16 May 2024
Designing museums for people with disabilities is a critical step towards democratising the arts and challenging power relations within museums.
Tag: disabled
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.
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.
9 January 2023
Letter
Respect The Rights Of Persons With Disabilities In The Federal Constitution — Dr Amar-Singh HSS Et Al
We urge the government to use the ongoing initiative of amending the Federal Constitution to also revise Article 8(2) to expressly prohibit discrimination on the grounds of disability.
12 December 2022
Letter
Nothing About Us Without Us — Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Sharifah Tahir, Yuenwah San, Dr Daniel Leong Han Ming, Ng Lai-Thin, Dr Anthony Chong, Mary Chen, Kaveinthran & Meera Samanther
We must move from services led by non-disabled people to disability-inclusive services led persons with diverse disabilities.
8 November 2022
“I want change,” says a 22-year-old male PH supporter in Putrajaya. “For me, a leader is a person who does their work. The important thing is their thoughts and mind.”
8 November 2022
PH’s Putrajaya candidate Noraishah Mydin Abdul-Aziz speaks about the health care system that is not all-encompassing, even for the able-bodied; “kayangan OKU" who disadvantage other OKUs; and people's myopic focus on Muslim women's tudung instead of reproductive health.
29 September 2022
A proper system needs to be formulated to improve the system of assessing disabilities, damages, and the processing of claims related to road traffic accidents and other injuries.
9 January 2020
All elected reps should accompany a patient at an MOH hospital casualty because it'll take 2-3 days to find a bed.