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Kerajaan menjamin cadangan pengecilan jumlah penjawat awam di negara ini tidak akan menjejaskan dasar kuota satu peratus jawatan diperuntukkan kepada orang kurang upaya (OKU) dalam sektor awam.

As of Dec 31 last year, 3,856 persons with disability (OKU) or 0.31% of all OKU were employed in the public sector out of a total 1,268,701 posts in the country, says the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

Universiti Sains Islam Malaysia (USIM) melebarkan lagi skop tanggungjawab sosial korporatnya kepada masyarakat apabila menjalin kerjasama dengan tiga syarikat dan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) bagi memartabatkan pendidikan Islam dalam kalangan orang kurang upaya (OKU).

Less than a year after its official launch, Yayasan Gamuda’s Enabling Academy (EA) has made a strong impact in driving change for people with autism in workplaces, which it wants to further build on in the years to come. The academy partners with companies to create beneficial employment for 20 professionals with ASD yearly. Its Employment Transition Programme (ETP) enables those with ASD to integrate with ease into the corporate world.

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.

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.