It was a perfect Deepavali gift for 12-year-old Munisha Ragawan, who has suffered from hearing problems since birth. The girl from Tampin, Negri Sembilan, can now hear clearly thanks to a hearing aid donated by Persatuan Kebajikan Bestari Tampin.

Despite their disability, two visually impaired students are confident of scoring straight As in the Pentaksiran Tingkatan 3 (PT3) examination. Aidit Iskandar Samsir and Muhammad Sukrey Mohd Zin were among the four special needs (CBK) students who sat for the PT3 in Maktab Sultan Abu Bakar (MSAB) here.

Menghadapi masalah ketika berkomunikasi dan kesukaran mengingati setiap pelajaran bukanlah halangan buat seorang pelajar kurang upaya (OKU) kategori autisme, Muhammad Raul Rahmat menggenggam Diploma Farmasi pada Istiadat Konvoke­syen Kolej Universiti Geomatika kali ke-13 yang diadakan di Hotel Premiera di sini hari ini.

PEOPLE with disabilities would have better mobility and job opportunities if they could receive a tax waiver or subsidy on a new vehicle. The suggestion was made by Ahmad Faresh Ahmad Zahid, 47, a person with disabilities who operates the country’s first disabled-friendly Perodua car showroom which opened in 2012 at Taman Wahyu, Batu Caves.

Branden Lim, seven, has a condition which causes his muscle strength to progressively weaken which has already affected his hands. His parents created a prototype of a device which enables him to move his wrist to draw, write and paint. Lim’s team was awarded a US$5,000 (RM21,125) grant at #ThisAbility Makeathon 2017 organised by Unicef in collaboration with Petrosains.

Pertubuhan Pemulihan Ka­wasan Johor (JARO) yang terletak di Jalan Su­ngai Chat, Johor Bahru melaksa­nakan dasar menyediakan peluang pe­kerjaan kepada orang kurang upaya (OKU) bagi memberikan kehidupan lebih baik kepada go­longan ber­ke­naan.

Sepasang suami isteri bersama seorang anak berstatus orang kurang upaya (OKU) terpaksa berteduh di rumah usang dengan sebahagian besarnya sudah roboh, di Kampung Gertak Tiga.

A duo of French scientists said Wednesday they may have found a physiological, and seemingly treatable, cause for dyslexia hidden in tiny light-receptor cells in the human eye.

Lebih 1,000 pengunjung dalam kalangan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) menyertai Karnival Pekerjaan Orang Kurang Upaya Peringkat Negeri Johor yang diadakan di Dewan Raya Putra, Bandar Putra Kulai, hari ini.

Ramai majikan daripada sektor swasta mahupun kerajaan di negeri Johor sudah semakin cenderung mengambil pekerja dalam kalangan orang kurang upaya (OKU) berikutan golongan itu lebih komited dalam melaksanakan tugas mereka.

Pengerusi Jawatankuasa Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat Johor Asiah Md Ariff berkata perwatakan golongan itu yang lebih menghargai peluang pekerjaan yang diberikan majikan berbanding orang normal juga menjadi antara sebab mengapa mereka semakin diingini dalam pasaran pekerjaan.