The initiative was started by UNICEF in partnership with the National Early Childhood Intervention Council to support parents and enable them to continue therapy practices for their special needs child in the comfort of their own home.

Although the movement control order (MCO) has caused much disruption, it did spur rapid digital transformation across sectors including special education, and increased parental involvement. Unicef Malaysia Child Protection and Disability specialist Zoe Gan said it was often thought that teletherapy – a remote therapy method that uses technology to help therapists and clients communicate – wouldn’t be able to provide the same experience for children with disabilities, and that having face-to-face sessions would be best.

Mohd Afiq Barni thought his life ended when he was severely injured in a road accident seven years ago. When he woke up after the crash, he was told that he had suffered a spinal cord injury and would not be able to walk again.

It was a long-awaited reunion for nurse Nurul Rafidah Jaafar and her blind parents. After three months of not being able to meet due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), they finally got together on Monday.

U.S. Open organisers said on Wednesday they will include a wheelchair tournament at this year’s Grand Slam following a player backlash over their decision to scrap the event as part of measures to curb the spread of COVID-19.

Two disabled brothers in Seremban Jaya, Negeri Sembilan, lost RM450 to conmen pretending to be welfare department officers, Makkal Osai reported.

Nguyen Nhat Minh Phuong in the past often gave donations to worthy causes or organised charity events for people with disabilities. But she realised one day that she wanted to do much more than that.

The government, organisations or individuals who are concerned about people with disability should try to create or consider employment opportunities for this group during the recovery MCO phase. Earlier the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhiyiddin Yassin through the PENJANA had focused on the one-off focus on the disabled and single mothers in early June.

Music therapy has been found to be effective in children, adolescents, adults and the elderly with mental health needs as well as those with developmental and learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s and other age-related conditions.

We appreciate the Health director-general’s concern about the surge in road traffic accidents and deaths during the recovery movement control order period, as reported in The Star on June 11 (online at bit.ly/star_accidents). Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah highlighted the negative impact of lives lost and the burden of permanent disabilities on the public healthcare system and the welfare of the public.