Education

2019 is the year that the Ministry of Education makes their ‘zero reject’ policy compulsory. Their aim is to ensure every child with disabilities gets a proper education and suitable accommodations for their learning. There are a few special education options currently available in Malaysia: Special Education Schools solely dedicated to educating children with disabilities...

TED Talks are talks or lectures that spread ideas. They are usually 18 minutes or less. They come from the nonprofit TED, which started in 1984 as a conference for ideas on Technology, Entertainment and Design. Today, TED Talks cover almost every topic you can think of, from science to arts to business and world...

In this article, we explain some common terms used to describe behaviours or issues faced by people with autism. What is stimming? Stimming (stim, to stim) is short for self-stimulatory behaviour. It describes things done for the sensation, rather than the result. There are different categories of stimming, including visual - staring at bright lights...

If you ask someone what the opposite of “disabled” is, they just might answer “normal”. This is not an ideal answer. There can be many different ideas of “normal”. These ideas can include disability. As the world changes, the language we use also changes. There are more respectful ways to talk about persons with disabilities....