Living With Disability

When 13 Reasons Why premiered last year, it only took me a day and a half to finish the season. I devoured each episode, waiting to see who got a tape and why.

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.

From the time I gave birth to my son with special needs, I’ve been told to never be ashamed of bringing him out in public. He can’t help being the way he is; he didn’t ask to be born that way. But before we became a strong pair, we had to wade through all sorts of challenges before finding the roads that suited us.

These models with disabilities are rocking the runway through Design for Disability.

A woman with a serious disability who requires the support of a personal assistant has been told she cannot take part in any political activity if her PA is with her.

A Chinese climber who lost both legs to frostbite on Everest four decades ago finally reached the summit Monday, just months after the revocation of a controversial ban on double amputee climbers attempting the world’s highest peak.

As we wait for the new cabinet line-up, NECIC would like to urge the new government to consider new directions on current practices and services for children and community with disabilities.

A deaf and mute couple seized the opportunity to vote early at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Sungai Petai, Semerak voting centre, here today.

His disability to walk on his own did not prevent Rahmat Jali, 55, from being among the 5,608 Negri Sembilan’s police force who cast their early votes for the 14th General Election today. Despite his difficult mobility, Rahmat, who suffered stroke in Sept 2016, was nevertheless delighted as he walked out of the voting centre at the Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) Unit 7, Negri Sembilan police contingent headquarters here, this morning.

Microsoft is launching AI for Accessibility, a $25m program to fund ways to leverage artificial intelligence to the benefit of those with disabilities. Announced at Build 2018 today, the five year scheme will fund and support projects that use AI to alleviate the impact of being blind, deaf, and more.