With the 2018 Asian Para Games underway and para athletes demonstrating their grit and determination, motorcycle taxis for the disabled have been provided to transport spectators and athletes. Near gate five of the Gelora Bung Karno (GBK) sports complex in Senayan, Central Jakarta, there are two kinds of motorcycle taxis for the disabled parked waiting for customers. The first kind has an additional wagon attached while the second is a modified tricycle.

You wouldn’t think twice about the height of a door handle. But it’s something Tarryn Tomlinson has to consider every single day. Tomlinson was a teenager when the way she experienced the world changed.

Shuttler Didin Taresoh (pic) wants to be a role model and an inspiration to many. He does it best on the badminton court where he is targeting to bring home a gold from the Asian Para Games in Indonesia.

It’s the turn of the para athletes to rock Jakarta in the Asian Para Games starting today. It was only just over a month ago when their able bodied counterparts participated at the Asian Games and now is the chance for the nation’s para athletes to strut their stuff over the next seven days.

The Rotary Club of George Town raised funds to buy a RM65,000 brand new MPV for the Eden Handicap Service Centre Penang to transport those who are intellectually disabled.

Para athlete Mohd Azrin Rahim (pic) is setting the bar high in his Asian Para Games outing in Indonesia. The TPB9 (limb disability) bowler is eyeing to bring back home at least two gold medals from the Games.

The recent arrest of 22-year-old autistic man Ahmad Ziqri Morshidi, who allegedly molested a woman at a restaurant in Subang Jaya, has sparked intense debate. A majority of the public were on his side and said that Ahmad should not have been detained, what more handcuffed in remand clothing and barefoot. But some people felt sorry for the woman whose chest he allegedly touched, and felt there was more to be done to educate society on autism.

Veteran bowler Abu Bakar Nyat (pic) is the oldest para-athlete in the Malaysian contingent for the Asian Para Games and he has always delivered. And it was only fitting that the 51-year-old chief clerk of the Bertam Hulu Secondary School in Melaka was named as the flag bearer for the Games in Jakarta, Indonesia, from Oct 6-13.

Maybank Foundation launched the inaugural Kuala Lumpur World International Deaf Artist Exhibition themed “Rhythm of a Thousand Colours”. The art exhibition showcased the unique effort of 18 talented deaf artists from South Korea, Vietnam, India, France, Italy, Russia and Malaysia.

For an athlete making a comeback after six months out injured, paralympic Muhammad Ziyad Zolkefli certainly displayed an amazing level of confidence. An optimistic Ziyad, who has battled with back and right shoulder injuries, believes he is ready to defend the men’s shot putt T20 (learning disability) in the Asian Para Games from Oct 6-13 in Jakarta, Indonesia.