Matt Berry is 23, a talented drummer, singer and aspiring DJ who has just landed his first residency at a new club night. He also happens to have a learning disability – but at this particular club night, any differences are left at the door.

When I got a cochlear implant seven years ago, after being profoundly deaf for my entire life, hearing friends and acquaintances started asking me the same few questions: Had I heard music yet? Did I like it? What did it sound like?

A total of RM5.53 million was disbursed to national athletes who won medals at the Kuala Lumpur Sea Games (KL2017) and Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games (Para KL2017). They received the financial incentives under the National Sports Incentive Scheme (Shakam).

The lovely smell of freshly baked goodies greets visitors to Bake With Dignity’s shop in Bandar Sunway. The brainchild of NGO Dignity and Services which focuses on persons with learning disability, Bake With Dignity aims to help create opportunities for such young adults to be self-sufficient.

THE 2017 Kuala Lumpur Asean Para Games will always have a special place in swimmer Jamery Siga’s heart. It was here – at the KL Games – that he finally got the chance to win medals in front of his family.

Riding a bicycle from the city of Xishuangbanna in southwest China’s Yunnan province on the border with Laos, to Beijing 5,800km away, would be quite a challenge for most people. Even more so when doing it without the use of your legs.

BUSINESS may not be brisk, however, OKU Dobi Sdn Bhd at Mid Valley City in Kuala Lumpur has a fair share of regular customers.

Job Coaches will often prepare a pictorial album for Persons With Disability (PWD) as part of their work training programmes. They will also guide the disabled on which public transport to take and where to alight. These are among the tasks of a Job Coach programme which was launched in 2012 by the Social Welfare Department for PWD.

Kenny Lee Man Njun, 21, who is pursuing a diploma in Mass Communication, is also an author of a motivational book and will start working from home soon.

A group of parents and two teachers from the Special Education Class in Langkawi had a meeting and decided to form a non-governmental organisation called Networking Action For Disabled Youths (Nady). Nady’s main objective is to empower youths with special needs, aged 17 years and above, by unleashing their hidden talent in making handicrafts and help them market the products.