Seramai 22,753 pekerja yang hilang upaya berjaya mendapatkan kembali pekerjaan menerusi program Return To Work (RTW), Pertubuhan Keselamatan Sosial (PERKESO), sejak 2007.

Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail berkata, kerajaan negeri dan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) diminta menguatkuasakan reka bentuk sejagat atau ‘universal design’ dalam setiap keperluan merancang dan pelan bangunan bagi memudahkan golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU).

The government continues to show its concern for people with disabilities (OKU) through a slew of allocations and policies, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Parents of children with disabilities are encouraged to provide support to other parents with similar circumstances. Network for the Needs of Children with Disabilities (Network) adviser Datuk Dr Amar Singh HSS said this would be helpful, especially to parents with no experience in taking care of disabled children.

Biarpun berstatus orang kurang upaya (OKU) fizikal selepas terbabit kemalangan lebih 30 tahun lalu, seorang bapa tunggal terus mencari rezeki sebagai pemandu kereta sapu untuk menyara keluarganya.

Parents of children with disabilities are encouraged to provide support to other parents with similar circumstances. Network for the Needs of Children with Disabilities (Network) adviser Datuk Dr Amar Singh HSS said this would be helpful, especially to parents with no experience in taking care of disabled children.

Football-obsessed Myan­mar teen Kaung Khant Lin roots for Manchester United, worships Lionel Messi and was honoured as the best player in a recent tournament.

Members of the Disabled Community People’s Club (KGKU) had a worthwhile meeting with government authorities regarding the problems they faced.

Sasaran mencapai satu peratus penjawat awam dalam kalangan golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU) terutama autisme hanya dapat dicapai jika semua pihak mula menerima kelompok ini secara terbuka.

Walaupun lumpuh, seorang pesara polis tetap tidak melupakan tanggungjawabnya untuk membuat undi awal pada Pilihan Raya Kecil (PRK) Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Rantau, hari ini. Azahari Latiff, 53, tiba di Balai Polis Rantau kira-kira 11 pagi dengan menaiki kenderaan pelbagai guna (MPV) dibawa anaknya, yang mana beliau yang hanya mampu berbaring, terpaksa dibawa masuk ke bilik mengundi menggunakan kerusi roda khas.