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: disabled community
5 December 2024
We had looked to this government to improve the conditions for inclusion as a universal human right for all Malaysians. But it appears that the disability community may have to continue caring for itself.
2 September 2024
To truly uphold the values of fairness and equality, it’s important to address the issue of unequal access to assistive products and services.
30 August 2024
Societies don’t just fail to accommodate disability — they can be actively disabling in themselves.
3 July 2024
Letter
Remembering Feilina Feisol: Mother, Friend, Wonderful Person, And Great Advocate For Autism — Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Anit Kaur Randhawa, Nori Abdullah Badawi, Ras Adiba Radzi & Yap Sook Yee
Feilina Feisol, who died on June 30, 2024, was an active disability advocate who was always willing to engage with, support, and work with anyone who would provide opportunities for disabled persons.
16 May 2024
Designing museums for people with disabilities is a critical step towards democratising the arts and challenging power relations within museums.
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.
8 April 2024
Letter
Has Celebrating Disability Days Brought Any Benefit To The Disabled Community? — OKU Rights Matter Project
Celebrating disability days is good for raising awareness, but only if reinforced by comprehensive efforts that yield meaningful change in the lives of persons with disabilities.
31 January 2024
Many with disabilities live in poverty, in low-income countries that are vulnerable to climate disasters. Yet climate resilience planning excludes their voices.
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.