An administrative clerk was charged in the Magistrate’s Court here Sunday (March 10) with hurting on her disabled step-daughter. The accused, Zaileen Zainal 61, pleaded not guilty to the charge before magistrate Rashidah Baharom.

Never let a medical condition stop you from living life to the fullest. This is the message Sofia Lovi Ramasamy, Nik Norziehana Che Isa, and Nor Athira Sujino want to send out as finalists for Miss Amazing Malaysia 2019, a beauty pageant for physically challenged women.

A pilot project in several large cities and provinces will allow seniors who need medical care to request home nursing services through the Internet. The service is likely to develop quickly to meet the huge demand from China’s rapidly aging population, according to a plan released by the country’s top health authority.

The disabled community can now make use of the new Disabled Leaders Training Centre in SS2, Petaling Jaya. The new three-storey building, which also serves as the new headquarters of the Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled, is equipped with a physical therapy room, classrooms, counselling rooms, dormitories, multipurpose hall and wheelchair-friendly kitchen.

“Hendak seribu daya, tak hendak seribu dalih”. Berpegang kepada pepatah Melayu itu, Mohd Alamin Jais, 47, tidak pernah menjadikan kecacatan kedua-kedua belah tangan (jari yang tidak sempurna) sejak lahir sebagai alasan untuk hidup berdikari dan menyara keluarga.

Nicolas Hamilton, half-brother of five-times Formula One world champion Lewis, is back on the racetrack and keen to set the record straight. The 26-year-old, who has overcome cerebral palsy to establish himself as a disabled racer, is set for a full season in the British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) and feels he deserves some credit.

Had Ash Hall’s legs not been blown off in Afghanistan, the former British Army bomb disposal expert would not now be part of a team contemplating entering the Le Mans 24 Hours race.

Kini 20 masjid di sekitar Lembah Klang, Pulau Pinang dan Kedah disediakan stesen wuduk dilengkapi inovasi mudah diakses pada kerusi roda dan sistem aliran air secara menyeluruh bagi memudahkan OKU, warga emas dan wanita hamil melakukan sendiri.

The Education Ministry has identified four groups whom it wants to see enrolled in larger numbers at higher education institutions nationwide starting this year, says minister Dr Maszlee Malik. The four groups are athletes, orang asli, B40 group and the disabled.

Parents of special children in Selangor can apply for financial assistance from a fund set up by the state government beginning this year. Dubbed Bantuan Khas Anak Istemewa Selangor (AnIS), an amount of RM500,000 has been allocated for 2019.