Makeup artist Noney Gondolos, 50, inspires others with her grit and hard work. Despite being born with muscle dystrophy and brittle bones, the single mother-of-two from Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, does not have a pessimistic view of life.

The inaugural Art Includes Festival 2019 in Kuala Lumpur is on a mission to showcase disability arts and culture. The festival, which runs at the Ruang by Think City venue on Sept 23-29, underlines the need for diversity when it comes to the social, cultural and professional development of people with disabilities.

From 8am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, Shabuddin’s light blue Proton Preve serves as a “charity taxi”.

A chance meeting at a para sports event in 2015 between two paraplegics from Johor Baru proved that maybe, nothing really happens by chance.

Usana Malaysia is reaching out to underprivileged communities in Johor through its latest corporate social responsibility programme, Rise Against Hunger Malaysia (RAHM), involving several hundreds of its distributors all over Malaysia. Usana regional general manager of Malaysia, Singapore and Taiwan Vivienne Lee said the community service that the company had undertaken reflected the core philosophy practiced by the company.

A physical disability should not stop one from excelling as an entrepreneur. With the right advice and encouragement, such entrepreneurs can be motivated to achieve their goals. Maybank Foundation’s Rise (Reach Independence and Sustainable Entrepreneurship) programme, which started in September 2014, is an economic empowerment programme that supports disadvantaged communities, particularly Persons with Disabilities (PWDs).

One of the delegates, Kenyan student Whitney Ngigi, 21, from the United States International University, said she was attending to seek ideas on how to help those who were physically challenged.

Japan’s Diet convened Thursday after elections and a renovation at the upper house to improve its accessibility for two new lawmakers who use wheelchairs.

The celebration of strength, courage and love of cancer survivors will be the theme of the Relay For Life Kuala Lumpur (RFLKL) 2019, the signature fundraising event for the National Cancer Society Malaysia (NCSM).

There was nothing but confidence on the faces of participants at the fourth edition of the Special Olympics Selangor (SOS) Unified Bowling Tournament in IOI City Mall, Putrajaya. The tournament was organised in conjunction with the Eunice Kennedy Shriver Day – the founder of the Special Olympics movement.