It’s on.
Jim West’s AESOP’S FABLES, the Puppet Performance from USA to include one performance in Malaysian Sign Language.
Continue reading ‘The Puppets are Coming – in Sign Language!!’
Archive for October, 2007
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Defining Universal Design
At CHALLENGES we hope to build a section titled Access for All, with regular articles on Universal Design in services, facilities and products.
Dr Scott Rains, a well-known Accessibility for Disability advocate has written a post on his blog that aptly defines the current global trend on Universal Design and its synergistic partnership with Green Design.
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SELAMAT HARI RAYA
To all Muslim friends and readers.
Best wishes for a great year!
Malaysia’s first astronaut, Dr Sheikh Muszaphar Shukor Sheikh Mustapha, has certainly made this Hari Raya a memorable one for us.
May he have a safe journaey home.
World Sight Day 2007
Date: 11 October 2007
Theme: VISION for Children
In the world today, a child goes blind every minute, and the children most at risk are those below five years old.
You can play a role in World Sight Day 2007
Continue reading ‘World Sight Day 2007: VISION for Children’
This December Gardner & Wife Theatre is offering a comedy D’ARRANGED MARRIAGE.
They are keen to introduce a signed performance based on response and availability of sign language interpreter/s willing to take this on.
Interested read on:
Continue reading ‘To sign or not to sign, that is your choice’
Geneva, Oct 1 — The World Health organisation (WHO) today released the first guide on age-friendly cities.
WHO Global Age-friendly Cities Guide was launched on the occasion of the International Day of Older Persons which fell on October 1, 2007.
Continue reading ‘New guide on building age-friendly cities’
We have sad news to share today.
Datuk Dr Sam Abraham has passed on.
We have lost a dear friend and great supporter in Disability work.
A special time of prayer will be held at 7.30pm today, Wednesday 3rd October , 2007 in the New Hall, St. Mary’s Cathedral, Jalan Raja , Kuala Lmupur Tel: 03-2692-8672 ,03-2694-5470
The ‘Thanksgiving service for Sam’s Life’ will be held at 12pm on Thursday, 4th October, 2007 at St Mary’s Cathedral, while the final service at the crematorium at Cheras after the noon service.
Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.
I will miss his quick smile and quirky sense of humour.
Read an interview with Datuk Dr Sam Abraham “Making a difference in health – Datuk Dr Sam Abraham: all-encompassing compassion,” by David Ellis here
related link:
Message from the Malaysian Paediatric Association website
SAMSUNG Malaysia Electronics offers a once in a lifetime opportunity to take part in the Olympic Torch Relay which will be held on 21 April 2008 in Kuala Lumpur.
Continue reading ‘Your Chance To Carry The Olympic Flame in Malaysia’
The Society of the Disabled Persons, Penang (SDPP) has a very simple definition:
“Accessible means that disabled persons can, without assistance, approach, enter, pass to and from, and make use of a built environment without undue difficulties”.
This self-help organization run by persons with disabilities, is based in Penang, but has 250 members from all over Malaysia.
By clicking on this link you virtually have at your fingertips; information not only regarding the meaning of accessibility, but also the pertinent Malaysian building by-laws, with dimensions and illustrations on many accessible built environment guidelines from ramps, pathways, corridors, doors, lifts to signage, toilets, parking bays and even bedrooms, kitchens and communication systems.
Check it out to understand what people with disabilities mean when they refer to accessible built environment.
What does the Malaysian Law says about accessible built environment? Read on:
