16 December 2024
DOSM data is indicative of Malaysia’s progress in its march towards developed nation status, and open sharing of such data supports efforts to strengthen our national standing.
Tag: disability
30 August 2024
Societies don’t just fail to accommodate disability — they can be actively disabling in themselves.
6 May 2024
In an open letter to Senator Isaiah Jacob, nearly 200 persons with disabilities/ reps tell him to stop using the term “specially abled” and to instead use “disabled”, or “PwD” or “OKU”. They demand to know what he’s done so far in the first year of his tenure.
6 November 2023
Letter
How Far Behind Regional Countries Is Malaysia In Its Disability Legislation? — The OKU Rights Matter Project
An amended PwD Act that is still powerless and not harmonised with the spirit and intent of the CRPD means that we have failed the OKU community and our allies and future generations of Malaysians.
19 October 2023
Letter
Why Hasn’t The Government Fulfilled Promise Of 1% Civil Service Jobs For Disabled Persons After 35 Years — Disability Advocates
There were 3,777 civil service job applications by persons with disabilities as of Sept 2022. Only 27% (1,008 people) were called for an interview. 15% of those who came for an interview (71/ 468) were hired. Overall, 1.9% of 3,777 applicants got hired.
18 October 2023
Letter
A Response To Sivakumar On Legal Protection For OKU From Workplace Discrimination — Autism Advocates
The Autism Inclusiveness Direct Action Group and allies tell HR Minister Sivakumar that OKUs are excluded from hiring and that since Merdeka, mechanisms for reporting discrimination could not be accessed by people with disabilities.
17 October 2023
Letter
Without Specific Legislation, Workplace Discrimination Against Persons With Disabilities Will Continue — Dr Amar-Singh HSS
Many persons with disabilities do not even get employed as they are rejected at the application phase or during the job interview.
15 June 2023
The key is to remain respectful of each other, as we work towards ensuring that everyone’s place in society is enabled and we grow as an inclusive society.
31 March 2023
Many people with disabilities at the workplace still do not have equal access to work opportunities as "normal people".
1 June 2020
Letter
James Low: Lawyer, Law Scholar, Disability Rights Advocate, Child of God, Brother, Friend — Harapan OKU
James's one final wish would be for the Persons with Disabilities (PwD) Act 2008 to be reformed.