Law/Government

Cadangan untuk meningkatkan kemudahan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) di daerah ini sudah diusulkan untuk pertimbangan Majlis Daerah Penampang (MDP). Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri (ADUN) Moyog, Jenifer Lasimbang, ketika dihubungi berkata beliau sudah mengemukakan cadangan itu untuk dibincangkan dalam mesyuarat akan datang.

Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh said the Persons with Disabilities (OKU) community can look forward to better facilities and services in the future. The Segambut MP said what the OKU community really wants is to integrate themselves into society and live their lives like everyone else.

Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat mengeratkan kerjasama dengan Prasarana Malaysia Bhd, bagi menangani isu utama membabitkan salahguna lif, kawasan parkir dan tandas yang dikhaskan untuk golongan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) oleh orang awam. Timbalan Menterinya, Hannah Yeoh, berkata sesi dialog bersama golongan OKU di kementeriannya di Putrajaya semalam mendapati bahawa ketiga-tiga isu ini antara masalah yang sering diutarakan golongan berkenaan.

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry together with Prasarana Malaysia Berhad are working together to solve issues affecting persons with disabilities (OKU) at its premises. Its deputy minister Hannah Yeoh said following a meeting with Prasarana, they found that the three main issues affecting the OKU community are the elevator facilities, the misuse of OKU parking spaces and toilets.

Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM) akan memperhalusi dan meneliti sebarang penambahbaikan yang diperoleh sebahagian badan bukan kerajaan (NGO) yang mewakili kumpulan sasar melalui konsultasi input Bajet 2020.

Dua pusat Independent Living Centre (ILC) akan ditubuhkan pada tahun ini sebagai inisiatif terbaru kerajaan dalam memperkasa golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU) di negara ini, kata Kementerian Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat (KPWKM).

The Malaysian “tidak apa” (it doesn’t matter) attitude must change for us to truly become a caring society. Deputy Women, Family and Community Development Minister Hannah Yeoh said this was particularly true when looking out for the safety and security of children and the marginalised and vulnerable sectors of society like old folks and the disabled.

Continuous efforts must be made to integrate the disabled (OKU) into our society and ensure they are not left out in any aspect, Federal Territories Minister Khalid Abdul Samad said. He said work was ongoing to make Brickfields a barrier-free neighbourhood and that such efforts would be extended to all of Kuala Lumpur.

For the first time, Malaysia will host an International Special Education Exhibition 2019 (ISEE 2019) with the support of the Education Ministry. It is to bring together leaders from both industry and academia to benefit and empower people with special needs.

Akta berkaitan orang kurang upaya (OKU) yang sudah diwartakan cukup sempurna namun ia perlu diperkasakan sewajarnya bagi membela nasib golongan berkenaan.