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Disabled Members Protest
ILTC Malaysia members staged a protest outside JPJ Wangsamaju KL.
Saturday, 16 August 2008
Annual Allocation Recieved From JKMM
ANNUAL ALLOCATION RECEIVED FROM JKMM
Last wednesday, Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen contributed the annual allocation hand over to ILTC's Secretary Ms. Rina.
Have at least basic accessibility for the disabled
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Have at least basic accessibility for the disabledWith good education, full accessibility to facilities such as buildings and public transport; proper training and understanding employers, persons with disabilities can be an asset to the nation and should be integrated into, and participate in social, economic, political and cultural life in Malaysia.
Y.B. Tuan Anthony Thanasayan City Councillor for MBPJ invited the President of ILTC to a meeting with a field visit at MBPJ to identify the facilities towards disbled people, senior citizen and needys such as disabled friendly parkings, ramps, disabled friendly toilets and etc....
ILTC take this opportunity to thank PJ Councillors and PJ planning and development director Sharipah Marhaini Syed Ali for providing such as a good facilities towards a caring society for the disabled, senior citizen and others.ILTC hope that the other Municipal Council's will take this a good example to build disabled-friendly features in their town planning.
Friday, 15 August 2008
PJ to be disabled friendly from now on
PJ to be disabled friendly from now on
By Pauline Almeida August 15, 2008 Categories: Your Council.
As of this month, new buildings that need approval for construction have to meet the Technical Committee for the Facilities for the Disabled requirements — that they have lifts, ramps and toilets designed for people with special needs.
Though the committee’s request had been made two years ago, it is being given focus after some disabled members were elected as PJ councillors this year, including activist for the diabled, Anthony Sivabalan Thansayan.
"Back then (2006), nobody bothered. But now we are more serious, that new buildings have facilities for the disabled," said PJ planning and development director Sharipah Marhaini Syed Ali yesterday.
Sharipah said the requirements were in line with the local council’s Building By-Laws for the Disabled, therefore applications to put up new buildings would only be approved if they fulfil the obligations towards people with special needs.
To date, some 15 applications from developers and architects to put up offices and shoplots in Petaling Jaya are being vetted by this technical committee to ensure developers and architects incorporate disabled-friendly features in their layout plans.
"If they fail to adhere to our criteria, then the building owners will be required to amend building plans to get approval for construction," said Marhaini.
Covered car parks by Hari Raya
August 15, 2008 Categories: Your Council
SOME good news for the disabled in Petaling Jaya. From November, there will be 150 sheltered car parks at various public parking lots around Petaling Jaya for the use of the disabled and people with special needs.
The council will provide a logo for people with special needs and their care-givers that are valid for life.
Those suffering from temporary disabilities due to accidents or falls can apply for the logo for a certain period.
"They will be required to renew it on a monthly basis to ensure it is used for the right purpose," said Anthony Sivabalan Thanasayan, a member of the council’s Technical Committee for the Facilities for the Disabled and the Elderly and a city councillor, who has agreed to use his councillor’s half-yearly allocation of RM50,000 towards addressing the needs of the disabled.
Only 50 out of 10,000 jobs snapped up by disabled
The Star - Online
Only 50 out of 10,000 jobs snapped up by disabled
By NG CHENG YEEand NATALIE STONEHAM
KUALA LUMPUR: Only 50 disabled people have applied for the 10,000 jobs made available in the public sector, said Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen.
“All kinds of jobs were available, from rank and file such as office boys to management level, but unfortunately, there have been few takers.
“The Government needed to find out why the disabled group had been reluctant to take up the jobs,” she said Thursday after chairing the first meeting of the National Council for People With Disabilities here.
The Government has set as a policy to reserve 1% or 10,000 jobs for the disabled in the public sector as a measure to integrate the disabled into mainstream society.
Dr Ng called on the disabled community to be responsive to the job applications. She said the Government would try its best to overcome obstacles that the disabled faced in the work place.
“They should not have the negative thinking but instead they should apply for the jobs first and let us know what obstacles they are going to face if they take up the jobs.
“If there are more people coming forward to apply for the jobs, we (the Government) might consider arranging the transport for them, including getting buses to go around Putrajaya,” she said.
“I have mentioned it many times in the newspaper about the vacancies available. You (disabled people) cannot just expect us to knock on your doors and inform you about the opportunities,” she said.
Monday, 11 August 2008
DOGATHON 2008
DOGATHON 2008
Bukit Ekspo, Universiti Putra Malaysia
10 ILTC members were specially invited to the Dogathon 2008 at Bukit Ekspo, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang by Petpositive President and Ahli Majlis MPPJ Mr. Anthony Thanasayan.
It exposed to all types of dogs and dog owners to indulge in somthing out of the ordidnary.
The main highlight of the event is the DOGATHON Race where dogs and owners are required to run for 2.5 km in the early morning collness under the shaddy trees of UPM.
Other than the DOGATHON events there are are other events such as faster eating duo, Space Race, Space Idol, Alien Says, Res-UFO, Agility Jumpers and many more events.
We hope in future there will be more disabled person take part in this event and the organizing team will focus more on disbled friendly facilities.
Anyway it was a very successful event.