Less than a year after its official launch, Yayasan Gamuda’s Enabling Academy (EA) has made a strong impact in driving change for people with autism in workplaces, which it wants to further build on in the years to come. The academy partners with companies to create beneficial employment for 20 professionals with ASD yearly. Its Employment Transition Programme (ETP) enables those with ASD to integrate with ease into the corporate world.

Selagi terdaya, selagi itu mereka akan bekerja. Tidak pernah wujud istilah mengalah atau lemah semangat. Itu prinsip yang menjadi pegangan sekelompok pekerja normal yang kini bergelar orang kurang upaya (OKU), akibat ditimpa kemalangan serta penyakit, namun kini berjaya bangkit menjadi pekerja yang produktif.

Seramai 22,753 pekerja yang hilang upaya berjaya mendapatkan kembali pekerjaan menerusi program Return To Work (RTW), Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (PERKESO), sejak 2007.

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail berkata, kerajaan negeri dan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) diminta menguatkuasakan reka bentuk sejagat atau ‘universal design’ dalam setiap keperluan merancang dan pelan bangunan bagi memudahkan golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU).

The government continues to show its concern for people with disabilities (OKU) through a slew of allocations and policies, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Parents of children with disabilities are encouraged to provide support to other parents with similar circumstances. Network for the Needs of Children with Disabilities (Network) adviser Datuk Dr Amar Singh HSS said this would be helpful, especially to parents with no experience in taking care of disabled children.

Biarpun berstatus orang kurang upaya (OKU) fizikal selepas terbabit kemalangan lebih 30 tahun lalu, seorang bapa tunggal terus mencari rezeki sebagai pemandu kereta sapu untuk menyara keluarganya.

Parents of children with disabilities are encouraged to provide support to other parents with similar circumstances. Network for the Needs of Children with Disabilities (Network) adviser Datuk Dr Amar Singh HSS said this would be helpful, especially to parents with no experience in taking care of disabled children.

Football-obsessed Myan­mar teen Kaung Khant Lin roots for Manchester United, worships Lionel Messi and was honoured as the best player in a recent tournament.

Members of the Disabled Community People’s Club (KGKU) had a worthwhile meeting with government authorities regarding the problems they faced.