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Myiesha, a retail store in Publika Shopping Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, aims to make a difference. The store’s name means “life’s blessings” in Arabic and it sells pre-loved items in aid of Yokuk — A Foundation for the Disabled and Underprivileged, a non-governmental organisation (NGO) based in Kelantan.
October 19, 2020
We all suffer from fatigue once in a while; so did Tan Shu Hua. Back in 2014, the interior designer was juggling work and raising two young children, then aged two and four.
October 14, 2020
A law reform group is calling for the setting up of a national commission to champion the rights of disabled persons.
October 13, 2020
Blake, who has a genetic bone and muscle disorder and stands a little under 4ft (1.2m) tall, couldn’t find jeans or dresses in her size. Paging through Glamour and Cosmopolitan magazines, she didn’t see a single person who looked like her.
This guide has 100+ jobs for people with disabilities. And guess what? Most of them are jobs people without disabilities only dream about.
A group of physically challenged entrepreneurs who make furniture to eke out a living are resolved to overcome even greater odds with floods twice destroying their factory.
October 9, 2020
Living with a Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) requires one to adjust and adapt to a new way of living. One that comes with little to no mobility. It will be difficult and challenging at first, but with a supportive environment, it will only be a matter of time before you adapt well to it. What...
September 28, 2020
What does it mean to be deaf (or Deaf)? In general, people associate the word ‘deaf’ with hearing loss or hearing disability. But there are also people who identify as Deaf, with a capital D, as a cultural identity and not just a medical one. Deaf people come from a common culture and usually share...
September 22, 2020
Music is said to be a universal language. But for Chase Burton, a deaf filmmaker from Texas, music has always been a profoundly different experience.
September 8, 2020
Over the years, actress Marilee Talkington, who is legally blind, has repeatedly auditioned for television shows featuring a character who is also blind. Several times, however, the same thing happened: The part went to an actress who was not blind.
September 6, 2020