Yen Yen: Plan for disabled to get better help
KUALA LUMPUR: The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry will come up with a wider set of categories for the disabled in an effort to channel help to them more effectively.
The categories, which group disabled people according to their conditions, will enable the ministry to allocate funds and execute specific plans to help in their welfare.
“There are currently limited OKU (Orang Kurang Upaya) categories based on the records from the Statistics Department,” said Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen.
“We want to widen the scope so that the OKU would be better represented,” she said at a media briefing on the second meeting of the National Council for the OKU yesterday.
She added that the ministry also discussed plans to improve special education during the meeting.
During the council’s first meeting on Aug 14, five committees were set up to look into registration, quality of life and care, accessibility, education and employment for the disabled.
“We are also coordinating with other relevant ministries such as the Housing and Local Government Ministry to further aid the disabled,” Dr Ng said.
She added that the provisions under laws such as the Housing Act and Local Council Act which protect the rights of the disabled must be followed to improve their quality of life.
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