jom dengar carnival, july 22

JOM DENGAR CARNIVAL

The Department of Family Health, Ministry of Health Malaysia together
with various agencies and NGO will be organisisng a one day event for
youth on care and prevention of Hearing loss Targeting students from various Higher Institutions and the public, the JOM DENGAR Carnival will be held at UKM on July 22 from 8.30 am- 5 pm.

Activities include free hearing screening, regsitration of OKU
by JKM, info booth by JPK, talks, forums and an activity section on
Journey into Deaf World.

Attached please find the phamplet-jom-dengar-final for distribution to friends. All are welcome

“The Petrol Price Hike – How It Affects Us”

An interesting forum on for Penangites.
The Petrol Price Hike – How It Affects Us
SERI Economic Forum 2008

The recent abrupt and dramatic increase in fuel prices by the Federal Government, by the largest quantum ever seen, will have an overwhelming impact on the fabric of Penang ’s economy. Numerous concerns as a result of such a move have surfaced, and primarily include that of the ability of the “rakyat” to cope with such an increase, as well as the impact of such a move on various industries which contribute a very significant portion of the State’s economy.

In order to relay economic interpretations of the fuel price increase, as well as to encourage positive discussion pertaining to the socio-economic implications as well as implications to the industry,
The Socio-Economic and Environmental Research Institute (SERI) invites you to attend the “SERI Economic Forum 2008: The Petrol Price Hike – How It Affects Us”.

Event schedule:-
Date: 26 July 2008 (Saturday)
Time: 9.00am – 12noon
Venue: Bilik ABC, Ground Floor, Dewan Seri Pinang, Lebuh Light , 10200 Pulau Pinang

The Forum will consist of the following:-

1) Speaker: Assoc. Prof Dr. Chan Huan Chiang, Centre For Policy Research, Universiti Sains Malaysia

2) Panel Chairman: Prof. Dr. Suresh Narayanan, School of Social Science , Universiti Sains Malaysia

3) Panellists: a) YBhg. Dato’ Lee Ow Kim, Chairman, Federation of Malaysian Manufacturers Northern

b) Mr. K. Veeriah, Secretary, Malaysian Trade Union Congress Penang Division

c) Mr. Anil Netto, Freelance writer

d) Dr. Choong Sim Poey, Citizens for Public Transport Penang (CEPAT)
As seating is limited, this event will be held on a first come first serve basis. Participation is free, but registration is compulsory.

Travel writer made honorary associate member of ENAT

Challenges travel witer Scott “Rolling” Rains becomes Honorary Associate Member of European Network
for Accessible Tourism, ENAT.

Following the invitation of the ENAT international Board, travel writer and educator, Dr.
Scott Rains has been honoured with the title of ‘Lifetime Honorary Associate Member’
of the European Network for Accessible Tourism (ENAT).
Dr. Rains writes daily on travel and issues in the tourism industry concerning people with
disabilities. His work appears online at www.RollingRains.com and
http://withtv.typepad.com/weblog/travel/ . The “Rolling” refers to the fact that Scott
Rains is a wheelchair user and, it would seem, always on the move!
Dr. Rains is a prolific networker and advocate of inclusive, accessible tourism. He has
working relations at all levels around the world - with global organisations, tourism and
travel entrepreneurs, city planners, NGOs, academia and the media.
ENAT’s Managing Director, Ivor Ambrose commented: “We are very pleased to
welcome Scott Rains on board the ENAT network. I am sure he will quickly become a
great friend and advisor to his fellow members, both in Europe and internationally. By
Scott’s example - and through his assistance - we aim to forge new links between
continents and cultures in the pursuit of accessible tourism”.
Rains’ articles on “inclusive tourism” have appeared in publications including New
Mobility, Emerging Horizons, Contours, Accessible Portugal, Audacity, Travel and
Transitions, eTur Brazil, Turismo Polibea, [with]TV, and Disaboom, among others.
During 2004-05 he was appointed Resident Scholar at the Center for Cultural Studies of
the University of California Santa Cruz (2004-05), where he studied Universal Design
and the travel and hospitality industry.
For further information or to join the ENAT network or become a sponsor, please visit
www.accessibletourism.org.
Ivor Ambrose, Managing Director

Testing 1,2,3

Dear readers

We are building our website at www.challengesmag.com, thanks to George Yaw. Hopefully we can have it up and running by August.

Meanwhile, do pop over and gives us your feedback as to how we can make it more accessible for you.

