SIAPAKAH jurubahasa isya­rat? Apakah signifikannya me­reka ini kepada orang pekak di negara kita? Melihat dan mendengar keluhan orang pekak sepanjang Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-14 (PRU-14) lalu memberi ­ruang untuk saya meng­angkat isu yang diuar-uarkan dalam media sosial iaitu isu jurubahasa isyarat (JBI) bagi tujuan diambil perhatian oleh pihak-pihak yang ber­kenaan.

Kejayaan Azrulkhan Hasrullah atau lebih dikenali sebagai Adam, 26, menawan Kem Induk Everest (EBC) yang berketinggian 5,350 meter dalam masa 16 hari membuktikan orang Malaysia sememangnya hebat.

A woman with a serious disability who requires the support of a personal assistant has been told she cannot take part in any political activity if her PA is with her.

A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago finally reached the summit Monday, just months after the revocation of a controversial ban on double amputee climbers attempting the world’s highest peak.

As we wait for the new cabinet line-up, NECIC would like to urge the new government to consider new directions on current practices and services for children and community with disabilities.

Humanitarian Care Malaysia (MyCare) menyasarkan kutipan sebanyak RM3.5 juta daripada orang ramai bagi mengagihkan bantuan makanan kepada masyarakat Islam yang kurang bernasib baik di 21 negara sepanjang Ramadan dan Syawal nanti.

Usaha Jabatan Kemajuan Islam Malaysia (Jakim) menubuhkan Panel Pembangunan Standard Mashaf al-Quran Braille Malaysia adalah satu inisiatif yang perlu dipuji dan tepat pada masanya. Ia juga melambangkan sinergi kepakaran pelbagai pihak yang dirintis oleh pihak Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) bersama Persatuan Orang-orang Cacat Penglihatan Islam Malaysia (Pertis) sejak 2012.

When it comes to training, rather than focusing on disabled people, companies might do better to focus on everyone else, says Johny Cassidy, a BBC producer who has been blind since his teens.

The elderly, the disabled and first-time voters were among the crowd who came out to vote at various locations in Johor on polling day yesterday. As Malaysians, most wanted to exercise their rights.

A deaf and mute couple seized the opportunity to vote early at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sungai Petai, Semerak voting centre, here today.