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Insights from Pioneering Neurodiversity Initiatives that Empower Employers for Greater Inclusivity and Productivity

Insights from Pioneering Neurodiversity Initiatives that Empower Employers for Greater Inclusivity and Productivity We are ALL neurodiverse because no two humans on the planet are exactly the same. The Neurodiversity Hub Neurodiversity refers to the natural diversity of human minds,…

The DREAM Employment Network of Resources for Young People with Disability, and for Employers (Australia)

The DREAM Employment Network of Resources for Young People with Disability, and for Employers (Australia) The Disability Representation Employment & Accessibility Mission (DREAM) Network, Australia is for: The resource development, networking activities and workshops, diversity and intersectionality, and employer engagement…

The Lost Girls series by Beatrice Leong

The Lost Girls by Beatrice Leong by Beatrice Leong in The Vibes (Malaysia) This series on autistic women highlights new narratives and perspectives of autism from the perspective of an autistic woman.

Autism from the Inside Out by Beatrice Leong

Autism from the Inside Out by Beatrice Leong by The Vibes, Malaysia. Produced by Shazmin Shamsuddin, featuring the voice of Beatrice Leong

COVID-19 Guidance and Educational Resources

COVID-19 Guidance and Educational Resources This page includes a range of COVID-19-related resources with good information for easy access to persons with disabilities. All resources are in English unless specified. COVID-19 Guidance and Resources COVID-19 Human Rights-based Response COVID-19 Guidance by OHCHR…

COVID-19 Articles and Reports

COVID-19 Articles and Reports This page includes selected articles with relevant information about COVID-19 and the impact on the disability community. All articles are in English unless specified. Articles Pandemics disable people — the history lesson that policymakers ignore by Laura…

OKU Rights Watch 2025

OKU Rights Watch 2025 As of 22 February 2025, over the past 20 years, about 20 Blind persons have fallen into Malaysian rail tracks, but this is the first time that a Blind person on the tracks has been killed…

OKU Rights Watch 2024

OKU Rights Watch 2024 Case of A Deaf e-hailing Driver’s Access to Justice Following An Assault Malaysian Bar calls for amendment of Constitution to ensure holistic protection of rights for PwDs, 8 May 2024

OKU Rights Watch 2023

OKU Rights Watch 2023 Amendment to PwD Act to be finalised by June in New Straits Times MOH introduces visually impaired-friendly medicine labels by Bernama [BM: KKM perkenal inisiatif ‘Label Ubat Mesra OKU Penglihatan’ yang dicetak dalam Braille] OKU Sentral calls on Health Ministry…

OKU Rights Watch 2022

OKU Rights Watch 2022 100 disabled protest welfare scheme (JKMPay) in Free Malaysia Today PwDs want long-term solutions to infrastructure access issues in New Straits Times Autism council to be formed by this year, says Khairy in The Star Malaysia UN and SUHAKAM Sign…

OKU Rights Watch 2021

OKU Rights Watch 2021 National Council for PwD agrees with proposal on website, WCAG-based app guidelines, policies in Malay Mail Every policeman must know how to handle persons with autism, says IGP in The Star Malaysia Sexual abuse against children with disabilities…

OKU Rights Watch 2019 and 2020

OKU Rights Watch 2019 and 2020 2020 Blind spots in banking in The Star Malaysia (subscription is required to access the article) 2020 e-census lacks views from persons with disabilities, says group in Free Malaysia Today 2019 New police SOP for autism cases in…