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December 13, 2017
Mohd Firdaus Abdul Latif was pursuing a course to repair air-conditioners in 2004 when he was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident. He was riding home to Tanjung Malim after classes when he was hit by a vehicle near Templer’s Park in Selayang. In 2015, he enrolled in Maybank Foundation’s Reach Independence and Sustainable Entrepreneurship Programme (RISE) and learnt the many aspects of doing business.
December 8, 2017
IT WAS a two-in-one high tea event in celebration of 100 years of inspiration of Group Captain Leonard Cheshire and the United Nations International Day of Persons with Disabilities, which fell on Dec 3.
Special guest at the event organised by Rumah Amal Cheshire Selangor (RACS) was royal patron Raja Muda Selangor Tengku Amir Shah Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
The presence of two sign language teachers at the Puteri Umno meeting here today, stole the attention of delegates from the wing.
Wan Rofariza Wan Deraman dan Hafidah Awaludin from the National Society for The Deaf Malaysia took turns to accomplish their task throughout the day long proceedings.
December 7, 2017
Persons with disabilities (PWD) in Malaysia continue to be marginalised, the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) said today.
The watchdog said that discrimination and inequality faced by the disabled are taking place despite Malaysia’s enactment of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 (Act 685) and the ratification of the Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) in 2010.
December 6, 2017
Microsoft’s Saqib Shaikh’s app for the visually impaired promises to make the world more accessible. To those yet unfamiliar, through his Seeing-AI app, the visual world has become an audible experience to blind people.
December 4, 2017
Nor Zaidah Ab Rahman, 42, became handicapped after a road accident in 2010 but was determined not to let the disability defeat her.
The first dental conference for people with disabilities was launched on Saturday (Nov 25).
Women, Family and Community Development minister Datuk Seri Rohani Abdul Karim said it was an important conference for one of the Ministry’s target groups.
November 25, 2017
Like any other children, Brenda Anellia Larry can wash, cook and do all sorts of house chores on her own.
The only difference for Brenda is that she does all these things, and many more, without arms.
November 24, 2017