Elderly folk who have retired and do not involve themselves in social activities can experience loneliness and depression. With this in mind and to provide a better quality of life through community activities for senior citizens, a new Pusat Aktiviti Warga Emas (PAWE) branch has opened in Taman Medan, Petaling Jaya.

Whirling, spinning, reaching, grasping – Japanese wheelchair dancer Kenta Kambara’s emotive performances are wordless testimony to artistic passion and possibility.

The Terengganu government will start free equine therapy programmes for people with disabilities at the Terengganu Equestrian Resort (TER) near Kuala Terengganu next month.

A local man who used to earn a sizeable income overseas until he lost his vision has been given a new lease of life making and selling rattan baskets. From the depths of despair, he found a way to once again make a living thanks to the Johor Area Rehabilitation Organisation (JARO).

Having already exhausted its reserves, The Society for Aid to the Handicapped (Joblink Centre) in Penang is in dire need of donations so it can continue to operate.

There is a handyman in Penampang whose many entrepreneurship skills include making household items using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) pipes and other materials.

Eleonore Laloux has battled all her life to be treated like others. Now the 34-year-old is waging a new campaign: to become one of the first women in France with Down’s syndrome to win a local council seat in this month’s municipal elections.

The Social Security Organisation (Socso) is looking into expanding its rehabilitation services by introducing more satellite centres across Malaysia.

Deaf artist Candice Singha Wong is all excited and counting the hours before her acrylic painting, Destination To The Summit, goes on display at Art4love’s The Gifted art exhibition in Kuala Lumpur tomorrow.

Selangor Cheshire Home finds it challenging to source for funds. Its president Datuk Khatijah Sulaiman said the organisation was in need of RM17,000 every month to sustain its operations.