Welfare

As of Dec 31 last year, 3,856 persons with disability (OKU) or 0.31% of all OKU were employed in the public sector out of a total 1,268,701 posts in the country, says the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

Seorang anak nekad berhenti persekolahan empat tahun lalu, untuk mencari pekerjaan bagi menyara ibu orang kurang upaya (OKU) dan tiga adiknya. Mohd Amirul Aizat Mohd Usok, 20, mengambil keputusan berkenaan ketika di Tingkatan Empat, iaitu selepas setahun kematian bapa mereka, Mohd Usok Ismail, 69.

Less than a year after its official launch, Yayasan Gamuda’s Enabling Academy (EA) has made a strong impact in driving change for people with autism in workplaces, which it wants to further build on in the years to come. The academy partners with companies to create beneficial employment for 20 professionals with ASD yearly. Its Employment Transition Programme (ETP) enables those with ASD to integrate with ease into the corporate world.

The government continues to show its concern for people with disabilities (OKU) through a slew of allocations and policies, says Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.

Parents of children with disabilities are encouraged to provide support to other parents with similar circumstances. Network for the Needs of Children with Disabilities (Network) adviser Datuk Dr Amar Singh HSS said this would be helpful, especially to parents with no experience in taking care of disabled children.

Biarpun berstatus orang kurang upaya (OKU) fizikal selepas terbabit kemalangan lebih 30 tahun lalu, seorang bapa tunggal terus mencari rezeki sebagai pemandu kereta sapu untuk menyara keluarganya.

Parents of children with disabilities are encouraged to provide support to other parents with similar circumstances. Network for the Needs of Children with Disabilities (Network) adviser Datuk Dr Amar Singh HSS said this would be helpful, especially to parents with no experience in taking care of disabled children.

Members of the Disabled Community People’s Club (KGKU) had a worthwhile meeting with government authorities regarding the problems they faced.

With the aim of bringing smiles to disabled persons, the Gurney Paragon Mall management visited the Penang Handicapped Welfare Association (PHWA). During the recent visit, the management team brought along lunch together with some electrical items and basic necessities such as pillows, blankets, towels, a microwave oven, an air cooler, a meat mincer and a radio for the residents.

Plans are afoot to make the deaf and mute Indonesian boy, hailed a hero for helping save the lives of a group of Malaysians during the recent Lombok earthquake, an adopted child of Malaysia.