Country Report MALAYSIA Sia Siew Chin Executive Director Beautiful Gate Foundation For The Disabled.
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Country ReportMALAYSIA
Sia Siew ChinExecutive Director
Beautiful Gate Foundation For The Disabled
General Profile of PWDs in Malaysia General Profile of PWDs in Malaysia
04/21/23 Prepared by Sia Siew Chin
According to estimation of WHO, there are 5-10% of Malaysia population are PWDs, which is approximately 1.03 to 2.7 million.
Number of PWDs According to Types of Disabilities (WDM2012April)
Disabilities Number of PWDsVisually Impairment 35,242 Hearing Impairment 47,679 Physical Challenge 133,674 Learning Disability 148,506 Speech Impairment 887 Mental Challenge 11,188 Multiple 17,755 TOTAL 394,931
Beautiful Gate’s caring ministry for PWDs started since 1993 at Petaling Jaya.
Six more centres were set up in various cities and leading by PWDs
KEPONG – 1996Leader: Kenneth Teng, a quadriplegic
KAMPAR – 1999Leader: Racheal Tan, a polio victim
SEREMBAN – 2001Leader: Wong Soo Pin, a polio victim
MELAKA – 2006Leader: Lee Siew Pang
KLANG – 2006Leader: Lee Yew Hoe, cerebral palsy
MANJUNG – 2009Leader: Norwis Boon, a quadriplegic
04/21/23 Prepared by Sia Siew Chin
Independent Living and Leadership Training Project were introduced to Malaysia since 2005
by Human Care Association from Japan.
Beautiful Gate set up an Independent Living Centre, named as Society of Independent Living
For Disabled, Selangor, in year 2008.
Seminars & WorkshopsTotal participants = 316
Date City/Venue Participants1/9/08 K.Kinabalu 355/9/08 Miri 30
28/2/09 CBR staffs, MWD 6030/3/09 Kuching 22
4/4/09 Sibu 3127-30/10 Muar 30
9/8/10 PLPP 607-9/6/11 Sitiawan 30
16-18/8/11 Sabah Chesire Home staffs & UTAR students 8
Total of Clients served
IL Program Visitation/Peer Counseling
Volunteer Training
2008 15 12 542009 11 12 622010 12 18 732011 17 5 84TOTAL 55 47 273
Peer Counselors with Different Disabilities
Name Gender DisabilitiesHee Yong Wah Male QuadriplegicSeow Boon Chan Male QuadriplegicYeoh Kee Soon Male Muscular DystrophyChan Ming Lai Male Cerebral PalsyNg Bee Kean Female Muscular DystrophySia Siew Chin Female Muscular Dystrophy
Awareness and Advocacy
Date Particular24/11/08 Deal with PJ City Council for Taman
Paramount to be barrier free.6/12/09 Organised Convoy by PWDs26-28/11/10 Organised “One Malaysia for All,
Towards an Inclusive Society”
26-28/11/11 Organised First National Conference on Accessible Tourism, and International Photo Contest On Accessible Tourism
Awareness 2009: Wheelchair Convoy
04/21/23 Prepared by Sia Siew Chin
Awareness 2010: Wheelchair Convoy
04/21/23 Prepared by Sia Siew Chin
Awareness 2011: Promoting barrier-free environment through Promoting barrier-free environment through
organising First National Conference on organising First National Conference on Accessible Tourism and ConvoyAccessible Tourism and Convoy
04/21/23 Prepared by Sia Siew Chin
Awareness 2012: First South East Asia Short Film Contest On First South East Asia Short Film Contest On
Accessible TourismAccessible Tourism
04/21/23 Prepared by Sia Siew Chin
Awareness 2012: First South East Asia Conference On Accessible First South East Asia Conference On Accessible
Tourism (SEACAT 2012)Tourism (SEACAT 2012)November 23-25, Berjaya Times SquareNovember 23-25, Berjaya Times Square
04/21/23 Prepared by Sia Siew Chin
Visit www.seacat.beautifulgate.org.my
ConferenceExhibition Convoy Tour
Access Audit
Date Particular2/9/09 Commuter Train Station at Sungai
Buluh and Bandar Tasik Selatan17/9/10 Menara Sunway2/12/10 Asia Overland Sdn.Bhd5/1/11 Suriamas Condominium, Sunway1/3/11 Subang Skypark Terminal28-29/12/11 Organised Access Audit Workshop in
collaboration with PJ City Council
Web Portal to Provide Information
Web PurposeInclusivemalaysia.com.my
provides comprehensive information on accessible tourism and barrier-free access
Okujobs.com.my provide job matching services ,and provide information on how to make working places accessible .
Improvement in Transportation
• 100 of accessible bus by Rapid KL• 3 Rapid Mobiliti, accessible van• 10 Train Station and 24 Light Rail Transit
station• 38 sets of Commuter Train• Accessible Inter-City Electric Train Service
Improvement in Transportation
• Preparing – Code of Practice (COP) & Standard Operating
Procedure (SOP) for air transport– Guidelines for Universal Access Bus, – Guidelines on Disabled Friendly Facilities for
Transport Provider– Guidelines on Disabled Friendly Facilities for
Train Station.
Improvement in Built Environment
• Printed Manual Universal Design & training Access Audit Facilitator
• Provide Access Audit training to staffs in local government.
• Upgrading accessibilities for disabled students in school. Policy of One district One primary and One secondary school for disabled is implemented.
THANK YOU