Education

IN the Unesco 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development unveiled in 2015, it was specifically emphasised that no one is “to be left behind” in the effort to achieve development for all. Included in the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is a focus on guaranteeing equal and accessible education to persons with disabilities by building learning environments and providing assistance.

Tom Shakespeare was part of a group organizing a campaign to raise awareness about the need for better access for students with disabilities. And he wanted Stephen Hawking in on it.

Kerajaan negeri Terengganu dengan kerjasama Persatuan Orang-orang Cacat Penglihatan Islam Malaysia Wilayah Terengganu (Pertis) merancang menubuhkan Pusat Pengajian al-Quran Braille di setiap daerah.

The state government is hoping that the Federal Government will set up a vocational school in Sarawak for disabled students. State Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said there were only preschools and, primary and secondary schools for those with special needs in the state.

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.

Raja Muda Perlis, Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Jamalullail bertitah, supaya kanak-kanak penghidap autisme tidak diabaikan oleh penjaga mereka kerana golongan itu juga berpotensi untuk berjaya seperti mana kanak-kanak normal yang lain.

The Selangor and Federal Territory Association for the Mentally Handicapped (SAMH), also known as Wisma Harapan, is a non-governmental organisation (NGO) set up by a group of concerned parents and voluntary workers under the Rotary Club of Klang and Port Swettenham.

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has found that one child in 160 has Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Of those who were diagnosed, around 50% also have an intellectual disability.

I feel sad when I see parking bays for disabled people, or OKU (orang kurang upaya) in Malaysian terminology, being taken up by non-disabled drivers whose vehicles do not have the OKU stickers issued by the local municipal council.

After all of these years, I still remember the room as clear as day. The brown shades, the olive carpet, a green tea that drifted to my nose and back. These sensations always filled me when I walked into that room every Monday and stared across that long, dreadful table.