Senet Job Fair July 26 - 27, 3008

Do check out the Job Fair to be held on July 26 and 27, 2008 at the Worldwide Business Centre, in Shah Alam, Selangor

Bring your resume, your confidence and your friends.

Details and map on the poster below.

Remember July 7, 2008; the day Malaysia gets her Disability Act.

Malaysia gets her Disability Act. What next?

Malaysia’s very own Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 will ‘come into operation’ on July 7, 2008; that is next Tuesday.

It has been a long journey for all the disability advocates who had been working to get our Malaysian disability act together from conception to operation.
However, the journey has not ended. Indeed it has just started on another level, and that is, to see the Act enforced and put into action.

Poverty and Disability

Poverty and disability often exist together in the same population especially in Asia Pacific,  the region with the highest number of developing nations and people with disabilities.

“Poverty causes disability through malnutrition, poor health care, and dangerous living conditions. Disability can cause poverty by preventing the full participation of disabled people in the economic and social life of their communities, especially if the proper supports and accommodations are not available.” World Bank,(Data and Statistics on Disability).

Would disability issues be a major highlight at
The National Summit on Urban Poor and Low-Income Groups, organised by CPPS-ASLI and SUHAKAM. Find out for yourself. Join this event.Registration required as seats are limited.

The National Summit on Urban Poor and Low-Income Groups:

Date: 14 July 2008

Time: 8:30 am - 5.45 pm (Refreshments and Lunch Provided)

Venue: Sunway Resort Hotel & Spa

Jointly organised by Centre for Public Policy Studies (CPPS), Asian Strategy and Leadership Institute (ASLI) and co-organised by Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (SUHAKAM), this event deals with the problem of urban poverty in Malaysia.
We aim to provide participants with a clear picture of the state of poverty in urban Malaysia, an understanding of the issues that are corollary to this problem, and knowledge of the steps that are being taken to reduce urban poverty levels by state and federal governments. Join us as we examine this problem with various experts, policy makers, and activists, who will share their viewpoints and engage in conversation with each other.

Speakers include:

YAB Dato’ Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Prime Minister of Malaysia
Datuk Dr Denison Jayasooria, Chairman, ECOSOC, SUHAKAM
Tan Sri Dr Sulaiman Mahbob, Director-General, Economic Planning Unit
YAB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, Menteri Besar Selangor
YB Datin Seri Dr. Wan Azizah, President, Parti Keadilan/Leader of the Opposition
Prof. Dato’ Dr Sharifah Hapsah Syed Hasan Shahabudin, Vice-Chancellor, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia & President NCWO
Datuk Dr Raj Karim, SUHAKAM Commissioner
Dato’ Seri Ong Ka Chuan, Minister of Housing and Local Government
and others.

Please register if you’re interested in attending the event. Due to space constraints, registration is compulsory. To register, fill in the reply slip, and either
1) send it to shimah@asli.com.my,
or 2) fax it to: 03-20933078.

For the Programme: http://www.box.net/shared/virl6cz8c8
For Registration form: http://www.box.net/shared/1pv0ayv408
or Call 03-20935393 for more details.

Our April and May 2008 issues

A poster of our April and May 2008 issues, courtesy of a group of students from Dasein Academy of Art

Thank you and all the best in your future undertakings to Mavis, Kyoko, Stephanie,Qian Xin, Moon, Oscar, Dexter, Jason, and Jack,

Challenges June Issue

Cover of our June issue.

If you are looking for our Challenges magazine in your nearest bookstore; this is the cover you should be seeking.

Our cover story for June issue:
The late Mr Lloyd Tan, founder of the Malaysian Parkinson’s Disease support group, who was misdiagnosed as having Parkinson’s disease (PD). In fact his condition was 10 times more debilitating than PD.
The former scoutmaster, teacher, trainer lived with his disease for 20 years, dedicating 13 of these to helping fellow PD sufferers.

For our photo story inside, we bring you highlights of the recent Beijing Olympic torch relay in Malaysia, with a personal account from one very special torch bearer.

Career skills training workshop for Deaf jobseekers

Challenges with Senet and MBPJ Local Agenda 21,  held a career skills training workshop for Deaf jobseekers recently in Petaling Jaya.

The 29 Deaf participants were guided on resume writing, interview skills and grooming for the workplace.

This is the second time Challenges organised such a session for PWDs jobseekers.

You can also read about it at one of the participant’s site here. Thank you Selina.

Have a good week.