Law/Government

A cafe which employs staff with disabilities has been opened at the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry in Putrajaya.

Advocates for the disabled are pushing back against a proposed law to ban plastic straws in New York City, claiming environmentalists and city officials ignored their needs when crafting the legislation which is currently under review in the City Council.

MEMBERS of the disabled commu­nity should not be discriminated against and be offered employment opportunities like able-bodied people.

One in four New Zealanders have a disability and for many of them a plastic straw helps hydrate or feed themselves as well as giving them independence.

People who become permanently disabled from wild animal attacks can receive up to RM20,000 in compensation. Perak’s State Character Development, Women and Family Development and Social Welfare Committee chairman Wong May Ing said the financial aid was one of many governmental assistance schemes people were unaware of.

Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM) Johor kesal tindakan sesetengah ibu bapa yang bersikap lepas ta­ngan meninggalkan anak kurang upaya (OKU) mereka di institusi perlindungan sebelum menghilangkan diri.

A group of people with disabilities, their families and supporters gathered at the Taman Jaya municipal lake park in Petaling Jaya to call for the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 to be abolished.

A group of people with disabilities, their families and supporters gathered at the Taman Jaya municipal lake park here to call for the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 to be abolished.

The Federal Government needs to have a law to ensure the disabled community be allocated a certain percentage of jobs in both the public and private sectors. Perak Health, Consumer Affairs, Civil Community, National Integration and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan (pic) said there should not be any discrimination against the disabled and that such law should be created.

The Federal Government needs to have a law to ensure the disabled community be allocated a certain percentage of jobs in both the public and private sectors. Perak Health, Consumer Affairs, Civil Community, National Integration and Human Resources Committee chairman A. Sivanesan (pic) said there should not be any discrimination against the disabled and that such law should be created.