting today. It was only just over a month ago when their able bodied counterparts participated at the Asian Games and now is the chance for the nation’s para athletes to strut their stuff over the next seven days.

The Rotary Club of George Town raised funds to buy a RM65,000 brand new MPV for the Eden Handicap Service Centre Penang to transport those who are intellectually disabled.