Continuous efforts must be made to integrate the disabled (OKU) into our society and ensure they are not left out in any aspect, Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said. He said work was ongoing to make Brickfields a barrier-free neighbourhood and that such efforts would be extended to all of Kuala Lumpur.

For the first time, Malaysia will host an International Special Education Exhibition 2019 (ISEE 2019) with the support of the Education Ministry. It is to bring together leaders from both industry and academia to benefit and empower people with special needs.

Sprinter Muhd Ridzuan Puzi and swimmer Muhd Nur Syaiful Zulkafli are the two para athletes picked by Citibank as Malaysia’s ambassadors for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics. This is the first time two Malaysian para athletes, among the 36 chosen from 18 countries, were selected by Citibank to be ambassadors for the Paralympics.

Sarah Ezekiel loves colour. Her living room is filled with bright and joyful prints created by herself and others. “I like so many artists and they have influenced my work. I particularly like Modigliani, Kandinsky and Picasso,” she says. Ezekiel lives with motor neurone disease (MND), and is unable to move from the neck down. Her own art – which can take months to make – is created using eye-gaze technology.

Newly-crowned world champion para archer S. Suresh can be a role model for disabled people to take up sports. National para athletics chief coach R. Jaganathan believed there are a lot of untapped talent to unearth.

We could all need assistive technology at any time – something Rachael Glazier knows only too well. She was fixing her son’s drone at Christmas when it took off unexpectedly. She jumped on a table to grab it, the table tipped, and she fell head-first on to a solid oak floor.

S. Suresh has etched his name in history books by becoming Malaysia’s first world champion in para archery.

The first thing that strikes you is the calm, the light, the modern art on the walls – and then of course the food. It’s only later that you realise there is something different, and a little special, about Universo Santi, a restaurant in the southern Spanish city of Jerez.

In collaboration with the IITE, Limkokwing University of Creative Technology will venture into implementing new ICT solutions in education for people with disabilities.

Accessibility is getting a major upgrade in iOS 13 and macOS Catalina — adding not just the ability to use a mouse with iOS, but also granting users the ability to control their devices using only their voice.