OKU database crucial
KUCHING: The Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Ministry has made it a priority to gather data of employment rates for persons with disabilities (OKUs) in the state in its effort to empower the disabled. “In our efforts to empower the disabled group, we need to have this database to indicate in statistics how many are […]
All it takes is strong will, Fatimah tells disabled
MIRI: Women, Childhood and Community Well-being Minister Dato Sri Fatimah Abdullah believes people with disabilities can achieve great things as long as they have a strong will to change their lives. She said the Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) government has been supportive in assisting people with disabilities, providing grants or funding and supporting their projects to […]
Enhancing communication with the deaf
KUCHING: Malaysian Sign Language (BIM) should be taught and exposed to every level of society to improve communications with the deaf and mute. Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development Assistant Minister II Mohammad Razi Sitam said that learning sign language should start from early childhood education. “This should be taught to children as early as […]
Harnessing potentials of persons with disabilities
KUCHING: The participation of people with disabilities (PwD) in games and sports inspires others to open their hearts to a wider world of human talents and potential. Minister for Women, Childhood and Community Wellbeing Development, Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah said sports give the opportunities to the PwDs to develop their talents and potential which would […]
Minister: Give more jobs to people with disabilities
KUCHING: Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah has expressed hope that people with disabilities (OKU) would get ample job opportunities as they too want to be independent and self-sufficient. The state Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister said the lack of jobs is one of the issues that OKUs frequently faced. “If a type […]
Ex-athlete receives food aid from Hope Place
KUCHING: A 58-year-old former Paralympic athlete residing at Batu Kitang has received assistance in the form of basic food aid and milk powder from Hope Place on Thursday (Oct 21). Ani Nios, a disabled woman who lives with her three children, was a paralympic swimmer who had won multiple medals for Sarawak during her time […]
Helping community leaders understand OKUs better
KUCHING: Three hundred and eighteen participants attended a programme aimed at helping community leaders understand better people with disabilities (OKUs) and their disabilities. Sarawak Information Department (JaPen) Director Swady Guliling officiated at the MyCekap Community Programme: Training of Trainer (TOT) Workshop for Community Leaders. In his speech, Swady said, “People with disabilities (OKUs) are one […]
They succeeded against all odds
It’s never the differences between people that surprise us. It’s the things that, against all odds, we have in common. — Jodi Picoult, American writer A new era has dawned for powerlifting in Malaysia — thanks to two Paralympic athletes who brought fame to the nation at the Tokyo Paralympic Games. The two Sarawakians are […]
Wei Lun calls on PwDs to dare to try
SEPANG: National boccia hero Chew Wei Lun, who pulled off a surprise silver medal win in the BC1 mixed individual event (physical impairment) category at the Tokyo Paralympic Games, called on people with disabilities (PwDs) not to be afraid to try. Wei Lun, who is ranked 11th in the world and fifth best in Asia, […]
Society pays courtesy call on Fatimah
KUCHING: Welfare, Community Wellbeing, Women, Family and Childhood Development Minister Datuk Seri Fatimah Abdullah received a courtesy call from the Sarawak Hearing and Aural Rehabilitation Society (Sarawak HEAR) at her office today (Sept 3). The courtesy call was to update her on future plans for those with hearing impairment in the state, especially among babies […]
