The image shows the “Make the Right Real in Malaysia” logo of The OKU Rights Matter website and a Deaf Abilympian holding up his gold medal in his right hand and the Jalur Gemilang (Malaysian flag) in his left hand.

Policy and Legislation: Malaysia

Policy and Legislation: Malaysia

*Note: Resources linked are in English and pdf or webpage format, unless stated otherwise.

Legislation

Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 (PWD Act 2008) (English)

Mental Health Act 2001 (Act 615) (English)

Akta Kesihatan Mental 2001 (Bahasa Malaysia)

Education (Special Education) Regulations 2013 (Peraturan-Peraturan Pendidikan (Pendidikan Khas) 2013) – Available in both Bahasa Malaysia and English

Uniform Building By-Laws 1984 (English)

Building a Case for Disability-Inclusive Local Climate Action by AT2030

Policies and Code of Practice

Pelan Tindakan OKU 2016-2022 (Bahasa Malaysia)

Malaysian Education Blueprint 2013-2025 (English)

Pelan Pembangunan Pendidikan 2013-2025 (Bahasa Malaysia)

Pekeliling Pencapaian Dasar Satu Peratus Peluang Pekerjaan Dalam Perkhidmatan Awam Kepada Orang Kurang Upaya (Circular on Achieving 1% Employment in Civil Service Sector for Persons with Disabilities)

MS 1184:2004 Universal design and accessibility in the built environment – Code of practice (Second revision) – restricted to registered users of IIUM Repository

MS 1183:2015 Fire safety in the design, management and use of buildings – Code of practice (First revision)

Reports

Malaysia’s First Case of OKU versus the Government of Malaysia on the Ground of Workplace Discrimination: a watershed in the struggle for disability rights and justice in Malaysia

Status of Digital Rights in Malaysia: Focus on Persons with Disabilities, Older Persons, Children and Youth, a Civil Society Joint Submission for the 45th Session, 4th Cycle, Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review

  • Full report: pdf, word
  • Annex I: Lived Experience Voices of Persons with Disabilities: pdf, word

The State of Disability Rights in Malaysia, a Stakeholder Written Submission for the 45th Session in the 4th Cycle of the Human Rights Council’s Universal Periodic Review, SIUMAN Collective

Childhood Disability in Malaysia: a study of knowledge, attitudes, and practices – Full report in English

Graphic booklet is available in both Bahasa Malaysia and English

Status Report on Child Rights in Malaysia 2019 (English) – Section on children with disabilities on pages 65-69.

Malaysia’s Ratification Status of UN Human Rights Treaties

UN Treaty Body Database: Malaysia

Proposed Amendments to the PwD Act 2008

Holistic Review of the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008: Essential to the Rights of Persons with Disabilities by Malaysian Bar

Establish new act and commission for persons with disabilities by Harapan OKU

Proposed Amendments to the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 (One-page summary) by Mary Chen, Sangeet Kaur Deo, Dato’ Dr. Amar-Singh HSS, Anit Kaur Randhawa, Meera Samanther, San Yuen Wah, Sharifah Tahir, Wong Yoon Loong.

Reforming the Laws in Malaysia to Cater Better for Persons with Disabilities by Harapan OKU Law Reform Group

Proposed Amendments to Relevant Legislations

Malaysian Bars calls for amendment of Constitution to ensure holistic protection of rights for PwDs, 8 May 2024

  • “The Malaysian Bar therefore calls on the government to urgently amend Articles 8(2) and 12(1) of the Federal Constitution (FC) to ensure that it accords explicit protection of rights to PwDs … for Malaysia’s long-overdue progress on harmonisation of domestic legislation with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).”
  • Links to full statement: