<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730</id><updated>2012-02-16T16:14:53.866+08:00</updated><category term='memorandum'/><category term='public transport'/><category term='Bukit Jambul shopping complex'/><category term='draft'/><category term='perhentian bas'/><category term='23 februari 2009'/><category term='19 Februari 2009'/><category term='Berita'/><category term='Perangin Mall'/><title type='text'>We Care...Access for Persons with Disabilities</title><subtitle type='html'>Everyone expect that all the facilities provided is   comfortable and convenience to them</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>58</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3450435000892164144</id><published>2009-04-25T14:10:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-25T13:32:50.982+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kemudahan untuk OKU di Hotel Equatorial</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWrQknqWcI/AAAAAAAAA14/wb7v39KWRkU/s1600-h/DSCN1437.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320346836004395458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWrQknqWcI/AAAAAAAAA14/wb7v39KWRkU/s320/DSCN1437.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Call button without embossed braille&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWrGDWr6SI/AAAAAAAAA1w/0FvSUjaPr6E/s1600-h/DSCN1436.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320346655276132642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWrGDWr6SI/AAAAAAAAA1w/0FvSUjaPr6E/s320/DSCN1436.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;tak mesra OKU...susah nak tekan bagi air keluar...macam tak flexible jer...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqzktG9cI/AAAAAAAAA1o/6ArTc2owZjo/s1600-h/DSCN1434.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320346337811035586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqzktG9cI/AAAAAAAAA1o/6ArTc2owZjo/s320/DSCN1434.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;mungkin susah bagi golongan OKU yang berkerusi roda untuk menggunakan paip di sinki ni&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqbaQ_OhI/AAAAAAAAA1g/beMfysHDNvs/s1600-h/DSCN1431.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320345922691873298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqbaQ_OhI/AAAAAAAAA1g/beMfysHDNvs/s320/DSCN1431.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;ni tandas untuk OKU...paling hujung antara tandas untuk org normal...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqJ9dWSYI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/4KudXocTS34/s1600-h/DSCN1430.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320345622901311874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqJ9dWSYI/AAAAAAAAA1Y/4KudXocTS34/s320/DSCN1430.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;ruang di pintu masuk ke tandas...susah sikit bagi yang guna kerusi roda...tak luas sangat&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqA3r-qeI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/qCPmDup2U1w/s1600-h/DSCN1390.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320345466733242850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWqA3r-qeI/AAAAAAAAA1Q/qCPmDup2U1w/s320/DSCN1390.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;pintu ni ditarik ke arah luar tandas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWp20fUxOI/AAAAAAAAA1I/CpYALRmXU0s/s1600-h/DSCN1389.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320345294076167394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWp20fUxOI/AAAAAAAAA1I/CpYALRmXU0s/s320/DSCN1389.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;pemegang pintu dah ok...pengangkut tu pun dah kira ok gak...coz rendah. Mudah la nak sangkut barang kan?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpqOi2eTI/AAAAAAAAA1A/_njj5NVyHDI/s1600-h/DSCN1388.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320345077731981618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpqOi2eTI/AAAAAAAAA1A/_njj5NVyHDI/s320/DSCN1388.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpcfgufnI/AAAAAAAAA04/MVJUTyzq-uI/s1600-h/DSCN1386.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320344841768304242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpcfgufnI/AAAAAAAAA04/MVJUTyzq-uI/s320/DSCN1386.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;nampak macam sempit je kan...kalau yang berkerusi roda, ruang ni memang tak cukup kalau nak putarkan kerusi roda mereka. Bila nak keluar pun, kena undurkan kerusi roda mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpSXX9QHI/AAAAAAAAA0w/srCsSAq8CZs/s1600-h/DSCN1384.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320344667785347186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpSXX9QHI/AAAAAAAAA0w/srCsSAq8CZs/s320/DSCN1384.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpJHPW57I/AAAAAAAAA0o/U1ywxxvnPxU/s1600-h/DSCN1382.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320344508835489714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWpJHPW57I/AAAAAAAAA0o/U1ywxxvnPxU/s320/DSCN1382.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3450435000892164144?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3450435000892164144/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/kemudahan-untuk-oku-di-hotel-equatorial.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3450435000892164144'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3450435000892164144'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/kemudahan-untuk-oku-di-hotel-equatorial.html' title='Kemudahan untuk OKU di Hotel Equatorial'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWrQknqWcI/AAAAAAAAA14/wb7v39KWRkU/s72-c/DSCN1437.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-84447566711180580</id><published>2009-04-24T19:40:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-25T13:32:20.777+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Lawati laman rasasayang79... :)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#99ffff;"&gt;Hi semua...lama dah tak buat entry baru...sibuk dengan peperiksaan sekarang. Cuma kekadang tu jenguk gak la laman kami ni...kalau2 ada yang melawat...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Baru ni...ada sorang penulis blog gak yang cacat penglihatan telah melawat ke laman kami ni...Terima kasih diucapkan kepada beliau...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jika tak keberatan mungkin beliau boleh memberi pendapat dan pandangan ataupun memberi sebarang komen tentang isu yang cuba kami bangkitkan di sini...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jika sesiapa yang berminat mengenali beliau boleh la melawat laman beliau di :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myazhar4u.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;http://www.myazhar4u.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sekian dahulu dari saya... :)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-84447566711180580?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/84447566711180580/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/lawati-laman-rasasayang79.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/84447566711180580'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/84447566711180580'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/lawati-laman-rasasayang79.html' title='Lawati laman rasasayang79... :)'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-7290079536777534719</id><published>2009-04-08T08:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-08T08:00:00.610+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Keistimewaan dan Kemudahan Kepada Golongan Kurang Upaya</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Dipetik daripada: http://pmr.penerangan.gov.my/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=431%3Akeistimewaan-dan-kemudahan-kepada-golongan-orang-kurang-upaya&amp;amp;catid=202%3Abantuan-dan-subsidi-kerajaan&amp;amp;Itemid=4&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Sukan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;Majlis Paralympik Malaysia telah ditubuhkan bagi menggalakkan sukan dan rekreasi di kalangan orang kurang upaya. Jabatan dan NGOs bersama-sama menganjur dan menggalakkan orang kurang upaya di dalam berbagai-bagai bidang sukan dan riadah. Kejohanan Sukan Paralympik Malaysia bagi Orang Kurang Upaya/ Jemputan ASEAN diadakan dua tahun sekali. Skim insentif bagi ahli-ahli sukan orang kurang upaya dan hadiah-hadiah berbentuk kewangan kepada pemenang atlit-atlit di Kejohanan-kejohanan Sukan Antarabangsa disediakan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kegiatan Kesenian dan Kebudayaan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;Untuk menggalakkan orang kurang upaya menyertai berbagai-bagai kegiatan kesenian dan kebudayaan, satu kumpulan Kesenian Orang Kurang Upaya ditubuhkan dan satu tabung juga dilancarkan bagi memudahkan kumpulan ini menjalankan aktiviti dan latihan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kemudahan Pendidikan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;Kementerian Pendidikan di bawah Jabatan Pendidikan Khas menyediakan kelas khas kepada kanak-kanak cacat pengelihatan, pendengaran dan bermasalah pembelajaran. Program pendidikan dijalankan di sekolah khas pendidikan dan melalui program integrated di sekolah biasa. Kerajaan juga mengecualikan bayaran pendaftaran kemasukan pelajar-pelajar kurang upaya pendengaran yang mengikuti latihan kemahiran di institusi-institusi pengajian di bawah kelolaan Kementerian pendidikan. Bagi Pelajar yang berjaya mereka akan mendapat elaun bulanan sebanyak RM300.00 sebulan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Kemudahan Akses di Bangunan Awam&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Satu Jawatankuasa telah ditubuhkan untuk memastikan orang kurang upaya ada akses tanpa halangan dalam menggunakan kemudahan-kemudahan awam. Akses orang kurang upaya kepada kemudahan-kemudahan dalam dan luar bangunan telah dimasukkan dalam pindaan kepada Undang-undang Kecil Bangunan Seragam 1984.&lt;br /&gt;Dalam hubungan ini Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat telah mengambil inisiatif dan memainkan peranan dalam menggalakkan berbagai kemudahan diwujudkan bagi membolehkan mereka yang kurang upaya bergerak bebas. Satu daripada pencapaian ini ialah penubuhan Jawatankuasa Teknikal yang Urusetianya ialah SIRIM telah merangka “ Kod Amalan Akses Bagi Orang Kurang Upaya Ke Bangunan Awam” yang mana telah menghasilkan pindaan Undang-Undang Kecil Bangunan Seragam 1984 berkaitan dengan kehendak-kehendak bangunan untuk orang kurang upaya di mana bangunan baru diwajibkan mempunyai kemudahan akses kepada orang kurang upaya. Antaranya termasuklah “ram” dan “railings”, laluan yang bersesuaian dengan kerusi roda, lif khas dengan reka bentuk yang sesuai, tempat letak kereta, tandas khas dan sebagainya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Kemudahan Dan Galakan Pelepasan Cukai&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;Kerajaan juga memperluaskan potongan cukai berganda dalam tahun 1981 kepada majikan-majikan mengambil pekerja kurang upaya dan dalam tahun 1991. Kerajaan pula menambahkan bagi pelepasan pengecualian cukai bagi ibubapa yang mempunyai anak kurang upaya di bawah umur 18 tahun. Kerajaan juga memberi ribet cukai kepada pembayar cukai bagi membeli alat-alat khas bagi kegunaan sendiri atau kegunaan anak dan ibubapa yang kurang upaya;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sebagai galakan berterusan bagi memelihara orang kurang upaya dan sebagai pelepasan tambahan kepada potongan diri RM5,000 dan potongan untuk isteri RM3,000, Kerajaan telah meluluskan pelepasan tambahan sebanyak RM5,000 diberi kepada pembayar cukai yang kurang upaya dan sebanyak RM2,500 lagi kepada pasangan yang kurang upaya mulai tahun 1995.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kemudahan Pengangkutan Awam&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Jabatan sentiasa menggalakkan syarikat-syarikat pengangkutan supaya memberi tambang konsesi kepada orang kurang upaya. Sehingga kini terdapat beberapa buah syarikat pengangkutan telah memberi insentif pengangkutan kepada golongan kurang upaya. Antaranya Sistem Penerbangan Malaysia memberi tambang murah sehingga 50% bagi penerbangan dalam negeri, Keretapi Tanah Melayu memberi tambang konsesi sehingga 50% bagi semua perjalanan bagi semua kelas, Syarikat bas TRANSNASIONAL memberi konsesi 50% daripada harga tambang dan PUTRA-LRT juga telah memberi konsesi tambang kepada golongan kurang upaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Pengecualian Bayaran Rawatan Perubatan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Orang kurang upaya dikecualikan daripada bayaran rawatan di Hospital Kerajaan termasuk bayaran wad kelas tiga, bayaran pakar dan ubat-ubatan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Pengecualian Bayaran Dokumen Perjalanan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Jabatan Imigresen mengecualikan bayaran ke atas perkhidmatan menyedia dan memproses dokumen perjalanan (passport Antarabangsa) kepada golongan kurang upaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Kemudahan Peluang Pekerjaan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Komitmen kerajaan untuk membuka peluang pekerjaan kepada golongan kurang upaya terbukti melalui Pekeliling Perkhidmatan Bil. 10/1988 yang telah dikeluarkan dimana kouta 1% peluang pekerjaan di sektor awam diperuntukkan kepada golongan orang kurang upaya.&lt;br /&gt;Bagi Sektor Swasta, Jawatankuasa Penggalakan Pengajian Orang Cacat Di Sektor Swasta telah ditubuhkan dalam tahun 1990 di bawah Jabatan Buroh Semenanjung Malaysia telah mewujudkan Kod Amalan Penggajian Orang Kurang Upaya di Sektor Swasta yang merupakan suatu garis panduan kepada agensi kerajaan, majikan, pertubuhan majikan, pekerja, kesatuan sekerja dan pertubuhan orang kurang upaya serta orang kurang kurang upaya sendiri untuk pendaftaran dan penempatan kerja orang kurang upaya bekerja di sektor swasta.&lt;br /&gt;Bagi orang kurang upaya, mereka boleh membuat pendaftaran di mana-mana pejabat buruh di negeri dan daerah )&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Kemudahan Membeli Kereta Dan Motorsikal Nasional&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Kerajaan memberi pengecualian cukai jualan sebanyak 50% ke atas pembelian kereta atau motorsikal nasional bagi orang kurang upaya yang berkeupayaan memandu dan tidak berkeupayaan memandu.&lt;br /&gt;Bagi orang kurang upaya yang berkeupayaan memandu, setiap permohonan mestilah disertakan dokumen berikut:-&lt;br /&gt;• Kad Kenal Diri Orang Kurang Upaya;&lt;br /&gt;• Kad Pengenalan;&lt;br /&gt;• Lesen Memandu yang sah;&lt;br /&gt;• Maklumat Kenderaan - Model, No.Enjin, No.Chasis dll.&lt;br /&gt;Bagi golongan orang kurang upaya yang tidak berkeupayaan memandu, mereka boleh mendapat kemudahan tersebut dengan syarat Pihak kedua ( Ibubapa/isteri) boleh memandu bagi pihak mereka. Setiap , permohonan mestilah disertakan dolumen berikut:-&lt;br /&gt;• Lesen memandu - pihak kedua;&lt;br /&gt;• Kad Pengenalan - pihak kedua;&lt;br /&gt;• Maklumat yang menyokong hubungan antara penama dan pihak kedua;&lt;br /&gt;• Kad Pengenalan;&lt;br /&gt;• Kad Pengenalan OKU;&lt;br /&gt;• Maklumat Kenderaan – Model, No.Enjin, No.Chasis dll.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Kemudahan Alat Ganti Orang Kurang Upaya&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kerajaan memberi pengecualian duti impot dan cukai jualan ke atas semua peralatan direka khas untuk kegunaan orang kurang upaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Pencen Terbitan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Kerajaan melalui JPA menyediakan pencen terbitan kepada anak/tanggungan penjawat awam yang meninggal dunia.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Kemudahan Mendapat Latihan dan Pemulihan&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat menyediakan program latihan kepada kanak-kanak kurang upaya dengan menyediakan program latihan kemahiran dan pemulihan diri di Institusi-institusi Jabatan. Buat masa ini perkhidmatan yang disediakan oleh Jabatan ini kepada kategori kurang upaya anggota dan akal (bermasalah pembelajaran) sahaja.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Kemudahan Geran Pelancaran&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat juga membantu golongan kurang upaya yang berpendapatan kecil atau yang ingin menjalankan perniagaan kecil dengan menyediakan peruntukkan geran pelancaran berkadar maksimum RM2,000&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Sumbangan Kepada Program-Program OKU&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Jabatan menggalakkan penyertaan aktif dan sumbangan daripada sektor swasta/ korporat untuk memainkan peranan yang lebih besar dan positif bagi kebajikan orang kurang upaya selaras dengan hasrat Kerajaan untuk menuju ke arah masyarakat penyayang menghadapi Wawasan 2020 dan menepati Dasar Kebajikan Masyarakat Negara.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#999900;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Kemudahan Telekom&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Syarikat Telekom Malaysia telah menyediakan insentif/kemudahan kepada golongan orang kurang upaya seperti berikut:-&lt;br /&gt;• Bayaran Sewa bulanan di kecualikan kepada golongan kurang upaya.&lt;br /&gt;• Panggilan 103 (operator) tidak dikenakan sebarang caj&lt;br /&gt;• Menyediakan panggilan menunggu atau panggilan pindahan secara percuma.&lt;br /&gt;Bagi orang kurang upaya berumur 19 tahun dan ke atas mereka layak memohon menggunakan maklumat sendiri dan bagi mereka berumur 18 tahun dan ke bawah mereka juga boleh memohon perkhidmatan bagi pihak keluarga mengikut syarat-syarat dan peraturan yang ditetapkan oleh pihak STMB.&lt;br /&gt;Takaful Malaysia Berhad&lt;br /&gt;Menyediakan Insuran(Perlindungan) bagi OKU yang merangkumi Perlindungan bagi:-&lt;br /&gt;• Kemalangan;&lt;br /&gt;• Kematian - urusan pengkebumian;&lt;br /&gt;• Keilapan Kekal (kurang upaya/disability) akibat penyakit;&lt;br /&gt;• Keilapan Kekal akibat kemalangan;&lt;br /&gt;• Perbelanjaan perubatan kecederaan akibat kemalangan&lt;br /&gt;Syarat-syarat permohonan:&lt;br /&gt;• Berdaftar dengan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat;&lt;br /&gt;• Berdaftar dengan mana-mana persatuan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-7290079536777534719?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/7290079536777534719/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/keistimewaan-dan-kemudahan-kepada.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7290079536777534719'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7290079536777534719'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/keistimewaan-dan-kemudahan-kepada.html' title='Keistimewaan dan Kemudahan Kepada Golongan Kurang Upaya'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-6730831533798976666</id><published>2009-04-07T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-07T08:00:00.193+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Berita'/><title type='text'></title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"&gt;MPAJ tambah kemudahan OKU&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&amp;amp;dt=0218&amp;amp;pub=utusan_malaysia&amp;amp;sec=Kota&amp;amp;pg=wk_04.htm&amp;amp;arc=hive"&gt;http://utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2009&amp;amp;dt=0218&amp;amp;pub=utusan_malaysia&amp;amp;sec=Kota&amp;amp;pg=wk_04.htm&amp;amp;arc=hive&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;AMPANG 17 Feb. – Golongan kurang upaya (OKU) di kawasan Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) kini tidak perlu gusar lagi apabila pelbagai prasarana khas akan disediakan bagi kemudahan mereka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Antara kemudahan khas yang akan disediakan ialah tempat letak kereta, tandas, laluan dan disusuli dengan kemudahan lain di pusat beli-belah dan bangunan awam yang lain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Perkara itu dicapai dalam sesi dialog antara OKU, agensi kerajaan dan pihak swasta bersama MPAJ di Kelab Tasik Pandan di Pandan Perdana hari ini.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Ia turut dihadiri oleh wakil Jabatan Kebajikan Malaysia (JKM) Wilayah Persekutuan, Ahli Majlis serta Ketua Bahagian di MPAJ, pihak pemaju dan persatuan yang mewakili OKU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Sesi dialog itu juga membincangkan secara terperinci mengenai permasalahan itu dan jalan penyelesaiannya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Program yang julung-julung kali diadakan itu dirasmikan oleh Timbalan Yang Dipertua merangkap Setiausaha MPAJ, Abd. Hamid Hussain.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Menurut Abd. Hamid, pelbagai inisiatif akan diambil oleh MPAJ untuk membantu OKU dalam jangka panjang dan jangka pendek dan ia akan dilakukan secara berperingkat-peringkat dengan kawasan Pandan Perdana menjadi kawasan pertama mendapat kemudahan itu.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Mengenai cadangan MPAJ mengambil OKU sebagai kakitangan pihak berkuasa tempatan (PBT) itu, beliau berkata, pihaknya memang digalakkan mengambil sekurang-kurangnya satu peratus daripada kakitangannya daripada kalangan OKU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Namun, katanya, ia perlu memenuhi beberapa syarat seperti pendidikan dan kemahiran dalam sesuatu bidang, kesesuaiannya dengan pekerjaan yang dipohon dan kekosongan jawatan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Sementara itu, satu taklimat telah disampaikan oleh Ketua Penolong Pengarah JKM, Yeoh Joo Ai, Pengerusi Persatuan Mobiliti Selangor dan Kuala Lumpur, Anthony Arokia, Pengerusi Persatuan OKU, Peter Tan dan Ahli Majlis Kebangsaan Akta OKU, Naziaty Mohd. Yaacob mengenai keperluan golongan itu.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ccff;"&gt;Ia diharap dapat mendidik dan meningkatkan kesedaran masyarakat mengenai hak OKU dan mendedahkan peranan PBT dan organisasi lain di dalam memastikan pelaksanaan pembangunan yang tidak mengabaikan golongan tersebut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-6730831533798976666?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/6730831533798976666/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/mpaj-tambah-kemudahan-oku-httputusan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/6730831533798976666'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/6730831533798976666'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/mpaj-tambah-kemudahan-oku-httputusan.html' title=''/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-1579952665780771983</id><published>2009-04-06T17:12:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-06T17:19:01.969+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Bagaimana perasaan anda jika keadaan ini berlaku terhadap diri anda sendiri...?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;22 Mac,2009 18:55 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Patuhi Undang-undang Kecil Bangunan Seragam Bagi Kemudahan Oku&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/bm/news.php?id=398087"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;http://www.bernama.com/bernama/v3/bm/news.php?id=398087&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;PETALING JAYA, 22 Mac (Bernama) -- Kementerian Perumahan dan Kerajaan Tempatan disaran agar memastikan institusi kewangan mematuhi peruntukan Undang-undang kecil Bangunan Seragam bagi memastikan lokasi mesin ATM boleh diakses oleh Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Presiden Persatuan Orang Kurang Upaya Damai Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala V. Murugeswaran berkata institusi kewangan tidak mematuhi peruntukan itu menyebabkan ramai OKU yang menggunakan kerusi roda menghadapi masalah dan menjadi mangsa dalam urusan mengeluarkan wang daripada mesin ATM.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Sebagai contoh seorang anggotanya yang lumpuh semua empat anggota badannya Safuan Al-Farugi, 24, menggunakan kerusi bermotor dirompak wangnya dua minggu lepas disebabkan mesin ATM itu terletak di tempat yang agak tidak sesuai untuk diakses oleh OKU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Katanya Safuan yang bertugas dengan sebuah syarikat IT di Cyberjaya bergerak menggunakan kerusi yang dibuat khas, mendapati seorang sahabatnya yang diminta membantu mengeluarkan wang beliau daripada mesin ATM, telah mengeluarkan simpanannya tanpa diketahui sebanyak RM4,250.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;"Dia terpaksa memberikan kad ATM dan nombor pin kepada orang ketiga itu (sahabatnya) bagi mengeluarkan wang tersebut dan mengambil kesempatan berikutan dengan keadaan kurang upaya itu," kata Murugeswaran pada persidangan akhbar di sini.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Dalam hubungan ini, persatuan itu menggesa kementerian tersebut dan Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) mengarah dan memastikan pihak berwajib mematuhi undang-undang kecil berkenaan dan mengambil tindakan terhadap mereka yang melanggarinya untuk meningkatkan hak-hak asas OKU.-- BERNAMA&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-1579952665780771983?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/1579952665780771983/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/bagaimana-perasaan-anda-jika-keadaan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1579952665780771983'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1579952665780771983'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/bagaimana-perasaan-anda-jika-keadaan.html' title='Bagaimana perasaan anda jika keadaan ini berlaku terhadap diri anda sendiri...?'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5846936848147807968</id><published>2009-04-05T16:05:00.007+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-05T16:21:08.558+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Firdaus kecil tapi kental..</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;Firdaus kecil tapi kental&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt;Oleh Nurul Adlina Kamaludin&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:Kamaludinadlina@bharian.com.my"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt;adlina@bharian.com.my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321116962898518850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sdhnr23fI0I/AAAAAAAAA2A/SacH_UI0Faw/s320/mainpix1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;BELIAU pernah dicerca dan diketepikan dalam 11 temu duga kerja hanya kerana kekurangan dirinya yang dilahirkan sebagai insan kerdil. Namun, ia terbukti tidak pernah mematahkan semangat Firdaus Mohamad @ Kamal yang biarpun baru berusia 20 tahun tetapi sudah mampu meraih pendapatan empat angka iaitu sekurang-kurangnya RM3,000 sebulan. Ini hasil usahanya sebagai usahawan syarikat I Tech Technology yang menyediakan perkhidmatan baik pulih dan aksesori komputer miliknya di Segambut.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321117574412469874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 176px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 308px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdhoPc7xhnI/AAAAAAAAA2Q/WBOlx2mDU6g/s320/mainpix3.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;Firdaus Mohamad @ Kamal&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Siapa sangka, biarpun ketinggiannya cuma 115 sentimeter, namun jiwa, hati, tekad dan semangatnya jauh lebih besar daripada insan normal lain dan sanggup menempuh dugaan yang melanda hasil persepsi negatif segelintir masyarakat yang meragui kemampuannya. Beliau tidak kisah biarpun terpaksa turun padang dan berharap bantuan rakan menghantarnya menemui pelanggan, selain perlu menebalkan muka mengedar kad nama di sebarang majlis atau ekspo bagi mempromosi syarikatnya. Bagi Firdaus, selain mencari rezeki halal demi masa depan, niatnya juga mahu membahagiakan kedua orang tuanya, Kamal, 64 tahun dan Rohani, 55, yang mencari rezeki sebagai penjual sate. Tekadnya, membawa mereka menunaikan ibadat haji hasil titik peluhnya sendiri selain membuka kilang barangan terpakai komputer.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff9900;"&gt;Kesungguhan dan keikhlasan Firdaus itu bukan hanya mengagumkan ramai, termasuk bekas guru dan rakan-rakannya, tetapi turut memberi tamparan hebat kepada insan normal lain yang sanggup menganggur tanpa berusaha atau kerana terlalu memilih kerja. "Biarlah apa orang nak kata. Apa lebih penting adalah impian dan semangat untuk menjadikan apa yang kita inginkan itu satu kenyataan. Memang orang boleh kata apa pun, tetapi pokok pangkalnya, terletak pada diri sendiri. Alhamdulillah, setakat ini, Allah permudahkan usaha saya," kata anak kelahiran Rawang, Selangor, yang tampil segak berpakaian kemas, ketika ditemui baru-baru ini Tutur katanya yang berhati-hati itu turut membuktikan dirinya yang kelihatan lebih matang daripada usia sebenarnya, mungkin kerana pernah melalui liku hidup penuh kesukaran untuk bergelar usahawan muda. Menyingkap suka duka perjalanan hidupnya sebelum bergelar usahawan, anak ketujuh daripada lapan beradik itu berkata bidang komputer sememangnya tidak asing bagi dirinya. Namun, ia lebih kepada minat iaitu suka bermain permainan video ketika menjadi pelajar.&lt;br /&gt;Firdaus Mohamad @ Kamal.Selepas tamat Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia pada 2007, beliau sempat bertugas di sebuah kilang membuat piala di Segambut selama sebulan. Peluang terbentang di depan mata apabila bapanya, membawa pulang borang kursus Pembantu Juruteknik Sistem Komputer Pusat Giat Mara Segambut. "Saya mengikuti kursus itu selama setahun dan diberikan sijil Giat Mara dan sijil Kemahiran Malaysia. Selepas tamat pengajian, saya cuba memohon pekerjaan, termasuk menempuh 11 temu duga, tetapi gagal kerana keadaan fizikal saya. "Lebih sedih lagi, sudahlah tidak diberi peluang, ada pula yang melontarkan kata-kata seperti 'boleh ke kau buat kerja macam ni?' Saya meminta diberi peluang untuk membuktikannya. Tetapi harapan tinggal harapan. Saya tidak menerima apa-apa jawapan balas. Sudah pasti rasa terkilan dan sedih juga kerana masih ada pihak yang memandang rendah keupayaan insan seperti saya." Kegagalannya itu tidak melemahkan semangat Firdaus yang sebaliknya terus memanfaatkan peluang ada bagi merangka rancangan seterusnya. "Tahun lalu, saya menemui Pengurus Pusat Giat Mara Segambut, Nurul Azimah Mohd Ani. Akhirnya pada Julai 2008, saya dapat membuka I-Tech Technology yang buat sementara ini ditempatkan di lot kedai di Pusat Teknopreneurs Giat Mara di Taman Sri Sinar, juga di Segambut." Hasil bantuan Pusat Giat Mara yang memberinya elaun sara hidup RM200 sebulan, membayarkan sewa tapak kedai, menyediakan peralatan untuk beroperasi serta wang RM1,000 dipinjam daripada abangnya, Firdaus akhirnya membuka I-Tech Technology. Kini, selain melakukan sendiri semua tugasan penting - membaiki komputer, melakukan pemasaran dan promosi serta bertemu pelanggan, Firdaus boleh tersenyum bangga kerana mampu meraih pendapatan agak lumayan itu. "Saya perlu rajin mencari peluang dan pelanggan, biarpun di kawasan luar Segambut. Buat masa ini, pelanggan utama saya adalah pihak Giat Mara sendiri. Saya juga mengenakan bayaran berbeza bagi servis baik pulih komputer mengikut kategori. Pelajar misalnya yang hanya perlu membayar kira-kira RM40 manakala syarikat pula serendah RM70 bagi setiap unit komputer." Biarpun penat kerana waktu kerja yang tidak menentu termasuk pada hujung minggu selain terpaksa berulang alik menaiki komuter dari rumahnya, ia bukanlah masalah besar bagi Firdaus. "Apa yang penting, kita harus jujur, ikhlas dan berusaha selagi terdaya," katanya yang turut menjadi mentor kepada sekumpulan bekas pelatih Pusat Giat Mara berkenaan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321117426150748066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 203px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdhoG0nbL6I/AAAAAAAAA2I/DlXCBW0D0fk/s320/mainpix2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;Firdaus turut menjadi mentor kepada pelajar lepasan Pusat Giat Mara Segambut.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5846936848147807968?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5846936848147807968/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/firdaus-kecil-tapi-kental.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5846936848147807968'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5846936848147807968'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/firdaus-kecil-tapi-kental.html' title='Firdaus kecil tapi kental..'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sdhnr23fI0I/AAAAAAAAA2A/SacH_UI0Faw/s72-c/mainpix1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-622500862134191357</id><published>2009-04-05T14:27:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-05T14:41:04.491+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Penghargaan Buat " Invisible Third Eye"</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#66cccc;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Post hari ni sebenarnya hanya untuk mengucapkan berbanyak terima kasih kepada Miss Invisible Third Eye. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Dalam blog beliau, ada menyenaraikan blog kami sebagai rujukan untuk post yang dibuat iaitu :&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;"AKSES KEHIDUPAN OKU" di laman blog&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;= &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://blinkerszone.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff0000;"&gt;http://blinkerszone.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66cccc;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Sama2lah kita membantu golongan yang kurang upaya disamping menanam nilai saling memahami dalam kalangan masyarakat Malaysia dalam mencapai matlamat negara maju.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#66cccc;"&gt;TQ :)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-622500862134191357?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/622500862134191357/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/penghargaan-buat-invisible-third-eye.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/622500862134191357'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/622500862134191357'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/penghargaan-buat-invisible-third-eye.html' title='Penghargaan Buat &quot; Invisible Third Eye&quot;'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-7783169961158432</id><published>2009-04-03T14:44:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T14:44:00.079+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bukit Jambul shopping complex'/><title type='text'>Toilet at Bukit Jambul Shopping Complex</title><content type='html'>Sekarang kita tinjau kat tandas di Bukit Jambul Shopping complex. Daripada perbualan dengan beberapa orang rakan...akhirnya saya setuju bahawa kemudahan tandas awam yang disediakan amatlah tidak mesra pengguna terutamanya golongan kurang upaya. Gambar di bawah ni diambil dari pintu masuk ke tandas ni...nah lihatlah sendiri...tandas untuk OKU terletak nun jauh di hujung sana. Tak boleh ke tandas OKU tu diletakkan berdekatan dengan pintu masuk ke...senang sikit mereka nak guna kan..takyah la sampai nak masuk ke dalam lagi...tapi kan rata2 tempat la...kalau mereka tak sediakan tandas OKU di tempat yang berasingan mesti keadaan serupa camni...kenape agaknye yer...?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307364741483918050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeMHN2U8uI/AAAAAAAAANI/pWwSZSZJdFM/s320/DSCN0655.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Satu lagi masalahnye kat sini...pintu tandas OKU ni kena tolak masuk ke dalam tandas. Untuk pengetahuan semua...ruang dalam tandas ni takde la luas sangat pun...cukup2 untuk pusingkan kerusi roda boleh la agaknye...tapi kalau dah pintunye ditolak masuk ke dalam tandas cam ni alamatnya bertambah tak luas la ruang kat dalam tandas tu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScxwI2FBmSI/AAAAAAAAAyw/ML1ZQf8yBp8/s1600-h/DSCN0667.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317748018373859954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scxvpeg2GnI/AAAAAAAAAyQ/fqw-35bY-_Y/s320/DSCN0660.JPG" border="0" /&gt; Sekarang ni pula kita tengok kat pintu tu...gambar kunci pintu...kalau seperti yang dimaklumkan oleh Miss Tan Chin Chin...kunci pintu ni memberi kesusahan sikit bagi golongan OKU walaupun tidak semua...(bergantung kepada jenis kecacatan.) Rasanya perlu ditukar la kot supaya tandas yang disediakan ni betul2 mesra OKU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scxv43oSb0I/AAAAAAAAAyg/SBy5l8GuSRE/s1600-h/DSCN0662.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317748282814000962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scxv43oSb0I/AAAAAAAAAyg/SBy5l8GuSRE/s320/DSCN0662.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; Gambar kat bawah ni pula jenis tombol yang terdapat di bahagian luar tandas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScxvyutLl9I/AAAAAAAAAyY/WokEJ8Ee9OU/s1600-h/DSCN0661.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317748177339389906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScxvyutLl9I/AAAAAAAAAyY/WokEJ8Ee9OU/s320/DSCN0661.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeMPRtAPTI/AAAAAAAAANQ/Yc0dQeDp9oE/s1600-h/DSCN0658.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307364879957507378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeMPRtAPTI/AAAAAAAAANQ/Yc0dQeDp9oE/s320/DSCN0658.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317748438950610050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScxwB9SKBII/AAAAAAAAAyo/5UdIUz0Si7U/s320/DSCN0665.JPG" border="0" /&gt; hanya terdapat 1 pemegang besi yang disediakan...accessible ke ni?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317748709789998658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScxwRuPTHkI/AAAAAAAAAy4/0KMNcLfffxE/s320/DSCN0668.JPG" border="0" /&gt; ruang tandas yang agak sempit.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-7783169961158432?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/7783169961158432/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/tandas-di-bj.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7783169961158432'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7783169961158432'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/tandas-di-bj.html' title='Toilet at Bukit Jambul Shopping Complex'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeMHN2U8uI/AAAAAAAAANI/pWwSZSZJdFM/s72-c/DSCN0655.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-446843321388360880</id><published>2009-04-03T13:13:00.005+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T13:32:02.211+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jom kita tengok Kemudahan kat NAZA hotel, Penang</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt; Hi everyone, come and take a look at this lift...i capture this picture when i went for dinner last weekend..he3&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWcWQ3NFkI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/kSA7cFggQKY/s1600-h/n1.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320330441105675842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWcWQ3NFkI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/kSA7cFggQKY/s320/n1.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; The lift provided is without embossed indicator...&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320330654903907394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWcitUrNEI/AAAAAAAAA0Y/o65ul_tgBwQ/s320/n1+(1).JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;and now, this picture is taken when i inside this lift...No braille number. It is just normal number. hhmmm...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5320330794029267362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWcqzmvuaI/AAAAAAAAA0g/mM3ZCcDxsxg/s320/n1+(2).JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;but here...the handrail...? aha...they realize that they should provide facilities for disabled people but what have they done is not enough.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;For your information, our function is at 1 level...and i couldn't find any toilet for disabled people there. Yet they have a toilet there but i guess the space is very narrow. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-446843321388360880?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/446843321388360880/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/jom-kita-tengok-kemudahan-kat-naza.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/446843321388360880'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/446843321388360880'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/jom-kita-tengok-kemudahan-kat-naza.html' title='Jom kita tengok Kemudahan kat NAZA hotel, Penang'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdWcWQ3NFkI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/kSA7cFggQKY/s72-c/n1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-745697297579680688</id><published>2009-04-01T16:05:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-01T16:15:30.962+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Email kepada Encik Mohamad Faizal Che Yusof</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;from lydia isnawaty&lt;/span&gt; &lt;&lt;a href="mailto:lismallsweetlady@gmail.com"&gt;lismallsweetlady@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;toMOHAMMAD FAIZAL CHE YUSOF&lt;/span&gt; &lt;&lt;a href="mailto:mfcy76@gmail.com"&gt;mfcy76@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;dateMon, Mar 30, 2009 at 1:44 PM&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;subjectRe: Akses ke tempat awammailed-bygmail.com&lt;br /&gt;hide details Mar 30 (3 days ago) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Reply&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Terima kasih&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;2009/3/27 MOHAMMAD FAIZAL CHE YUSOF&lt;/span&gt; &lt;&lt;a href="mailto:mfcy76@gmail.com"&gt;mfcy76@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&gt;-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Wa Alaikumussalam: Akan saya telitikan. Buat sehari dua ni, saya ada program advokasi di Kuala LUmpur. Wasalam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;----- Original Message -----&lt;br /&gt;From: lydia isnawaty&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;To: &lt;a href="mailto:mfcy76@gmail.com"&gt;mfcy76@gmail.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Sent: Friday, March 27, 2009 1:35 AM&lt;br /&gt;Subject: Akses ke tempat awam&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Salam Encik Mohammad Faizal Che Yusof. Saya Lydia, penulis untuk blog "We Care...Access For Persons With Disabilities",&lt;/span&gt; &lt;a href="http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/"&gt;http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;saya menerima maklum balas dari saudara tentang blog yang kami buat. Jadi di sini saya ingin bertanyakan pendapat encik berhubung dengan beberapa perkara yang berkaitan dengan golongan kurang upaya. Untuk makluman Encik Mohammad, kami telah membuat tinjauan ke beberapa buah lokasi dan bangunan-bangunan awam yang terdapat di sekitar Pulau Pinang seperti di pusat membeli belah Queensbay, Perangin, Pacific, Bukit Jambul, hospital dan beberapa lagi lokasi lain. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Ternyata seperti ada usaha yang diambil oleh pihak pengurusan dalam menyediakan kemudahan untuk golongan kurang upaya namum kemudahan yang disediakan tidak berapa sesuai dengan keadaan mereka (OKU) malah banyak kemudahan yang disediakan tidak menepati piawaian yang sepatutnya. Jelas bahawa mereka hanya bertindak menyediakan kemudahan tersebut tanpa merujuk dengan sumber yang tepat semasa menyediakan kemudahan tersebut. Keadaan ini dapat dibuktikan melalui beberapa pantauan yang telah kami lakukan seperti di pusat membeli belah Perangin dan Bukit Jambul. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Pada pendapat encik, apakah tindakan yang harus dilakukan oleh pihak kerajaan tempatan terhadap individu yang bertanggungjawab terhadap sesebuah bangunan tersebut? Kita boleh menilai berdasarkan beberapa kriteria seperti: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;1. bangunan awam yang langsung tidak menyediakan kemudahan untuk orang kurang upaya &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;2. ada menyediakan kemudahan tetapi tidak sesuai atau kemudahan telah rosak tetapi tidak diganti atau diperbaiki semula dan sebagainya. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Seterusnya, selain daripada lift, ramp, tempat letak kereta dan tandas...apakah kriteria yang perlu kami nilai dan pantau bagi setiap bangunan awam dalam usaha membantu menyuarakan atau membangkitkan isu ini di mata masyarakat? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Bagaimana pula dengan AKTA BANGUNAN...saya tidak berapa jelas tentang akta tersebut...harap encik dapat membantu kumpulan kami. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Terima kasih sekali lagi kerana telah melawat blog kumpulan kami.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-745697297579680688?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/745697297579680688/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/email-kepada-encik-mohamad-faizal-che.html#comment-form' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/745697297579680688'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/745697297579680688'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/04/email-kepada-encik-mohamad-faizal-che.html' title='Email kepada Encik Mohamad Faizal Che Yusof'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>4</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4759305446310088203</id><published>2009-03-31T11:54:00.020+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T13:48:52.137+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Penghantaran Email kepada pihak pengurusan Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) &amp; Giant Bayan Baru</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Kami telah menghantar email kepada pihak pengurusan Giant di Bayan Baru dan Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang untuk mendapatkan maklum balas berkenaan dengan isu kemudahan golongan OKU yang terdapat di Giant dan di Taman Belia yang dikatakan kotor serta kemudahan yang disediakan tidak memenuhi ciri-ciri untuk golongan OKU. Tetapi apa yang menyedihkan kami, tiada maklum balas daripada pihak mereka. Di sini kami paparkan kandungan email yang dihantar kepada pihak mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Daripada: Nasliza Binti Ab Rahman&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Kepada: aduan@mppp.gov.my&lt;br /&gt;Tarikh: Isnin, 23 Mac, 2009 10:16:47&lt;br /&gt;Cc: leez_faz@yahoo.com&lt;br /&gt;Subjek: Aduan tentang tandas OKU yang terdapat di Taman Belia Pulau Pinang...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Salam...&lt;br /&gt;Saya Nasliza Binti Ab Rahman pelajar tahun akhir USM, major dalam Antropologi &amp;amp; Sosiologi.Saya mengambil kursus SAU 216E (Globalization Cyber &amp;amp; Future Studies) dan membuat kajian tentang kemudahan OKU yang terdapat di Taman Belia. Dari pemerhatian kami, didapati Taman Belia ini memang menarik kerana tempat dan suasananya yang indah serta nyaman. Tetapi yang membuatkan kami merasa tidak puas hati ialah berkenaan dengan tandas terutama tandas OKU.Jika dilihat, tandas untuk golongan ini kotor dan dipenuhi dengan tisu-tisu. Manakala ciri-ciri pembinaanya tidak memenuhi kriteria-kriteria yang telah ditetapkan dan tidak bersesuaian kepada golongan ini. Contohnya jika dilihat paip air jauh dari mangkuk tandas, ini menyukarkan mereka untuk menggunakannya. Begitu juga dengan pintu masuk, jika dilihat pintu untuk masuk ke tandas ini juga sempit dan menyukarkan mereka terutama yang berkerusi roda. Kami juga berharap agar pihak tuan meletakkan tanda amaran supaya orang ramai tidak boleh menggunakan tandas ini sesuka hati mereka. Jika di lihat orang awam menjadikan tandas ini sebagai tempat persalinan pakaian mereka. Hal ini menyebabkan tandas menjadi tidak bersih&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Dengan itu, diharapkan pihak tuan meletakkan label supaya orang ramai sedar bahawa tandas tersebut untuk kegunaan golongan OKU sahaja. Selain itu, kami juga berharap pihak tuan, perlu memisahkan tandas untuk golongan OKU dengan tandas-tandas lain, hal ini penting kerana kita sedia maklum ada sesetengah golongan ini sukar untuk berjalan dan memerlukan keluasan yang tertentu untuk bergerak dan tidak perlu untuk beratur bersama-sama orang ramai untuk ke tandas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Dengan itu di harapkan pihak tuan dapat mencari jalan penyelesaian yang terbaik untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini. Kprihatinan pihak tuan amat penting demi memastikan golongan ini dapat dapat hidup selesa dengan kemudahan yang di sediakan. Oleh itu, di harapkan pihak tuan dapat memberi komen @ maklum balas secepat mungkin berkenaan dengan isu ini melalui e-mail saya iaitu &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:leez_faz@yahoo.com"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;leez_faz@yahoo.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt; kerjasama dari pihak tuan kami ucapkan berbanyak2 terima kasih....Untuk mendapat maklumat lebih lanjut tentang perkara berkaitan isu ini pihak tuan boleh melawati blog kami di&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;TIADA BALASAN/RESPON DARI PIHAK MEREKA...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;To: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.giant.com.my/"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff99ff;"&gt;http://www.giant.com.my/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;cc:leez_faz@yahoo.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;subject: Kajian tentang kemudahan OKU yang terdapat di Giant, Bayan Baru.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;Assalamualaikum...&lt;br /&gt;Saya Nasliza Binti Ab Rahman pelajar tahun akhir USM,major dalam Antropologi &amp;amp; Sosiologi. Saya mengambil kursus SAU 216E (Globalization Cyber &amp;amp; Future Studies) dan membuat kajian tentang kemudahan OKU yang terdapat terutama di pasaraya2 besar seperti Giant. Tetapi kami dapati bahawa di Giant kemudahan yang berkaitan dengan OKU kurang memuaskan. Contohnya berkenaan tempat parking OKU. Kami dapati bahawa tiada kemudahan untuk mereka walaupun kita lihat kawasan parking itu amat luas. Ini tidak adil untuk mereka, mereka juga seperti orang biasa lain yang ingin hidup tanpa bergantung dengan orang lain. Hal ini jelas akan menyusahkan golongan mereka yang ingin membeli belah di sana. Selain itu, dari pemerhatian kami, kami dapati bahawa kemudahan untuk naik ke tingkat 2 juga tiada untuk golongan OKU. Seperti yang kita sedia maklum bahawa eskulator tidak dibenarkan sama sekali untuk kegunaan mereka terutama bagi mereka yang berkerusi roda seperti yang ditunjukkan pada label di eskulator. Jadi bagaimana dengan golongan ini yang ingin membeli belah di tingkat atas? sedangkan kemudahan untuk mereka tiada..Meraka terpaksa bergantung kepada orang lain.. Dengan itu di harapkan pihak tuan dapat mencari jalan penyelesaian yang terbaik untuk menyelesaikan masalah ini. Kprihatinan pihak tuan amat penting demi memastikan golongan ini dapat dapat hidup selesa dengan kemudahan yang di sediakan. Oleh itu, di harapkan pihak tuan dapat memberi komen @ maklum balas secepat mungkin berkenaan dengan isu ini melalui e-mail saya iaitu leez_faz@yahoo.com kerjasama dari pihak tuan kami ucapkan berbanyak2 terima kasih....Untuk mendapat maklumat lebih lanjut tentang perkara berkaitan isu ini pihak tuan boleh melawati blog kami di&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ff99ff;"&gt;TIADA BALASAN/RESPON DARI PIHAK MEREKA...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4759305446310088203?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4759305446310088203/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penghantaran-email-kepada-pihak.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4759305446310088203'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4759305446310088203'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penghantaran-email-kepada-pihak.html' title='Penghantaran Email kepada pihak pengurusan Majlis Perbandaran Pulau Pinang (MPPP) &amp; Giant Bayan Baru'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-8074957597859212916</id><published>2009-03-31T11:15:00.012+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-31T11:54:42.045+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Penang Chinese Town Hall</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#33ffff;"&gt;Penang Chinese Town Hall adalah hall yang ke-2 terbesar di Pulau Pinang.Tempat ini selalu digunakan untuk majlis besar membabitkan golongan muda, tua, kanak-kanak dan juga tidak ketinggalan golongan OKU. Tapi selalunya golongan OKU la masa majlis amal dan asebagainya. Sebagai Hall yang digunakan oleh golongan OKU, adakah pihak pengurusan menitikberatkan kemudahan untuk mereka? Dan seiringkah kemudahan itu untuk mereka..mari kita tinjau..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319186457302000914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGL5pGN5RI/AAAAAAAAAzA/ZoF20Jey2KM/s320/IMG_0103.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;Ini ialah simbol untuk ke tandas bagi golongan OKU. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319187163620938210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGMiwVxkeI/AAAAAAAAAzY/lB7p_d5Sz20/s320/IMG_0109.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;Pintu masuk ke dalam tandas yang agak sempit serta tidak ada ramp untuk berkerusi roda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ffff;"&gt;Tandas untuk golongan OKU yang agak bersih dan selesa. Setiap peralatan didalam tandas mempunyai ciri-ciri keselamatan dengan adanya pemegang, sinki yang rendah, paip air serta tempat tisu. Ini ialah contoh tandas yang bersih la untuk sesebuah hall nie. Jarang kita jumpa tandas yang bersih dengan adanya tandas khusus untuk golongan OKU. Selalunya tandas akan dikongsi bersama tidak kira cacat atau tidak. Tapi di Penang Chinese Town Hall ni ada tandas khusus untuk OKU. Memudahkan bagi OKU untuk menggunakannya. Tandasnya juga bersih dan selesa...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGNE80PsJI/AAAAAAAAAz4/YIGq1d5fyaE/s1600-h/IMG_0105.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319187751085518994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGNE80PsJI/AAAAAAAAAz4/YIGq1d5fyaE/s320/IMG_0105.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319187641702558402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGM-lVUKsI/AAAAAAAAAzw/hx6Wt9i72i4/s320/IMG_0108.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319187395882736114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGMwRlTWfI/AAAAAAAAAzg/Ej5YlK9to2U/s320/IMG_0107.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGM3auRriI/AAAAAAAAAzo/AWjg-PLab1I/s1600-h/IMG_0106.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319187518595378722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGM3auRriI/AAAAAAAAAzo/AWjg-PLab1I/s320/IMG_0106.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#33ffff;"&gt;Tapi satu ja saya tidak berpuas hati, iaitu lorong untuk ke tandas. Ruangnya agak sempit dan penyediaan ruang juga perlu banyak belok. Hal ini sukar bagi kerusi roda untuk belok ke sana sini semata-mata untuk ke tandas. Sukar bukan??kenapa tidak disediakan ruang yang lebih mudah??Tandas dah baik tapi lorong untuk ke tandas pula yamg bermasalah..Bab tangga untuk ke tandas juga ada masalah. Adakah perlu tangga untuk ke tandas. Susahnya nak lalu??Tangga menyusahkan OKU yang berkerusi roda untuk naik. Mereka perlu diangkat untuk ke tandas. Dah la dewan ni selalu digunakan untuk majlis amal yang membabitkan golongan OKU dan orang tua. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319186918991719282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGMUhBn63I/AAAAAAAAAzQ/UOzK9QSHWOk/s320/IMG_0115.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5319186696569414722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGMHkcA5EI/AAAAAAAAAzI/K8gbmbf8YAs/s320/IMG_0116.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;Lorong untuk ke tandas yang agak sukar&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ffff;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya pihak pengurusan perlu memandang aspek kemudahan untuk golongan OKU dengan lebih mendalam lagi. Hal ini kerana dewan ini selalunya digunakan bagi majlis amal yang membabitkan golongan OKU dan orang tua yang berkerusi roda. Tanggungjawab sosial perlu dilaksanakan seiring dengan keperluan masyarakat.Bukan hanya kemudahan ada tapi tak sesuai bagi mereka. Jadi bersama-samalah untuk membantu agak mereka juga dapat menggunakan segala kemudahan yang tersedia dengan mudahnya.Mesra OKU...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-8074957597859212916?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/8074957597859212916/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penang-chinese-town-hall.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8074957597859212916'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8074957597859212916'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penang-chinese-town-hall.html' title='Penang Chinese Town Hall'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SdGL5pGN5RI/AAAAAAAAAzA/ZoF20Jey2KM/s72-c/IMG_0103.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-1024905119396976909</id><published>2009-03-30T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-30T23:44:06.960+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jom singgah sejenak di perhentian Tapah</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Jauh sungguh meratau nie semata-mata nak buat tugasan yang diberikan. Hari ini saya nak bawa anda ke Tapah pula untuk meninjau segala kemudahan yang disediakan untuk golongan OKU. Adakah pihak pengurusan menitikberatkan kebajikan OKU.Di R&amp;amp;R Tapah kita nak lihat sejauh mana kemudahan seperti tandas dilengkapi dengan kemudahan mereka yang kurang upaya ini.Jom kita tinjau..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317416386899156882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 312px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctCB-_3H5I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/cuDirtvj4do/s320/IMGP0007.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Arah tuju untuk ke tandas.Tapi xada simbol untuk golongan OKU..mcm mana mereka nak tau tu tandas mereka ke tak..kan susah kalau nak cari..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317418035481435378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctDh8cgXPI/AAAAAAAAAxw/F8pMGTZhvDo/s320/IMGP0250.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Di pintu sebelum masuk ke dalam tandas. Simbol OKU tertera dengan jelas untuk kemudahkan mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317417519964612322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctDD7_t5uI/AAAAAAAAAxQ/fBuE6uKKJZQ/s320/IMGP0014.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Laluan orang awam sama ada untuk ke tandas atau ruang membeli makanan. Mudah kerana kawasan perjalan kaki disediakan dalam ruang yang cukup luas dan selesa serta permukaan yang baik untuk kerusi roda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Bab yang paling penting bagi OKU ialah isu tempat letak kereta.Bukan apa merekakan susah untuk bergerak, dengan kemudahan yang ada nie mereka mampu untuk bergerak tanpa pertolongan orang dan tidak menganggu.Kemudahan seperti letak kereta yang dekat dengan kawasan yang ingin dituju memudahkan pergerakan mereka. Jika tempat letak kereta mereka sama dengan orang awam yang lain, ini akan menyusahkan mereka serta orang awam lain kerana ruang yang terhad bagi tempat letak biasa.Dibawah nie ada beberapa keping gambar yang sempat diambil.Tempat letak kereta disini diletakkan rantai penghalang untuk mengelak orang yang tidak berkenaan menggunakannya sesuka hati mereka..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317417504648436114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctDDC8DmZI/AAAAAAAAAxA/_eN3dMSK3Ro/s320/IMGP0013.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317417498318576258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 326px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctDCrW5moI/AAAAAAAAAw4/72Bii4aQEOw/s320/IMGP0012.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317417483739485634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctDB1C-VcI/AAAAAAAAAww/OGFy2nLs0TU/s320/IMGP0011.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317416412653357794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctCDe8JCuI/AAAAAAAAAwo/LJKl6EjYlS0/s320/IMGP0010.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317416402764023810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 339px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctCC6GVyAI/AAAAAAAAAwg/nKjqEeUXmzc/s320/IMGP0009.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317416392154461698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctCCSk0tgI/AAAAAAAAAwY/X7r58YchlZs/s320/IMGP0008.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317416371154275618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctCBEV_TSI/AAAAAAAAAwI/AqQBoJHVgsg/s320/IMGP0006.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Ramp yang tersedia bagi yang berkerusi roda untuk ke tandas dan ruang makan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Ini pula tandas R&amp;amp;R Tapah tapi disebelah jalan pulang. Nie masa perjalanan pulang ke Pulau Pinang.Tandas disini nampak bersih dan selesa untuk OKU.Lagipun segala kemudahan seperti mangkuk tandas,pemegang serta singki berada pada tahap yang nak bangga tu bole juga. Bukan apa kalau kita tengok selesa, OKU merasa selesa la juga. Kena seimbang la dari segi kemudahan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317415842737228690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctBiT1jC5I/AAAAAAAAAwA/BQN5oQa-QQo/s320/IMGP0005.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317415841450279682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctBiPCtwwI/AAAAAAAAAv4/ylwtLdVmIC0/s320/IMGP0004.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5317415821206901042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctBhDoUUTI/AAAAAAAAAvo/Ra9sylG02KE/s320/IMGP0002.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Selesakan walaupun tak la eklusif sangat..Pihak yang bertanggungjawab perlu menitikberatkan isu kemudahan untuk golongan OKU agar mereka bukan golongan yang dipingirkan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-1024905119396976909?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/1024905119396976909/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/jom-singgah-sejenak-di-perhentian-tapah.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1024905119396976909'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1024905119396976909'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/jom-singgah-sejenak-di-perhentian-tapah.html' title='Jom singgah sejenak di perhentian Tapah'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SctCB-_3H5I/AAAAAAAAAwQ/cuDirtvj4do/s72-c/IMGP0007.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-8964174428576052072</id><published>2009-03-29T20:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-03T11:37:17.495+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Ke Arah Perubahan- Akta OKU</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://groups.google.com.my/group/komuniti_oku/browse_thread/thread/7357765d606f1567"&gt;http://groups.google.com.my/group/komuniti_oku/browse_thread/thread/7357765d606f1567&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffff33;"&gt;Kehidupan OKU lebih berkualiti&lt;br /&gt;Laporan Sazarina Shahrim&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;KUALA LUMPUR: Masalah diskriminasi terhadap orang kurang upaya (OKU) di negara ini bakal ditangani tidak lama lagi apabila Rang Undang-Undang OKU yang menekankan soal pembangunan kualiti hidup dan kesejahteraan mereka diluluskan kelak.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rang Undang-Undang itu yang dibentangkan untuk bacaan kali pertama oleh Menteri Pembangunan Wanita, Keluarga dan Masyarakat, Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil semalam bertujuan mengadakan peruntukan bagi pendaftaran, perlindungan, pemulihan, pembangunan dan kesejahteraan mereka. Ia juga membolehkan Majlis Kebangsaan bagi OKU ditubuhkan untuk menggalakkan kehidupan yang berkualiti untuk orang kurang upaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Antara intipati penting rang undang-undang itu ialah mengenai cadangan supaya OKU diberikan akses sama rata terhadap pelbagai kemudahan, perkhidmatan dan bangunan awam seperti golongan masyarakat lain. Justeru, dalam menjamin hak itu diberikan, kerajaan dan penyedia&lt;br /&gt;kemudahan, perkhidmatan dan pengangkutan awam, perlu mengambil langkah sesuai untuk memastikan ia dilengkapi prasarana mesra OKU. Shahrizat berharap dengan adanya akta ini kelak, nasib masyarakat OKU akan lebih terbela dan berjalan lancar.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Saya percaya dengan adanya rang undang-undang ini juga pembelaan dan kesejahteraan OKU akan diperdanakan dengan lebih terurus melalui dasar dan pelan tindakan dan Konvensyen OKU yang akan diadakan nanti serta membuka satu era baru kepada semua OKU termasuk keluarga dan penjaga mereka," katanya pada sidang media di lobi Parlimen di sini, semalam. Shahrizat berkata, rang undang-undang itu dijangka akan dibahaskan di Dewan Rakyat minggu depan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rang Undang-Undang itu turut menekankan akses kepada sistem pendidikan bagi masyarakat OKU yang memperuntukkan supaya golongan berkenaan tidak dikecualikan daripada mendapat pendidikan umum, manakala kanak-kanak OKU pula tidak boleh dikecualikan daripada pendidikan prasekolah, rendah, menengah dan tinggi, termasuk latihan vokasional dan pembelajaran sepanjang hayat.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bagi membolehkan golongan itu meneruskan pelajaran, kerajaan dan penyedia pendidikan swasta hendaklah menyediakan prasarana, kelengkapan dan bahan pengajaran yang sesuai bagi memenuhi keperluan golongan itu. Diskriminasi yang dialami OKU dalam sektor pekerjaan juga bakal diatasi apabila mereka diberi hak untuk mendapat pekerjaan atas asas kesetaraan dengan orang upaya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Majikan pula hendaklah melindungi hak OKU atas asas kesetaraan dengan orang upaya, untuk mendapatkan suasana kerja yang adil dan baik termasuk peluang dan saraaan sama rata bagi kerja yang sama nilai, suasana kerja selamat dan sihat,perlindungan daripada gangguan dan memulihkan ketidakpuasan hati.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Majlis Kebangsaan bagi OKU pula bertanggungjawab bagi menggalakkan pengambilan kerja OKU dalam sektor swasta, merumuskan dasar dan langkah sesuai yang boleh termasuk program tindakan berkesan dan menggalakkan OKU untuk bekerja sendiri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Rang undang-undang itu turut mencadangkan supaya perlindungan sepanjang hayat dan sistem sokongan sosial bagi OKU dengan ketidakupayaan teruk ditekankan bagi memastikan kebajikan mereka tidak terjejas selepas kematian ibu bapa atau penjaga mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bagi tujuan itu, rang undang-undang itu mencadangkan supaya kerajaan menimbangkan untuk memberi insentif tertentu kepada pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) atau penjaga yang menyediakan institusi jagaan bagi orang dengan ketidakupayaan teruk.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-8964174428576052072?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/8964174428576052072/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/ke-arah-perubahan-akta-oku.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8964174428576052072'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8964174428576052072'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/ke-arah-perubahan-akta-oku.html' title='Ke Arah Perubahan- Akta OKU'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3193574137841263019</id><published>2009-03-29T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T08:00:00.660+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Jom kita tinjau sejenak di Nilai....</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Jom semua kita tinjau kemudahan OKU yang terdapat di Nilai Negeri Sembilan. Dari tinjauan kami kemudahan OKU yang terdapat di sini sungguh memuaskan hati kami terutama berkenaan dengan tandas. Tandasnya yang memenuhi ciri-ciri untuk golongan OKU memudahkan mereka..Tandasnya yang bersih membuatkan kami berpuas hati dan amat membanggakan kami..Anda pula bagaimana???setuju dengan pendapat saya??..Pihak pengurusan perlulah mengambil berat mengenai kebajikan golongan OKU kerana mereka juga seperti kita semua ingin hidup tanpa memerlukan bantuan dan bergantung harap kepada orang lain..Jadi fikir-fikirkanlah....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316960661371450690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmjjRHFdUI/AAAAAAAAAu4/BzMkEqB_Wyg/s320/IMGP0171.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Pintu masuk yang yang dilihat amat bersih mencerminkan kebersihan keseluruhan tandas tersebut..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316958894224811090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 333px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmh8Z-fpFI/AAAAAAAAAuA/M_X2QZ9Gs90/s320/IMGP0165.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316958902948485794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 296px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmh86eYWqI/AAAAAAAAAuI/aq3y7VxSaBI/s320/IMGP0166.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316959211189254226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 264px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmiO2wtOFI/AAAAAAAAAuo/1FmgvM-P3AM/s320/IMGP0170.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt; &lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Label yang di pamerkan menunjukkan keprihatinan pihak pengurusan berkenaan golongan OKU. Mereka secara umumnya mengambil berat dan menunaikan tanggungjawab mereka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316958917583800946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmh9w_tinI/AAAAAAAAAuY/SarleTkxeGg/s320/IMGP0168.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt; &lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Sinkinya yang direka rendah sesuai untuk golongan OKU untuk membasuh tangan. Ia amat sesuai sekali untuk mereka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316958913938606114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 324px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmh9jaoSCI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/BodIpTOZD7g/s320/IMGP0167.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Mmm...cuba lihat tandasnya yang memenuhi ciri-ciri dan sesuai untuk golongan OKU..Pemengangnya yang boleh dilaraskan memudahkan mereka untuk melaraskan mengikut kesesuaian mereka. Secara keseluruhannya saya dapati bahawa tandasnya memenuhi ciri-ciri yang di kehendaki..Paipnya yang dekat dengan mereka memudahkan mereka, jika kita lihat sebelum ni ada sesetengah tempat paip punyala jauh...anda bayangkanlah kalau mereka yang berkerusi roda..kesiankan.. Tandasnya yang bersih amat saya sukai...bestkan kalau semua tandas camni..xdela orang merungut pasal tandas kotor lagi... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3193574137841263019?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3193574137841263019/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/jom-kita-tinjau-sejenak-di-nilai.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3193574137841263019'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3193574137841263019'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/jom-kita-tinjau-sejenak-di-nilai.html' title='Jom kita tinjau sejenak di Nilai....'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmjjRHFdUI/AAAAAAAAAu4/BzMkEqB_Wyg/s72-c/IMGP0171.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-8381506260788954430</id><published>2009-03-28T20:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T00:56:25.293+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Sasaran Satu Peratus Pekerjaan Untuk OKU</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;http://www.emoss.com.my/info/rakansarawak/102005/news/nw02.shtml&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;OKTOBER 2005&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Semua majikan swasta di negara ini perlu menyediakan sekurang-kurangnya satu peratus daripada jawatan dalam syarikat atau organisasi mereka kepada golongan orang kurang upaya ( OKU) apabila satu akta berkaitan yang sedang dalam perancangan diperkenal tidak lama lagi.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kerajaan terpaksa mengambil tindakan itu bagi memastikan OKU di negara ini tidak terpinggir di samping membantu menyediakan peluang yang lebih besar bagi mereka bekerja dalam sektor swasta. Dasar menyediakan sebanyak satu peratus pekerjaan kepada golongan berkenaan dalam sektor awam telah dibuat sejak akhir tahun 1990-an.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sehingga Februari tahun ini, kira-kira 5,582 golongan OKU bekerja dalam sektor awam di negara ini. Namun bilangan itu tidak sampai kepada sasaran dan lebih mengecewakan ialah bilangan yang bekerja di sektor swasta hanya kira-kira empat ribu orang sahaja berbanding kira-kira 30 ribu OKU yang mencari pekerjaan dalam sektor swasta setiap tahun.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menyedari situasi itu, Jabatan Tenaga Kerja telah meningkatkan usaha membawa golongan itu masuk ke pasaran pekerjaan. Ia juga selaras dengan matlamat untuk mengurangkan pergantungan negara terhadap pekerja asing.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sehubungan itu program ‘ Sure Kerja’ yang dilancarkan pada Oktober 2004 dengan tujuan untuk membantu kumpulan sasarnya seperti OKU, suri rumah, dan ibu tunggal merupakan usaha yang perlu diteruskan. Untuk menggalakkan OKU bekerja, kerajaan melalui Kementerian Sumber Manusia juga telah menggiatkan usaha bagi menggalakkan majikan melaksanakan pembaharuan atau perubahan pekerjaan dengan memperkenalkan flexy wages, flexy working hours, firm office, outsourcing serta menubuhkan pusat asuhan kanak-kanak ( PAKK) di tempat kerja.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Langkah-langkah itu diharap dapat menggalakkan OKU, suri rumah dan ibu tunggal mendapatkan pekerjaan. Kementerian Sumber Manusia juga mempunyai sebuah jawatankuasa teknikal bagi OKU yang berperanan memberikan pandangan dan saranan kepada pihak Kementerian.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Antara saranan yang telah dilaksanakan ialah melatih OKU dalam pelbagai bidang termasuk sebagai operator, pengendalian komputer, kemahiran bahasa, kraftangan, penyambut tetamu dan sebagainya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kesedaran kepada orang ramai khususnya majikan di sektor swasta dan latihan yang disediakan oleh kerajaan kepada OKU itu diharap dapat meningkatkan penyertaan OKU dalam pasaran kerja seterusnya turut sama menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-8381506260788954430?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/8381506260788954430/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/sasaran-satu-peratus-pekerjaan-untuk.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8381506260788954430'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8381506260788954430'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/sasaran-satu-peratus-pekerjaan-untuk.html' title='Sasaran Satu Peratus Pekerjaan Untuk OKU'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-1809480186414166671</id><published>2009-03-28T08:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T01:04:38.150+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tesco tempat membeli belah pilihan ramai...</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Pernahkah anda membeli belah di Tesco?Tapi kebanyakkan akan ke Tesco Sg.Dua ja kerana berdekatan dengan USM..Tapi hari nie saya nak bawa anda semua ke Tesco Jelutong untuk melihat kemudahan yang tersedia untuk golongan OKU.Sejauh mana pihak pengurusan mengambil berat tentang tanggungjawab sosial korporat terhadap golongan ini. Hal ini penting untuk memastikan segala kemudahan yang tersedia dapat dinikmati oleh golongan OKU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316593696747367202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchVzHW1KyI/AAAAAAAAAsA/TCmLFNBmjJo/s320/SA400059.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Kalau anda semua ke Tesco ini, anda akan melihat banyak eskulator yang tersedia. Ada dalam bentuk tangga dan ada yang panjang terus. Sebenarnya eskulator tidak boleh digunakan oleh golongan OKU yang berkerusi roda. Bahaya untuk mereka. Jadi eskulator disini hanya untuk troli barangan dan untuk troli baby (walaupun xsesuai tapi ada yang masih guna)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316592098087643042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchUWD4pp6I/AAAAAAAAArw/mflADgZXjN8/s320/SA400078.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316595650735994962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchXk2iBeFI/AAAAAAAAAsI/jZZ7gdQHcoU/s320/SA400066.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Jom kita g tinjau ke tandasnya pula..Tandas kat sini besar sangat, bersih dan amat menitikberatkan tanggungjawab sosial korporat terhadap golongan OKU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589794873185666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSP_viFYI/AAAAAAAAApA/6KwbJNf64vc/s320/SA400056.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316591714532065730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchT_vB4AcI/AAAAAAAAArY/5Rz6NM_fTg8/s320/SA400075.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316591703351796738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchT_FYSpAI/AAAAAAAAArQ/7OTGNK6RFDs/s320/SA400074.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589256213682498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 309px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchRwpFGWUI/AAAAAAAAAoY/Kljx_1XXgfQ/s320/SA400051.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589264874284274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 297px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchRxJV8pPI/AAAAAAAAAog/1ffv5fKKcUw/s320/SA400052.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589267190721890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchRxR-OrWI/AAAAAAAAAoo/IFxAoFExNL0/s320/SA400053.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Bagaimana ok tak??Tandas disini berada pada tahap kebersihan yang memuaskan serta memberi keselesaan kepada golongan OKU.Paip air hanya bersebelahan mangkuk tandas, mudah untuk mereka mencapainya. Sinkinya juga rendah dan mudah untuk golongan ini menggunakannya. Tetapi satu ja paip airnya,sukar untuk buka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316591701666063378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchT-_GYZBI/AAAAAAAAArI/YsOGTUQypzc/s320/SA400073.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Di Tesco kemudahan lif tersedia kerana memudahkan OKU untuk naik dan turun dengan mudahnya, tanpa perlu menggunakan eskulator yang amat tidak sesuai untuk mereka.Pemegang juga disediakan didalam lif untuk kesenangan OKU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316592093492025650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchUVyw-GTI/AAAAAAAAAro/DBiOpNvD-Ys/s320/SA400077.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Kerusi turut tersedia berdekatan dengan tandas OKU. Hal ini memudahkan mereka untuk menggunakannya bagi tujuan beristirehat.Ok la tuk OKU,xpayah nak beratur dan berdiri lama2kan..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589282076938226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchRyJbYT_I/AAAAAAAAAo4/z1r8hSHmZ_4/s320/SA400055.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Pondok telefon juga salah satu kemudahan penting yang perlu ada disetiap mall. Di sini pondok telefon tersedia dalam 2 versi satu untuk OKU yang berkerusi roda dan 1 lagi untuk kegunaan orang ramai. Tapi satu ja..kenapa xdicipta nombor di telefon dalam bentuk braille??mudahkan jika OKU yang cacat penglihatan kalau nak guna??Apa pendapat anda??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSwNbErMI/AAAAAAAAAqA/OgD2AgOiGXg/s1600-h/SA400064.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316590348301282498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSwNbErMI/AAAAAAAAAqA/OgD2AgOiGXg/s320/SA400064.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316590347540416274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSwKlqxxI/AAAAAAAAAp4/91rPmFNfGaw/s320/SA400063.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Mesin ATM juga tersedia disini. Segala kemudahan mudah untuk digunakan oleh mereka yang OKU.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589800474156738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSQUm6HsI/AAAAAAAAApI/_r6T2hkMAxQ/s320/SA400057.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589804109256514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSQiJlV0I/AAAAAAAAApQ/7Xm7BdN3t58/s320/SA400058.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316590333790126482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSvXXWAZI/AAAAAAAAApo/a5WWbJ20xUY/s320/SA400061.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316589818849437074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchSRZD6pZI/AAAAAAAAApg/fvp51K5eDtc/s320/SA400060.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Tempat letak kereta salah satu kemudahan yang teramat penting jika ke sesuatu tempat, mudah untuk letak kereta.Bagaimana dengan tempat letak kereta golongan OKU?Adakah ianya tersedia..Di tesco, tempat letak kereta OKU hanya bersebelahan dengan pintu masuk ke dalam tesco.Hal ini amat memudahkan mereka untuk bergerak tanpa perlu berjalan jauh serta tidak menganggu kenderaan yang lain keluar dan masuk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya tesco Jelutong menjalankan tanggungjawab sosial yang baik kerana kemudahan untuk golongan OKU berada pada tahap yang memuaskan. Pihak pengurusan perlu meningkatkan tahap kemudahan supaya berada pada kadar yang seimbang, sesuai dengan persekitaran agar lebih mesra OKU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-1809480186414166671?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/1809480186414166671/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/tesco-tempat-membeli-belah-pilihan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1809480186414166671'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1809480186414166671'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/tesco-tempat-membeli-belah-pilihan.html' title='Tesco tempat membeli belah pilihan ramai...'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchVzHW1KyI/AAAAAAAAAsA/TCmLFNBmjJo/s72-c/SA400059.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-1944478618795957939</id><published>2009-03-27T20:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T01:13:04.614+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Lambaian di KLIA..</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Bertemu kita lagi..Kali ni saya nak bawa anda semua ke Kuala Lumpur..salah satu ibu negara yang terulung di rantau ini..tapi adakan pihak pengurusan menjalankan tanggungjawab sosial korporat mereka kepada golongan OKU??...seiring dengan mutu perkhidmatan yang ditawarkan??..Jom kita ke Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Kuala Lumpur (KLIA)..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tempat utama yang kami tuju adalah tandas..Akhirnya ternampak simbol tandas..Tempat yang sangat eklusif ..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316951259150580546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 260px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scma__G8e0I/AAAAAAAAAtI/eFkaTR-uZgE/s320/IMGP0237.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmctcDyn8I/AAAAAAAAAt4/KGyzZtUc06k/s1600-h/IMGP0231.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316953139527720898" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 258px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmctcDyn8I/AAAAAAAAAt4/KGyzZtUc06k/s320/IMGP0231.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316951733655714562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmbbmxyOwI/AAAAAAAAAtQ/aujBxmgJ5D4/s320/IMGP0236.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Ini ialah pintu masuk ke dalam tandas.Ruang pintu yang tersedia besar dan boleh memuatkan kerusi roda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316953037702875266" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 259px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 288px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmcngu2yII/AAAAAAAAAtw/X1R_mFn-iyM/s320/IMGP0232.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Sinki yang tersedia dalam bentuk yang mudah untuk mereka. Ruang tisu juga terletak hanya diatas berserta tempat pemegang juga turut tersedia. Memang seronok berada dalam tandas ni.. Pendapat anda??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316952786874081474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 282px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmcY6UnIMI/AAAAAAAAAto/EYZzbCKg51M/s320/IMGP0233.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316952549165319906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmcLEybRuI/AAAAAAAAAtY/aN6Xf7xIyKY/s320/IMGP0235.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Gambar diatas kelihatan struktur mangkuk tandas, berserta tempat pemegang dan paip air. Semua kemudahan ini berada pada tahap yang sangat baik. Tandasnya yang bersih memberi keselesaan kepada golongan OKU untuk menggunakannya. Amat selesa sekali. Tandasnya juga tidak dikongsi bersama tandas awam yang lain. Tempatnya juga strategik..Dibawah ini gambar tempat tisu yang turut tersedia bagi kegunaan mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316952648289160338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 249px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmcQ2DZDJI/AAAAAAAAAtg/hyR2mKkCW2k/s320/IMGP0234.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Sebagai rakyat Malaysia kita perlu bersama-sama membantu mereka yang memerlukan...Jadi mesralah kita terhadap golongan OKU yang amat memerlukan....&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-1944478618795957939?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/1944478618795957939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/lambaian-di-klia.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1944478618795957939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1944478618795957939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/lambaian-di-klia.html' title='Lambaian di KLIA..'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scma__G8e0I/AAAAAAAAAtI/eFkaTR-uZgE/s72-c/IMGP0237.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3978679020061527939</id><published>2009-03-27T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-29T01:16:36.280+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Sunshine Square..mesra OKU...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#6633ff;"&gt;Pada minggu ini saya berkesempatan untuk ke Sunshine Square yang terletak di Bayan Baru bagi meninjau tanggungjawab sosial korporat yang dilaksanakan oleh pihak pengurusan. Ianya dimiliki oleh rakyat tempatan, yang telah lama terlibat dalam perniagaan ini. Jadi tanggungjawab sosial mesti tidak dilupakan seiring dengan peningkatan mutu perniagaannya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316585116423353074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchN_rKK8vI/AAAAAAAAAoI/BJSOUfWN0hY/s320/SA400050.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316585100680406130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 256px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 233px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchN-wgwpHI/AAAAAAAAAoA/NaYBrtwebVk/s320/SA400048.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6633ff;"&gt;Ramp ini adalah untuk kemudahan troli barangan serta OKU untuk menggunakannya. Terletak diluar pintu untuk ke tempat letak kereta&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchN-lxsjEI/AAAAAAAAAn4/Fb1Hwkf0WNk/s1600-h/SA400046.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316585097798650946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 254px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 262px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchN-lxsjEI/AAAAAAAAAn4/Fb1Hwkf0WNk/s320/SA400046.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316585093653154130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 243px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchN-WVVSVI/AAAAAAAAAnw/o63qN11RJyk/s320/SA400045.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6633ff;"&gt;Kemudahan lif yang tersedia disini tidak mesra OKU. Hal ini kerana punat lif tidak tersedia dalam bentuk braille. Sukar bagi mereka yang cacat penglihatan untuk menggunakannya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6633ff;"&gt;Berbalik kita kepada bab yang seterusnya iaitu tandas OKU. terletak ditingakat 2. Tandas ini berkongsi sekali dengan tandas biasa. Ruangnya sempit susah untuk OKU masuk menggunakan kerusi roda. Orang awam yang masuk pun terpaksa bersempit untuk kedalam tandas. Inikan pula OKU dengan kerusi rodanya. Bagaimana mereka nak guna. Takkan nak tunggu orang lain keluar dan tandas dah kosong baru nak guna??Amat2 sukar bukan... &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316584677366579570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchNmHi4QXI/AAAAAAAAAno/W19FQSW3teA/s320/SA400044.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316584656857585986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchNk7JJ2UI/AAAAAAAAAng/kLsoxYhOPr4/s320/SA400044.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316584652808680914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 261px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 306px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchNksD0ddI/AAAAAAAAAnY/tWn8xTtiZQo/s320/SA400043.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333399;"&gt;Papan tanda amat bertanggungjawab, tetapi adakah mereka terus bertanggungjawab??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316584648463446706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 272px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchNkb31crI/AAAAAAAAAnQ/9WCiwQbZly4/s320/SA400041.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316584644428175090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchNkM1wFvI/AAAAAAAAAnI/WBvb5LrooJo/s320/SA400040.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316584209312813410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 271px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchNK36KkWI/AAAAAAAAAm4/0hy16Il3xlI/s320/SA400039.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6633ff;"&gt;Bagaimana??cantik ke tandas OKU..sesuai??tidakkan..amat2 mengecewakan sekali bila saya masuk saja ke dalam tandas OKU.Sinki dipenuhi plastik,tisu dan mangkuk tandasnya yang kotor serta tempat pemegang langsung tidak mencirikan mesra OKU.Mengikut fikiran saya tandas ini digunakan juga oleh orang normal. Takkan boleh kotor sampai macam nie..Macam mana la kita nak ubah mentality orang awam kita agar mesra OKU??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6633ff;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya Tanggungjawab sosial masih kurang dipratikkan oleh pihak pengurusan. Mereka hanya utamakan perniagaan dari aspek kemudahan untuk OKU. Jadi dimanakah silapnya??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3978679020061527939?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3978679020061527939/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/sunshine-squaremesra-oku.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3978679020061527939'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3978679020061527939'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/sunshine-squaremesra-oku.html' title='Sunshine Square..mesra OKU...'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchN_rKK8vI/AAAAAAAAAoI/BJSOUfWN0hY/s72-c/SA400050.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3904056868132602439</id><published>2009-03-26T20:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T00:28:50.532+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Air Keroh..Melaka</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;Hari ni saya nak bawa anda ke R&amp;amp;R Air Keroh Melaka..Perkhidmatan yang tersedia bagi golongan OKU.Adakah pihak pengurusan menitikberatkan tanggungjawab sosial kepada mereka. Fokus saya nak tengok tempat penjalan kaki serta ramp yang tersedia. Rata2 semua tempat hentian rehat ada tersedia tempat penjalan kaki serta ramp kepada OKU. Hal ini memudahkan mereka untuk bergerak tanpa perlu bersesak dengan orang awam lain. Di bawah ni ada beberapa keping gambar yang sempat diambil untuk dikongsi bersama..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316947719706671522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmXx9pweaI/AAAAAAAAAtA/Fdyu_xwtaNg/s320/IMGP0225.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316947572288099426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmXpYeblGI/AAAAAAAAAs4/ssONrC1HJY0/s320/IMGP0226.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;Ni pula ramp,tempat penjalan kaki yang siap dengan tempat pemegang memudahkan OKU untuk melaluinya dari tempat letak kereta ke tandas atau gerai makanan.Senang bukan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316947446716142594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmXiErvlAI/AAAAAAAAAsw/jWQPhCl6Zrw/s320/IMGP0227.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316947319350487442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmXaqNZ6ZI/AAAAAAAAAso/xI6B5SHuOao/s320/IMGP0229.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;Simbol dibawah nie tempat letak kereta yang dikhaskan untuk golongan OKU. Hal ini memudahkan untuk mereka bergerak dan tidak menganggu kenderaan awam lain untuk meletakkan kereta. Tempat ini dikhaskan hanya mereka yang berkerusi roda sahaja.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316947137136070354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmXQDaGjtI/AAAAAAAAAsg/xgmrYOkQWR0/s320/IMGP0228.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya pihak pengurusan masih menitikberatkan aspek penyediaan kemudahan terhadap OKU. Tetapi masih ada yang kurang serta mutu perkhidmatan yang kurang memberangsangkan.Sebagai contoh ramp yang tersedia sudah uzur dan perlu diperbaiki agar kerusi roda dapat digunakan dengan mudah. Selain itu juga ruang makan yang terhad dan agak sempit.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3904056868132602439?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3904056868132602439/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/air-kerohmelaka.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3904056868132602439'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3904056868132602439'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/air-kerohmelaka.html' title='Air Keroh..Melaka'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScmXx9pweaI/AAAAAAAAAtA/Fdyu_xwtaNg/s72-c/IMGP0225.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3972684898851258729</id><published>2009-03-26T08:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-27T00:22:31.130+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Penang International Airport..</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Kali nie saya nak bawa anda semua ke Lapangan Terbang Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang yang terletak di Bayan Lepas Pulau Pinang.Saya nak lihat juga la kemudahan yang tersedia bagi golongan OKU, adakah mereka menunaikan Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat(CSR) kepada mereka ynag memerlukan. Bukan apa ianya sebuah tempat tumpuan umum,bukan saja dalam negara tapi juga seluruh negara.Kalau mereka mengabaikan bagaimana negara kita nie nak maju...Betul x??Sepintas lalu permandangan di luar Airport ni.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316574033812997986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchD6lN9R2I/AAAAAAAAAkw/xspZjyALzmY/s320/SA400032.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Bab yang paling xsuka ialah nak cari sesuatu tempat, contohnya tandas untuk OKU,punyalah susah. Papan tanda menunjukkan arah ke sana,tapi bila sampai ja ke tandas xdak pula tandas OKU, cari punya cari,terpaksalah tanya dengan tukang cuci kat sana.Macam mana nie..susah betul nak mencari tandas OKU nie. Hal ini memberi kesukaran kepada mereka untuk menggunakan tandas kerana nak cari tandas pun memakan masa yang lama. Bagaimana dengan mereka yang tak mampu untuk berjalan??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316574550776782322" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchEYrDunfI/AAAAAAAAAlY/kZEdgdd82Pk/s320/SA400023.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316574792558105618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchEmvw41BI/AAAAAAAAAlw/V5SzlogQUqg/s320/SA400019.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Akhirnya saya jumpa juga dengan tandas OKU, tapi sayang tandasnya berkunci. Tak boleh la nak masuk. Puas cari tukang cuci untuk membuka pintu itu tetapi pelbagai alasan, ada kat orang tu la,orang nie la kuncinya. Apa alasan anda jika orang yang minta tu golongan OKU??Nak suruh dia beratur tunggu ka?? Dah la tandas terletak di sebelah kiri balai berlepas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchEr1lWyiI/AAAAAAAAAl4/znjPa5EQnao/s1600-h/SA400016.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316574880019696162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 290px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 273px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchEr1lWyiI/AAAAAAAAAl4/znjPa5EQnao/s320/SA400016.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt; Sinki ni dalam tandas orang biasa, tapi tersedia juga sinki pada paras yang rendah. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316574719727124786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchEigcoQTI/AAAAAAAAAlo/3G-r21HU0QA/s320/SA400021.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Kerusi roda ini terletak berhampirann dengan balai berlepas. Hal ini amat memudahkan golongan OKU untuk menggunakannya. Semasa saya di sana ramai juga golongan yang tidak berkemampuan (guna kerusi roda) ditolak keluar dari balai ketibaan oleh pekerja2 di sana. Jelas menunjukkan lapangan terbang masih menitikberatkan golongan yang tidak upaya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316574630371117826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 308px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 291px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchEdTkfywI/AAAAAAAAAlg/GI2_0guZ8Lo/s320/SA400022.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Eskulator juga disediakan tetapi OKU tidak boleh menggunakannya.Jadi kemudahan seperti lif diperlukan. Lif disana tersedia dengan tulisan braille. Hal ini mudah bagi mereka yang cacat penglihatan untuk menggunakannya. Selain itu juga kedudukan punat dalam dan luar lif rendah untuk memudahkan mereka menekaannya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316584563441189906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchNffI8xBI/AAAAAAAAAnA/8Yza5hUpsWI/s320/SA400028.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316574435634803714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchER-HvdAI/AAAAAAAAAlQ/grqoHVVWyD8/s320/SA400027.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316587221417135346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchP6M3zDPI/AAAAAAAAAoQ/Rbe2jQmxigg/s320/SA400029.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Ramp yang tesedia di luar pintu masuk memudahkan penggunaan kerusi roda serta troli barang dan beg2 penumpang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Tempat letak kereta kemudahan paling penting untuk golongan OKU, terutama mereka yang berkerusi roda.Mereka dikhaskan kerana memudahkan mereka untuk keluar dan masuk dari kereta dengan mudah tanpa menggangu kenderaan yang lain. Di sini kemudahan tempat letak kereta disediakan, tapi satu ja perkara yang amat mengecewakan, tempat itu diguna oleh mereka yang sempurna,tanpa memikirkan perasaan serta kepentingan golongan OKU. Jadi dimana sifat kemanusiaan diri kita??&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316576075467325538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchFxa-SAGI/AAAAAAAAAmA/CCy-MFdytOo/s320/SA400036.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316573904075871490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchDzB6N1QI/AAAAAAAAAko/XqoFaYmnI1U/s320/SA400037.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Tempat letak kereta yang mudah bagi OKU untuk ke dalam lapangan terbang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya Tanggungjawab Sosial Korporat bagi golongan OKU memberangsangkan. Tetapi pihak yang bertanggungjawab perlu memastikan tahap kemudahan berada pada kadar yang selamat serta pertambahan kepada kemudahan ini bagi membolehkan golongan OKU menggunakannya. Suasana di dalam lapangan terbang dikatakan mesra OKU kerana tempat duduk menunggu tersedia. Ramai juga OKU yang berada disana semasa saya membuat tinjauan. Tetapi gambar tidak diambil kerana masalah2 tertentu. Jadi fikir2kanlah.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3972684898851258729?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3972684898851258729/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penang-international-airport.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3972684898851258729'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3972684898851258729'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penang-international-airport.html' title='Penang International Airport..'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SchD6lN9R2I/AAAAAAAAAkw/xspZjyALzmY/s72-c/SA400032.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4741837663342271026</id><published>2009-03-25T11:43:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2009-04-02T16:08:10.518+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Dataran Pahlawan..Melaka</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmoh3R9FjI/AAAAAAAAAvY/JDt0eJe_i10/s1600-h/IMGP0208.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316966134815987250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmoh3R9FjI/AAAAAAAAAvY/JDt0eJe_i10/s320/IMGP0208.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Gambar tandas nei kat diambil semasa di Dataran Pahlawan Melaka..Tapi xsempat nak ambil gambar kat dalam sebabnya orang ramai yang melihat dan nak guna tandas..heheeh..Tapi keseluruhan tandasnya best,besar dan bersih. Pihak pengurusan hanya perlu menambah bilangan tandas ja lagi untuk memudahkan golongan OKU menggunakannya. Bukan apa xkan mereka nak beratu semata-mata nak masuk ke dalam tandas..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya, pihak pengurusan disemua tempat terutama yang melibatkan kemudahan awam perlu menitikberatkan Tanggungjawab sosial kepada masyarakat tidak kira golongan biasa dan paling pentinh golongan OKU agar negara kita seiring dengan negara luar yang memandang golongan OKU yang teristimewa dimata masyarakat. Oleh itu sentiasa 'sharing and caring' dan mesra OKU..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4741837663342271026?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4741837663342271026/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/dataran-pahlawanmelaka.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4741837663342271026'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4741837663342271026'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/dataran-pahlawanmelaka.html' title='Dataran Pahlawan..Melaka'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scmoh3R9FjI/AAAAAAAAAvY/JDt0eJe_i10/s72-c/IMGP0208.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-92856364941635486</id><published>2009-03-25T08:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T08:00:01.181+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Berjalan-jalan di Queensbay Mall..</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc99;"&gt;Mesti anda sedia maklum tempat yang diberi nama Queensbay Mall..Mall yang sekarang amat terkenal di Penang nie..terutama kepada golongan pelajar-pelajar USM...kalau sesiapa tidak tau..tipu la..sedangkan pelajar 1st year masuk baru seminggu pun dah jejak kaki kat sana..(Bagi pelajar yang di luar kawasan penang)..Hari ini saya nak bawa rakan2 semua meninjau segala kemudahan kepada golongan OKU..Adakah ianya tersedia sempurna@ terlalu sempurna??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc99;"&gt;Pertama sekali tempat yang saya terjah adalah tandas..tempat yang penting untuk kita semua samada dari aspek kebersihan dan keselesaan.Teruja saya dengan tahap kebersihan dan keselesaan tandas..teratur,kebersihan terjaga dan kemas dari susun aturnya..tapi cuma 1 sahaja yang tak ok. Setiap kali nak guna tandas OKU, mereka terpaksa minta kunci kat "tukang cuci"..kenapa??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313618939224794354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 257px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3ERcBIJPI/AAAAAAAAAYY/maRNxa5rUO4/s320/IMGP0478.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313618756001738562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 251px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3EGxdWL0I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/zzP4Ps7a9Yw/s320/IMGP0484.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313618620731994514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3D-5ihsZI/AAAAAAAAAYI/WXDRMpImxzU/s320/IMGP0483.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffff99;"&gt;Terfikir sejenak..ia la tandas nie untuk golongan OKU,tapi masyarakat kita nie tak faham. Mereka akan guna juga janji selesa untuk mereka buang hajat. Kalau mereka guna,golongan OKU nak guna tandas mana? Kalau OKU saja yang guna mesti bersih, orang lain guna mesti kotor,tambah-tambah makcik-makcik bersama anak-anaknya. Oleh itu, sukar bagi OKU nak guna, takkan mereka nak beratur kot kalau nak masuk tandas...macam kita tak pe la kalau beratur. Oleh itu, OKU la yang kena tempiasnya kerana sekali nak guna kena minta kunci dulu. Masa tinjau tandas ni pun kena minta kunci dari tukang cuci. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffff99;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffff99;"&gt;Jika dilihat struktur tandas, ia berada dalam keadaan baik, selesa dengan pemegang yang boleh laras mengikut saiz serta keperluan mereka. Tapi kecewa bab pintu tandas la, terlalu kecil, hanya muat untuk 1 kerusi roda saja. Kalau pintu tandas kecil lagi sukar la nak masuk ke dalam. Takkan OKU nak jalan kot (kalau guna kerusi roda)...Kami yang normal ni nampak sukar nak masuk, bagaimana pula dengan mereka yang berkerusi roda?? Bercakap pasal tandas, teruja rasanya melihat sinki dan cermin berada dalam keadaan baik serta paip air yang mudah untuk dibuka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313618249445744754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3DpSY_IHI/AAAAAAAAAX4/laTqx-46zZw/s320/IMGP0481.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313617949454259042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 268px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3DX01cU2I/AAAAAAAAAXw/l1el6nyHYaw/s320/IMGP0489.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313617822907552674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 264px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3DQdaW06I/AAAAAAAAAXo/pl0P0f23zEE/s320/IMGP0486.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313617666176205650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3DHVisQ1I/AAAAAAAAAXg/AhYCjkvHw9w/s320/IMGP0499.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313617191432000066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 267px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 197px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3Crs-2kkI/AAAAAAAAAXQ/xy5udUGu7JQ/s320/IMGP0502.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313618453790937330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 274px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3D1LorUPI/AAAAAAAAAYA/4DcPep7GgCw/s320/IMGP0482.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313617370049029746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 275px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 275px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3C2GYeJnI/AAAAAAAAAXY/zxSZX4LDY2c/s320/IMGP0497.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc99;"&gt;Penggunaan lif kat sana memang bebas. Banyak,selesa dan strategik. Sesuai untuk mereka yang berkerusi roda dengan penyediaan tempat pemegang serta punat lif yang berkeadaan baik. Walaupun tak capai piawaian pembinaan punat lif bagi OKU tapi mereka masih boleh tekan. Kemudahan lif saja untuk naik turun mall bagi OKU.Walaupun eskalator ada tetapi ianya dilarang penggunaannya bagi OKU. Jadi lif saja kemudahan kepada mereka. Tapi jika dilihat punat lif tidak disediakan dalam bentuk braille.Hal ini amat menyukarkan OKU yang cacat penglihatan untuk menggunakannya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313616188604531474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 281px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3BxVKJwxI/AAAAAAAAAXI/JMn3I_vEJyk/s320/IMGP0494.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313616033573369426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 245px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3BoTn19lI/AAAAAAAAAXA/CXLE5_fvfZ8/s320/IMGP0493.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313615888635128370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3Bf3r36jI/AAAAAAAAAW4/EZo8Jur32fI/s320/IMGP0506.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313615733439177282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3BW1iRokI/AAAAAAAAAWw/ymN3hKbNJXY/s320/IMGP0507.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313615588669584626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3BOaOg9PI/AAAAAAAAAWo/wsvKyqVyEE4/s320/IMGP0508.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313615417057872386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 232px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 230px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3BEa7GCgI/AAAAAAAAAWg/JVSlhtGyFoQ/s320/IMGP0510.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313615272248152082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 234px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3A7_dxEBI/AAAAAAAAAWY/JzF2HK4DEM4/s320/IMGP0512.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc99;"&gt;Dari tinjauan saya tempat letak kereta untuk OKU tidak disediakan. Hanya laluan (ramp) untuk ke dalam mall saja disediakan. Namun tidak berapa sesuai kerana agak curam serta memerlukan bantuan juga untuk turun ke tempat letak kereta juga ke dalam mall.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614602016559378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3AU-qGkRI/AAAAAAAAAWI/vd9MJtNEQho/s320/IMGP0514.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313614886459467410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 236px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3AliSk5pI/AAAAAAAAAWQ/OdfVMnmLH94/s320/IMGP0513.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc99;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya kemudahan di sini berada dalam keadaan baik dan kemas. Pihak pengurusan perlu lebih peka terhadap segala kemudahan OKU. Ianya melambangkan tahap keprihatinan kita terhadap mereka yang tidak mampu. Jadi sentiasa "Sharing and Caring".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-92856364941635486?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/92856364941635486/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/berjalan-jalan-di-queensbay-mall.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/92856364941635486'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/92856364941635486'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/berjalan-jalan-di-queensbay-mall.html' title='Berjalan-jalan di Queensbay Mall..'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3ERcBIJPI/AAAAAAAAAYY/maRNxa5rUO4/s72-c/IMGP0478.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5558974934342290991</id><published>2009-03-24T10:06:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T10:28:34.168+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Orang yang kurang upaya (OKU) adalah :&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;"Seseorang yang tidak dapat menguruskan kehidupan sehariannya dengan sempurna akibat daripada masalah mental atau fizikal"&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Lebih kurang 10% dari populasi penduduk mengalami pelbagai peringkat kurang keupayaan. Daripada jumlah tersebut, 6% boleh menyesuaikan diri dengan kekurangan mereka, 4% memerlukan rawatan pemulihan dan hanya 1% mengalami kurang upaya yang teruk.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Orang yang kurang upaya/cacat biasanya mempunyai kelebihan lain. Sebagai contoh, orang cacat penglihatan tidak mampu melihat, tetapi mempunyai deria lain yang lebih baik dari orang yang normal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Walau bagaimanapun, perkara terpenting adalah belajar untuk menggunakan sepenuhnya kemampuan yang sedia ada.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apakah jenis-jenis kurang upaya/ kecacatan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;1)Kecacatan penglihatan/buta&lt;br /&gt;2)Kecacatan pendengaran/pekak&lt;br /&gt;3)Kecacatan fizikal&lt;br /&gt;~contohnya 'Cerebral palsy, Stroke, Muscular Dystrophy, kecederaan tulang belakang, pemotongan anggota (Limb amputation)&lt;br /&gt;~Gangguan intelektual dan masalah dalam pembelajaran seperti terencat akal, 'dyslexia'&lt;br /&gt;~Masalah tingkahlaku seperti 'Autism, Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD)'&lt;br /&gt;~Masalah komunikasi&lt;br /&gt;~Walaupun kurang upaya/kecacatan telah diklasifikasikan namun seseorang itu mungkin boleh mendapat lebih dari satu jenis ketidakupayaan/kecacatan. Ia mampu menjejaskan seseorang pada masa-masa tertentu dalam hidupnya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apakah penyebab kurang upaya/kecacatan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sebab utama di kalangan bayi: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Genetik contohnya 'Downs Syndrome, Muscular Dystrophy'&lt;br /&gt;~Stress/tekanan kepada kandungan ibu terutamanya dalam 3 bulan kehamilan;&lt;br /&gt;~Penyakit semasa kehamilan seperti kencing manis, darah tinggi&lt;br /&gt;~Penyalahgunaan ubat seperti akohol, ubat-ubat tidak mematuhi preskripsi, merokok&lt;br /&gt;~Jangkitan kuman akibat 'rubela, syphilis'&lt;br /&gt;~Kekurangan zat makanan semasa hamil seperti kurang 'folic acid' boleh menyebabkan ~keadaan tertentu contohnya 'spina bifida, microcephaly, anencephaly&lt;br /&gt;~Kecederaan semasa hamil atau semasa proses melahirkan bayi yang menyebabkan kandungan lemas yang boleh menyebabkan kerosakkan kepada otak seperti 'Cerebral palsy'&lt;br /&gt;~Bayi mengalami penyakit kuning yang teruk (Kenicterus)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sebab utama dikalangan kanak-kanak dan orang dewasa: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Jangkitan kuman seperti 'Heamophilus Influenza B' yang menyebabkan jangkitan pada selaput otak (meningitis) atau 'encephalitis' yang disebabkan oleh 'measles'&lt;br /&gt;~Kemalangan atau kecederaan seperti kecederaan fizikal, akibat bahan kimia, akibat terbakar kepada tubuh&lt;br /&gt;~Kekurangan zat makanan yang teruk seperti kekurangan vitamin A boleh menyebabkan rabun/buta&lt;br /&gt;~Kekurangan 'iodine' dalam badan yang menyebabkan keadaan 'Congenital Hypothyroidism' (terencat akal &amp;amp; susuk badan pendek)&lt;br /&gt;~Komplikasi dari penyakit-penyakit tertentu seperti kencing manis, angin ahmar (stroke)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bolehkah kurang upaya/kecacatan ini dicegah?&lt;br /&gt;Langkah-langkah yang boleh diambil untuk mengurangkan kemungkinan mendapat kecacatan:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Amalkan cara hidup yang sihat. Elakkan mengambil dadah, alkohol atau merokok.&lt;br /&gt;~Elakkan dari terlibat dalam kemalangan atau kecederaan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Dapatkan suntikan perlalian:&lt;br /&gt;-Setiap wanita perlu mendapatkan suntikan 'rubella' dan vaksin 'tetanus'&lt;br /&gt;-Setiap kanak-kanak perlu mendapatkan suntikan mengikut jadual perlalian yang terkini&lt;br /&gt;-Rancang kehamilan anda. Dapatkan nasihat dari doktor/petugas penjagaan kesihatan berkenaan menjarakkan kehamilan, pembekalan 'folic acid' dan diet yang seimbang&lt;br /&gt;-Memastikan sentiasa hadir pada setiap temujanji di klinik semasa proses kehamilan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Saringan untuk kurang upaya atau kecacatan&lt;br /&gt;Perlukah saringan untuk mengesan kurang upaya dilakukan?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;YA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Orang dewasa mungkin boleh memahami dan menerima kehilangan keupayaan deria mereka. Bagaimanapun dalam sesetengah kes, penilaian yang berterusan adalah perlu untuk mengesan awal kecacatan tersebut seperti:&lt;br /&gt;-Dapatkan ujian pendengaran secara berkala di tempat kerja&lt;br /&gt;-Melakukan ujian penglihatan secara berkala kepada pesakit-pesakit kronik seperti kencing manis&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Kanak-kanak tidak sedar atau tahu apa yang dimaksudkan dengan 'normal', oleh itu ibubapa, penjaga dan guru-guru mesti peka berkenaan perkembangan normal kanak-kanak tersebut. Jika berlaku kelembapan dalam perkembangannya, kanak-kanak tersebut mesti dibawa untuk saringan dan mengenalpasti masalah.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bagaimana untuk mengesan kurang upaya atau kecacatan di kalangan kanak-kanak?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Melakukan pemeriksaan yang berkala dan tetap sepanjang kehamilan.&lt;br /&gt;~Pemeriksaan fizikal&lt;br /&gt;'ultrasound' kepada wanita hamil risiko tinggi terutama pada peringkat awal kehamilan&lt;br /&gt;~Ujian cecair 'amniotic' untuk mengesan keganjillan terhadap kromosom(amniocentesis)&lt;br /&gt;~Membuat penilaian perkembangan kanak-kanak di peringkat klinik-klinik kesihatan dalam perkara-perkara berikut:&lt;br /&gt;-Pergerakkan kasar&lt;br /&gt;-Kemahiran halus fungsi tangan&lt;br /&gt;-Menguruskan kehidupan seharian&lt;br /&gt;-Komunikasi dan pendengaran&lt;br /&gt;-Tingkahlaku dan kemahiran sosial&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Langkah pemulihan&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Apa yang perlu dibuat bila kurang-upaya atau kecacatan telah dikenal pasti?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~Penjaga perlu memastikan kanak-kanak atau orang dewasa yang cacat/kurang upaya:&lt;br /&gt;-Berdaftar dengan Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat.&lt;br /&gt;-Borang pendaftaran ada disediakan di Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat/klinik kesihatan dan hospital-hospital.&lt;br /&gt;-Borang tersebut mesti disahkan oleh doktor bertauliah&lt;br /&gt;-Orang kurang upaya tersebut akan menerima kad pengenalan khas yang membolehkan mereka mendapat faedah-faedah di sebabkan oleh kecacatan mereka.&lt;br /&gt;~Mendapatkan perkhidmatan pemulihan yang berkaitan dengan kecacatan mereka seperti:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-&lt;strong&gt;Perubatan: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Langkah pemulihan dari segi :&lt;br /&gt;-Pemulihan anggota&lt;br /&gt;-Pemulihan carakerja&lt;br /&gt;-Pemulihan pertuturan&lt;br /&gt;-Kaunseling yang juga terdapat di hospital kerajaan dan swasta dan sesetengah klinik.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pendidikan:. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Kanak-kanak kurang upaya perla didaftarkan dengan Jabatan Pendidikan Khas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sosial: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-Untuk membolehkan orang kurang upaya belajar bergaul dengan orang lain.&lt;br /&gt;-Program Intervensi Awal di sesetengah klinik kesihatan.&lt;br /&gt;-Pusat Pemulihan 'Community Based' yang terdapat di seluruh negeri.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Latihan Vokasional. &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ada disediakan di sesetengah pusat di bawah Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat dan Pertubuhan Bukan Kerajaan (NGO) yang berkaitan dengan jenis kecacatan tertentu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Artikel dipetik daripada:MyHEALTH Portal-Orang Kurang Upaya&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.myhealth.gov.my/myhealth/bm/dewasa_content.jsp?lang=dewasa&amp;amp;storyid=1155038400784&amp;amp;storymaster=1155038400784"&gt;&lt;span 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href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5558974934342290991'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/orang-kurang-upaya-oku.html' title='Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU)'/><author><name>Vyneryne</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C5ng0zrXxvY/TiU82h6RTXI/AAAAAAAAAbY/ijS9Dyx35o0/s220/24.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-78488683930956896</id><published>2009-03-24T08:00:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-24T10:39:19.385+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Sejenak ke Hospital Pulau Pinang</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Saya berkesempatan untuk ke General Hospital(GH) bagi melihat kemudahan yang disediakan di sana.GH ialah sebuah hospital kerajaan,mesti mereka lebih peka terhadap kemudahan bagi golongan OKU.Di persekitaran hospital ada menyediakan tempat letak kereta di depan pintu kawasan masuk ke dalam hospital.Tempat yang strategik kerana mereka tidak perlu untuk berjalan jauh2 kerana GH tempat yang paling sibuk sekali.Dah la susah nak dapat tempat letak kereta dan motor kalau ke sini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315121416853137522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 288px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaxJWaKHI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/B5tBJecy3xc/s320/IMGP0630.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315121411626736530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 298px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 236px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaw14Vm5I/AAAAAAAAAgI/sH09wfPUJAQ/s320/IMGP0670.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315121372412815410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 278px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 305px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaujzAqDI/AAAAAAAAAgA/cyjEghXVFMY/s320/IMGP0634.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315121367886664146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMauS75EdI/AAAAAAAAAf4/CEOobdF29-g/s320/IMGP0672.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315121359790523602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMat0xnxNI/AAAAAAAAAfw/LLRTjebmKKU/s320/IMGP0632.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Di depan GH tersedianya ramp untuk kegunaan kerusi roda dan juga bagi "troli pesakit" bagi mereka yang sakit untuk di tolak masuk.Jadi mudahla bagi mereka untuk bergerak menggunakan kerusi roda dengan sendirinya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315120602633044818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 277px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaBwJNg1I/AAAAAAAAAfo/1e_aP8frbT8/s320/IMGP0635.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315120588202275506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaA6YpcrI/AAAAAAAAAfQ/R4A1XI5yJsg/s320/IMGP0668.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315119675450048466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 284px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 204px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMZLyHjv9I/AAAAAAAAAfA/LRnve5sBCbo/s320/IMGP0666.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315119668990234450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 280px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMZLaDaz1I/AAAAAAAAAew/cSTmRinNzI8/s320/IMGP0651.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315119668234887170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 281px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 211px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMZLXPVIAI/AAAAAAAAAeo/GhCSf3b5xsE/s320/IMGP0650.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315119671307593794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 269px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 294px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMZLir66EI/AAAAAAAAAe4/LWLWoDgFjz0/s320/IMGP0652.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315119664931951090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 266px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 286px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMZLK72UfI/AAAAAAAAAeg/s7_76DJJGsI/s320/IMGP0653.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315120587123316914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaA2XZ2LI/AAAAAAAAAfY/DH6gxD7tbz0/s320/IMGP0646.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315120600669727970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 306px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaBo1HrOI/AAAAAAAAAfg/EPRPE2lXVuo/s320/IMGP0663.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Jika dilihat penyediaan pondok telefon yang rendah dari biasa.Bagi OKU mereka boleh menggunakannya tanpa perlu berdiri.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315118090616520626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 262px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 207px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMXviJzP7I/AAAAAAAAAeY/tofWnbItAQs/s320/IMGP0636.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Sepanjang perjalanan di dalam hospital,tempat pemegang di setiap bangunan serta tempat perjalan kaki disediakan. Hal ini bertujuan untuk mereka yang tidak mampu berjalan dengan baik bagi menggunakannya.Mudah ja kalau kita lihat..tetapi bagaimana dengan mereka yang xmampu.nk menstabilkan diri sukar macam mana nak jalan kalau xada pemegang ni..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315118086436386754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 224px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMXvSlLd8I/AAAAAAAAAeQ/Fdnu3vHC3pE/s320/IMGP0640.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315120578278703090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 282px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaAVarv_I/AAAAAAAAAfI/GXLJ-bGsRxU/s320/IMGP0654.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Isu paling seronok bab tandas la..GH sebuah hospital lama,kerajaan pula.Semua masyarakat tertumpu kat situ sakit,kemalangan,nak bersalin,lawat orang sakit,tak kira bangsa la..Tapi bab tandas amat2 sedih sekali kalau lihat. Dah la tak strategik,sempit,kotor.Jika dilihat mangkuk tandas xsesuai langsung bagi mereka yang berkerusi roda.Lihat saja pembinaannya dengan pemegangnya syarat ada ja untuk dipegang,sesuai jangan cakap la.Tempat mandi juga tak sempurna.Ianya diibarat asalkan ada dah cukup.Tapi mereka tidak tahu bertapa pentingnya tandas kepada kita semua. Sedangkan kita yang normal perlukan tandas yang bersih dan selesa,bagaimana bagi OKU.Jika dilihat lorong untuk ke tandas juga sempit dengan tambahan perhiasan yang menyakitkan mata ja..macam mana kalau tong2 tu jatuh dan terkena mereka y OKU??Tertumpah..Hanya tangkap muat untuk lepas masuk ke tandas ja la. Di bawah ini gambar yang diambil sepanjang menjejakkan kaki ke tandas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315118083723983298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMXvIefecI/AAAAAAAAAeI/3o48hV35fw8/s320/IMGP0642.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315118075869569634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMXurN2omI/AAAAAAAAAeA/fDrMUA2iGgA/s320/IMGP0641.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315118074427310658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMXul1_gkI/AAAAAAAAAd4/ftN7O4N0Mw4/s320/IMGP0645.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115852059337826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMVtO4LZGI/AAAAAAAAAdw/y8vzOllwsq0/s320/IMGP0647.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;Macam mana ok ke tandasnya???...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Struktur lif besar dan amat menakutkan,untuk saya la.Kalau sorang2 xguna lif dah.Mudah bagi OKU nak guna,dengan tempat pemegang,punat lif serta kebesaran lif.Sesuai untuk katil pesakit nak masuk.dengan tahap kelebaran bole muat 1 katil la.Tapi satu ja..huruf braille tidak disediakan bagi OKU yang cacat penglihatan untuk menggunakannya. Jadi macam mana mereka nak gn??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115843930772754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 296px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 289px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMVswmLVRI/AAAAAAAAAdg/XGynHGdNzd8/s320/IMGP0659.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115852096389890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMVtPBAwwI/AAAAAAAAAdo/BXVqjchUwp0/s320/IMGP0649.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115839464130738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMVsf9PyLI/AAAAAAAAAdY/r53o10FTZX0/s320/IMGP0656.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5315115829280924450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 206px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMVr6BYYyI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/BcDycsc9tu0/s320/IMGP0658.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya walaupun GH sebuah hospital kerajaan,pihak pengurusan perlu peka terhadap kemudahan terutama tandas tahap kebersihan dan juga keselesaannya.Jika orang yang tak sakit boleh sakit jika tgk,macam mana pula dengan orang yang sakit.Tambah2 mereka yang OKU yang terpaksa menggunakan kerusi roda dalam pergerakan seharian mereka.Oleh itu tahap kemudahan perlu diperbaiki untuk melihat OKU mampu tersenyum dengan persekitaran yang sempurna.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-78488683930956896?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/78488683930956896/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/sejenak-ke-hospital-pulau-pinang.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/78488683930956896'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/78488683930956896'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/sejenak-ke-hospital-pulau-pinang.html' title='Sejenak ke Hospital Pulau Pinang'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScMaxJWaKHI/AAAAAAAAAgQ/B5tBJecy3xc/s72-c/IMGP0630.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-2119017506244972378</id><published>2009-03-23T08:00:00.030+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-23T10:02:51.456+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Handicapped Children's Centre.</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbjDhH1RMI/AAAAAAAAAjI/AnA-tKtSMOU/s1600-h/IMGP0441.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316186059727783106" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbjDhH1RMI/AAAAAAAAAjI/AnA-tKtSMOU/s320/IMGP0441.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt; Sebut saja pasai sekolah dalam fikiran kita hanya terfikir sekolah harian biasa untuk kanak2 normal samada sekolah kerajaan atau swasta.Pernahkah terlintas difikiran kita sekolah untuk golongan OKU.Mereka yang tidak diharapkan untuk ke sekolah biasa dengan persekitaran yang lain,kemudahan,rakan2,guru2...Walaupun mereka OKU,mereka juga perlukan tempat untuk belajar dengan selesa bagi menjamin masa depan mereka.Mereka juga perlu diajar untuk berdikari,kemahiran serta pelajaran bagi membantu mereka mengharungi hidup mereka.Ada golongan OKU yang mampu untuk ke sekolah biasa tapi tahap penerimaan tidak dibalas dengan setimpal.Mereka mungkin dipandang rendah kerana ketidakmampuan mereka.Tapi mereka juga boleh cemerlang seperti pelajar2 yang normal.Malah boleh lebih cemerlang.Kerana mereka juga mampu ke menara gading masuk u macam pelajar2 normal yang lain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316185480180302146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbihyI8gUI/AAAAAAAAAio/tpskVJFtdtc/s320/IMGP0463.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316185873685824802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbi4sD-RSI/AAAAAAAAAjA/Y1uTcJH911M/s320/IMGP0465.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Di sekolah ini sama seperti sekolah harian biasa.Pelajar2 disini terdiri dari pelbagai masalah dengan erti kata pelbagai penyakit yang dihidapi mereka.Dari seawal usia 4 tahun hingga ke 17 tahun. Di sini mereka di ajar dengan segala proses pembelajaran seperit cara berdikari,di ajar untuk mengurus diri,makan,minum,memasak serta aktiviti riadah.Perkara yang terpenting adakah pihak pengurusan menitikberatkan aspek kemudahan yang lengkap untuk mereka belajar sama seperti kanak2 lain yang seusia dengan mereka??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316184133793267458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 292px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbhTadQvwI/AAAAAAAAAhw/vhinmxG8nIU/s320/IMGP0457.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Kanak2 di ajar makan dengan sendirinya sambil dipantau oleh guru mereka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316185619122851986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 285px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 266px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbip3vbkJI/AAAAAAAAAiw/9f14vzUwLK8/s320/IMGP0446.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316185733544570146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 291px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 219px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbiwh_sbSI/AAAAAAAAAi4/A3JOhJ-FJFg/s320/IMGP0428.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Bilik khas pelajar dengan masalah masing2.Hanya 1 saja pintu masuk untuk ke dalam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Di sekolah perkara utama guru yang juga merupakan kemudahan bagi menjalani proses pembelajaran yang lebih selesa kerana proses sosiolisasi bermula dari proses pembelajaran. Bukan hanya melihat kepada kemudahan yang nampak, juga yang tidak nampak seperti guru.Kanak2 seperti ini tidak percaya kepada persekitaran tanpa bimbingan guru.Jika sikap guru tidak baik maka tahap kepercayaan akan hilang.Mereka perlu jujur dalam diri untuk membentuk kanak2 yang terlalu istimewa ini. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316183543667024546" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 295px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbgxEEM4qI/AAAAAAAAAhg/14S3t--2UHI/s320/SA400012.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Kanak2 yang masih ditahap pra-persekolahan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316183832530644466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 294px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 220px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbhB4Kp7fI/AAAAAAAAAho/GkVt1mYgT5Y/s320/SA400036.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316183346235334978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 303px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 226px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbglkk0YUI/AAAAAAAAAhY/mOvMPVN3_M4/s320/SA400004.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316182031590661922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbfZDJGnyI/AAAAAAAAAhQ/QJHEiWTvYco/s320/IMGP0433.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Proses pembelajaran sedang dijalankan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316181541639102802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 227px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbe8h7jIVI/AAAAAAAAAhI/HW3oNgq_xic/s320/IMGP0449.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Murid sedang menjalani proses fisioterapi pemulihan anggota di bilik berasingan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316184906097120642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 293px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 209px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbiAXg2VYI/AAAAAAAAAiY/aMGoVIdCr2Y/s320/IMGP0429.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Proses pembelajaran sedang berjalan. Gambar pelajar tengah bermain bola hanya dapat dirakam diluar kelas sahaja,kerana pintunya ditutup untuk mengelak pelajar keluar&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Jika dilihat segala kemudahan berada dalam tahap yang memuaskan.Tandas yang bersih,selesa untuk kegunaan mereka.Bagi tahap bilik darjah atau kelas amat kecewa sekali kerana setiap bilik hanya disediakan 1 pintu untuk keluar dan masuk.Bagaimana bangunan seperti itu boleh diluluskan sedangkan tahap pembinaan tidak mencapai tahap piawaian penubuhannya.Sukar bagi kanak2 yang berkerusi roda untuk keluar.Tambah2 jika berlaku sesuatu kejadian seperti kebakaran.Sukar untuk mereka keluar secara beramai2.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316184520638314386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbhp7kTt5I/AAAAAAAAAiA/9iGlLEy3oI8/s320/IMGP0422.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316184631364475330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 258px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbhwYDe2cI/AAAAAAAAAiI/ZJ5IqzE8jzA/s320/IMGP0424.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316184736330872114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 244px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 231px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbh2fFa9TI/AAAAAAAAAiQ/8HQc1PChlDc/s320/IMGP0425.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Tandas yang bersih dan selesa.Tetapi pelajar disini masih memerlukan permerhatian guru semasa menggunakan tandas,kerana tandas ini sempit serta kurang kelengkapan yang bersesuaian dengan mereka bagi pelajar yang berkerusi roda.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Ramp di pintu juga agak sempit untuk ke kelas,serta pembinaan ramp juga tidak banyak dan amat menyukarkan OKU untuk bergerak masuk.Van untuk mereka bergerak bagi aktiviti luar kelas juga disediakan tetap tidak sesuai bagi mereka yang berkerusi roda kerana sukar untuk naik dan turun dari van.Para guru perlu mengangkat pelajar2 yang berkerusi roda untuk ke dalam van. Peruntukkan kemudahan tidak seimbang jika dilihat dari aspek pembelajaran.OKU terpaksa bersusah payah untuk belajar.Bagaimana dengan kita??masih ada yang malas untuk belajar..Bilik latihan senaman bagi mereka yang cacat anggota juga disediakan tetapi segala peralatannya telah lama digunakan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316181347976149010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 283px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbexQes-BI/AAAAAAAAAhA/S3QKr_nhDmg/s320/IMGP0426.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#333333;"&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316180740950949250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 245px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbeN7InfYI/AAAAAAAAAgw/hc1iSZ30lbw/s320/IMGP0437.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316180602916862162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 286px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbeF46ueNI/AAAAAAAAAgo/tO-PO7n2D80/s320/SA400032.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316180374221084818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 287px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 234px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scbd4k9Z2JI/AAAAAAAAAgg/Pnsp07hGxvc/s320/IMGP0451.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316181185920050578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 299px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Scben0xhJZI/AAAAAAAAAg4/4nnjJQteFv0/s320/IMGP0464.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Van sekolah yang digunakan bagi aktiviti luar serta penghantaran pelajar pergi dan balik dari sekolah. Kelihatan van ini amat tidak sesuai sekali bagi mereka yang berkerusi roda.Para guru serta kakitangan sekolah perlu mengangkat pelajar untuk ke dalam van.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316185298905207762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbiXO1mE9I/AAAAAAAAAig/TaDfpEjA22M/s320/IMGP0440.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Bilik darjah yang besar tetapi hanya satu pintu sahaja bagi setiap kelas. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316184302258093810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbhdOCZ_vI/AAAAAAAAAh4/8ADwsTs55fg/s320/IMGP0431.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Sepanjang saya di sana seorang pelajar yang mendapat 3A dalam UPSR yang mengalami masalah musle saraf yang mengakibatkan seluruh badannya lemah dan lembik terpaksa bersekolah disitu semata-mata tiada sekolah yang sanggup menerimanya untuk belajar.Anggapan mereka dia tidak boleh menulis dengan lancar dan lambat dalam proses pembelajaran.Jadi dimana letaknya etika kemanusiaan kita dengan hanya kekurangan diri OKU terpaksa dipinggirkan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5316180161243461746" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbdsLjlOHI/AAAAAAAAAgY/c11aiWpbwyM/s320/SA400009.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#99ff99;"&gt;Inilah pelajar lelaki yang cemerlang dalam pelajarannya,bersama adiknya,juga mengalami masalah yang sama.Wajahnya tidak dapat dirakamkan dengan jelas kerana malu.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Oleh itu kemudahan yang lebih banyak perlu bagi membentuk mereka sama seperti kanak2 normal yang lain.Golongan mereka adalah golongan yang teristimewa dalam masyarakat.Fikir2kanlah..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-2119017506244972378?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/2119017506244972378/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/handicapped-childrens-centre.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/2119017506244972378'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/2119017506244972378'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/handicapped-childrens-centre.html' title='Handicapped Children&apos;s Centre.'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/ScbjDhH1RMI/AAAAAAAAAjI/AnA-tKtSMOU/s72-c/IMGP0441.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-1128600034668774117</id><published>2009-03-22T08:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-22T08:00:00.997+08:00</updated><title type='text'>PERSON WITH DISABILITIES ACT 2008</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;Hi everyone...here i have new information about LAWS OF MALAYSIA due to PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES (ACT 685)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Here is the link for you to refer on...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.asiacommunityservice.org/Persons%20With%20Disabilities%20Act%202008.pdf"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;http://www.asiacommunityservice.org/Persons%20With%20Disabilities%20Act%202008.pdf&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#990000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;Here i also want to thanks Ayuni...one of our respondent for giving us this information. Thanks for sharing with us due to this topic...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Here are some the information about this ACT 685&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000000;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Access to public facilities, amenities and services and buildings&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;Persons with disabilities shall have the right to access to and use of, public facilities, amenities, services and buildings open or provided to the public on equal basis with persons without disabilities, but subject to the existence or emergence of such situations that may endanger the safety of persons with disabilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;For the purposes of subsection&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;The Government and the providers of such public facilities, amenities, services and buildings shall give appropriate consideration and take necessary measures to ensure that such public facilities, amenities, services and buildings and the improvement of the equipment related&lt;br /&gt;thereto conform to universal design in order to facilitate their access and use by persons with disabilities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;Access to public transport facilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;Persons with disabilities shall have the right to access to and use of public transport facilities, amenities and services open or provided to the public on equal basis with persons without&lt;br /&gt;disabilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;For the purposes of subsection&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccffff;"&gt;The Government and the providers of such public transport facilities, amenities and services shall give appropriate consideration and take necessary measures to ensure that such facilities, amenities and services conform to universal design in order to facilitate their access and use by persons with disabilities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-1128600034668774117?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/1128600034668774117/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/person-with-disabilities-act-2008.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1128600034668774117'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1128600034668774117'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/person-with-disabilities-act-2008.html' title='PERSON WITH DISABILITIES ACT 2008'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-8307179514230647395</id><published>2009-03-21T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-21T11:47:08.879+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Apa kata hati..</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcccc;"&gt;Kali ini saya terjah pula ke Hospital Pantai Mutiara, sebuah hospital swasta. Jika dilihat dari luar nampak biasa je. Tapi dah masuk dalam macam hospital bertaraf 5 bintang...Saya rasa la,sebabnya wad pesakitnya best. Bilik yang selesa. Selama seminggu saya pernah bermaustatin kat hospital ni, tak pernah terlintas nak kena gi terjah untuk buat tugasan pula. Jom kita jelajah hospital ni...come, check it out!!!&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313652924587425250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3jLpW_veI/AAAAAAAAAYw/hBa_F2gUHCs/s320/IMGP0543.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313654131604973858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3kR52Z6SI/AAAAAAAAAZo/rGaSU0HQBuU/s320/IMGP0541.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313653902732253234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3kElO5WDI/AAAAAAAAAZY/ILo2ffpRQz4/s320/IMGP0539.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313654017200253042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3kLPqMaHI/AAAAAAAAAZg/nQTblZGDQaI/s320/IMGP0540.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Sekitar di depan pintu masuk ke dalam hospital. Kemudahan yang tersedia bagi memudahkan golongan OKU mendapatkan rawatan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcccc;"&gt;Hospital dah tentulah besar ada segala kemudahan lif,ramp,kerusi roda malah tandas. Tandas kat sini tak nampak terlalu eklusif sangat la. Boleh la guna bagi golongan OKU. Tandasnya yang ringkas,bersih tak la selesa sangat sebabnya paip air antara mangkuk tandas amat jauh sangat.Macam mana mereka nak guna kalau jauh macam ni.Pemegang pun hanya sebagai syarat ada ja tujuan untuk pegang. Bagi OKU tidak selesa la,dah la sukar nak capai paip air sukar bergerak. Kita yang lihat pun sukar nak tafsir,bagi OKU sudah tentu la. Sinki pula tinggi kena panjangkan leher la kalau mereka nak lihat cermin.Paip air dalam tandas juga tak sesuai bagi mereka. Sukar untuk dibuka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313654264990385490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3kZqv9xVI/AAAAAAAAAZw/P67tQ2Drl5I/s320/IMGP0538.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313653728417257922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 314px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 272px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3j6b29mcI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/UC42AfqTrro/s320/IMGP0536.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313653623255467074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3j0UGcBEI/AAAAAAAAAZI/aKLTnSgI4OY/s320/IMGP0535.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Paip air yang agak jauh dari mangkuk tandas,menyukarkan mereka untuk menggunakannya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313653299910650706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3jhfjBq1I/AAAAAAAAAZA/3U-xrnkhsWI/s320/IMGP0534.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313653161374893602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3jZbdhxiI/AAAAAAAAAY4/Ki16riAiAws/s320/IMGP0533.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Ramp di dalam tandas yang agak sempit dari biasa.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcccc;"&gt;Secara keseluruhannya kemudahan perlu diseimbangkan dengan tahap perkhidmatan terhadap pesakit.Pihak pengurusan perlu prihatin tentang tahap kemampuan sesuatu kemudahan yang tersedia.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-8307179514230647395?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/8307179514230647395/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/apa-kata-hati.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8307179514230647395'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8307179514230647395'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/apa-kata-hati.html' title='Apa kata hati..'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3jLpW_veI/AAAAAAAAAYw/hBa_F2gUHCs/s72-c/IMGP0543.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-2683691524471940726</id><published>2009-03-20T08:00:00.004+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-20T10:56:01.382+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='draft'/><title type='text'>Taman Belia Pulau Pinang.</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;Anda semua pernah sampai ke Taman Belia Pulau Pinang(TBPP).Mugkin segelintir pelajar USM ada yang pernah dan tidak untuk menjejakkan kaki mereka ke tempat itu.Terletak di kawasan Waterfall "Bortanical Garden" yang saya tau la..area2 untuk ke Gurney drive.Saya nie jarang gak la g sana tapi time2 sekolah selalu juga la,tambah2 masa awal2 tahun..P buat aktiviti merentas desa..tak pn masa thaipusam p buat sibuk la time 2.Dulu tempat ni xberapa ok macam sekarang kerana pihak MPPP telah menaiktarafkan tempat nie serta pertambahan kemudahan bagi aktiviti riadah pada hujung minggu.Kemudahan termasuklah kolam mandi,padang permainan,medan makan,kawasan pejalan kaki,padang yang luas dan juga tandas awam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313660102146170786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3ptb2Wn6I/AAAAAAAAAb4/fUoFdUu6PNM/s320/IMGP0544.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313657644284392034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3neXmcMmI/AAAAAAAAAag/bb7wpMjA8BU/s320/IMGP0547.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;Sebut pasal tandas orang cakap macam suasana dalam hutan.Orang kata "excited" la nak masuk siap pasang lagu lagi tau.Tapi kali nie masa pegi buat tinjauan kat tempat nie agak kecewa gak la dengan tahap kebersihannya.Mungkin hujung minggu?atau selalu macam nie?Terletak jauh dari pandangan umum sukar untuk mencarinya.Pertama kali masuk amat teruja juga la dengan sinki serta cermin yang unik.Memang seronok la ibarat"toilet in the jungle".Masa menjenguk ke tandas amat mengelikan sekali terutama tandas OKU..&lt;/span&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313659955888868498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3pk6_5TJI/AAAAAAAAAbw/X4xIHGOhHpE/s320/IMGP0548.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313659678028912946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3pUv462TI/AAAAAAAAAbg/ARcacUOBNDQ/s320/IMGP0550.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313659819127208306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3pc9hX-XI/AAAAAAAAAbo/FwAByp_ooDM/s320/IMGP0549.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313659493083331666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3pJ-6dPFI/AAAAAAAAAbY/KKrNflsfnmA/s320/IMGP0555.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;Dah sedia 1,2,3...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313659336987575922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3pA5aVBnI/AAAAAAAAAbQ/tXMJASJIYJo/s320/IMGP0551.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313659018918598242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3ouYgxlmI/AAAAAAAAAbA/azRL8SkqF4g/s320/IMGP0554.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313659167880021170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3o3Db8hLI/AAAAAAAAAbI/LmCP9KNXeRU/s320/IMGP0553.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;cantik tak??&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;Mangkuk tandas ala2 kerusi dengan dipenuhi oleh tisu lagi dengan pemegang yang hanya syarat ada ja.Semasa berada di situ bukan saja OKU malah orang biasa juga turut menggunakan tandas OKU tuk tukar baju la,buang air la.Jadi macam mn..xkn OKU nak beratur pula..Paip air juga jauh dari mangkuk tandas.Semasa tinjauan di buat,xnampak langsung paip airnya,terpaksa mencari dibelakang pintunya.Pintu tandas juga sempit.Macam mana mereka nak masuk dengan menggunakan kerusi roda?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;Semasa berjalan2 disekitar TBPP,infrastruktunya mesra masyarakat juga.Dengan segala kemudahan bagi segala aktiviti riadah disediakan.Tempat rehat,perjalan kaki,aktiviti refleksologi juga turut dilengkapkan.Jadi kemudahan sebegini sesuai bagi golongan OKU untuk bersama2 menikmatinya.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313658814342109794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3oieZ8GmI/AAAAAAAAAa4/99ZAXqfiSm0/s320/IMGP0558.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313658645985544114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3oYrOmx7I/AAAAAAAAAaw/bvE1ZeRo27I/s320/IMGP0558.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313658362868337730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3oIMiNDEI/AAAAAAAAAao/7vuQW-nwrJQ/s320/IMGP0556.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313657501688357506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3nWEY5YoI/AAAAAAAAAaY/flDMiIS0rfo/s320/IMGP0546.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313657345213775186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3nM9ecvVI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/GC87lQ6Mlo4/s320/IMGP0545.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313657157734982418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3nCDEBYxI/AAAAAAAAAaI/8biQwZFSQak/s320/IMGP0559.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313657008360030610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3m5WmQgZI/AAAAAAAAAaA/1Oz-OkLDp5c/s320/IMGP0560.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313656854200757538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3mwYT0rSI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/CpK800bQDtc/s320/IMGP0561.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6666cc;"&gt;Oleh itu pihak MPP perlu menitikberatkan penggunaan tandas,terutama tandas OKU,jangan diberi guna oleh mereka yang mampu untuk duduk dan bangun dengan mudahnya.Kerjasama antara kita bagi melihat mereka yang istimewa untuk bersama2 mengecapi nikmat kurniaan bersama2. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-2683691524471940726?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/2683691524471940726/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/taman-belia-pulau-pinang.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/2683691524471940726'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/2683691524471940726'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/taman-belia-pulau-pinang.html' title='Taman Belia Pulau Pinang.'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sb3ptb2Wn6I/AAAAAAAAAb4/fUoFdUu6PNM/s72-c/IMGP0544.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-997552691851468068</id><published>2009-03-19T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-20T11:37:54.157+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Facilities for true disabled</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000066;"&gt;Department of Town and Country Planning Peninsular Malaysia, Ministry of Housing and Local Government.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.townplan.gov.my/"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;http://www.townplan.gov.my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Malaysia, terdapat 1 peratus daripada penduduk adalah terdiri daripada orang cacat. Berdasarkan jumlah tersebut, terdapat keperluan yang nyata terhadap penyediaan kemudahan untuk golongan orang kurang upaya. Tanpa kemudahan sokongan yang diperlukan, pergerakan mereka adalah lebih terbatas dan akan menghadkan aktiviti mereka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Golongan kurang upaya mendapati beberapa kesukaran semasa menggunakan kemudahan di tempat yang dikunjungi disebabkan beberapa faktor. Masalah utama yang mereka hadapi ialah kemudahan tersebut tidak selamat, tidak mudah untuk sampai ke satu-satu destinasi dan peletakan sesuatu kemudahan itu jauh untuk dikunjungi.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Definition&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;The Malaysian Welfare Department (1993) defined the disabled as a person that is unable to obtain fully or partially the requirements of an individual or unable to live in a community fully because of impairments since birth or in later life. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;General Guidelines&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Take into consideration access for the disabled to all buildings that are approved by the local authorities according to laws and existing standards.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Accessibility to enter public buildings, multi storey housing, commercial buildings, public transportation terminals and recreation areas by the disabled must be prioritised.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Take into consideration the ability of the disabled to exit from such places without hindrance.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Planning must cover space usage and facilities for users of various types of disabilities and handicaps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Take into consideration the basic activities of the disabled such as moving, sitting and others.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Planning element or suppor facility that emphasises on the characteristics of safety, comfort and suitability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Each facility based on user friendly for the disabled.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Location of facilities should be planned carefully to maximize usage efficiently and effectively. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;Planning Concept for Disabled Facilities&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Access Planning Concept&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbzsja6SZ2I/AAAAAAAAAWA/GIZq2JuQMuQ/s1600-h/oku2.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313381753653716834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 162px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbzsja6SZ2I/AAAAAAAAAWA/GIZq2JuQMuQ/s320/oku2.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Planning Schemetic for Disabled Facilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbzsQ3bhwHI/AAAAAAAAAV4/bNHmqQBXF8k/s1600-h/oku3.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313381434891812978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 186px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbzsQ3bhwHI/AAAAAAAAAV4/bNHmqQBXF8k/s320/oku3.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Planning Standard For Disabled Facilities &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Accessibility &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Ramps&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Each ramp must connect the disabled in a continous and barrier free manner.&lt;br /&gt;-Maximum slope is 1:15 with a minimum width of 1800 mm.&lt;br /&gt;-Surface of ramp to be smooth and non slip. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Handrails and grab bars&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Handrail (diameter 40 mm – 50 mm prepared together with ramp).&lt;br /&gt;-Handrail height is 2.4 feet (700 mm) and 3 feet (900 mm).&lt;br /&gt;-Braille markings should be prepared at the beginning and end of the handrail.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Special access / walkways / five footways&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#003333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Continous pedestrian walkways with no barriers should be provided.&lt;br /&gt;-A minimum width of 1500 mm.&lt;br /&gt;-Surface of pedestrian walkways is of a non slip surface.&lt;br /&gt;-Surface texture of entries and exits are of different texture from the rest of the walkway.&lt;br /&gt;-Height of pedestrian walkways without kerbs are at a maximum 10 mm&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Building foyers&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;-&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Ramps and handrails should be provided as close as possible to the entrance of a building.&lt;br /&gt;-Building entrance of a minimum width of 1,800 mm.&lt;br /&gt;-Glass doors are marked with a clear sign at a level of 800 mm-1,500 mm.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Textured access surface&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Utilize dot-type blocks to provide caution.&lt;br /&gt;-Line type blocks to show direction.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Spaces &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Special car park areas&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;-&lt;span style="color:#003333;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Must be provided and connect the disabled with a step ramp of 1,000mm in width.&lt;br /&gt;-Total special car park space is 1:100 regular car park space.&lt;br /&gt;-Special car parks are prepared with a size of 3,300mm in width x 6,600mm in length&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Support Facilities&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ol&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Signboard&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;-&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;Horizontal placement with a minimum height of 2000mm from road level.&lt;br /&gt;-Colour, font and size of signboards must be clear and easily readable.&lt;br /&gt;-provide braille signboard&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Fixed or built in bench and table&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;-&lt;span style="color:#66ff99;"&gt;5% of benches in public area reserved for the disabled.&lt;br /&gt;-Design that is comfortable, height that is suitable and safe. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ol&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Design Example of Space And Equipment For The Disabled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbzr8JqoZwI/AAAAAAAAAVw/afWi_cVrGh4/s1600-h/oku4.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313381079009748738" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 212px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbzr8JqoZwI/AAAAAAAAAVw/afWi_cVrGh4/s320/oku4.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbzr2VI_OLI/AAAAAAAAAVo/7Sjimk64-FY/s1600-h/oku5.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313380979010648242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbzr2VI_OLI/AAAAAAAAAVo/7Sjimk64-FY/s320/oku5.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbzrcmkMyGI/AAAAAAAAAVg/HFWFOuGxo5c/s1600-h/oku7.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313380537011587170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 221px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbzrcmkMyGI/AAAAAAAAAVg/HFWFOuGxo5c/s320/oku7.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-997552691851468068?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/997552691851468068/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/facilities-for-true-disabled.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/997552691851468068'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/997552691851468068'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/facilities-for-true-disabled.html' title='Facilities for true disabled'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbzsja6SZ2I/AAAAAAAAAWA/GIZq2JuQMuQ/s72-c/oku2.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4566706484813449470</id><published>2009-03-18T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-18T08:00:01.260+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bukit Jambul shopping complex'/><title type='text'>Facilities provided inside Bukit Jambul (BJ) shopping complex</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Hai guys...here i want to show you the facilities provided inside the BJ Shopping Complex. Here i just focus on lift because from what we have observed, lift is the one and only facilities that can be use to go to every level (for persons with disabilities). Escalator is also provided but as you all know, persons with disabilities are not allowed to us it for their own safety.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHHJB-7-I/AAAAAAAAAM4/cyXk5TFI4oA/s1600-h/7.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307359242632490978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHHJB-7-I/AAAAAAAAAM4/cyXk5TFI4oA/s320/7.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Ok, this lift is located near to car park. It is good to have a lift near to car park because you don't need to walk very far just to find the lift. Like for example, if someone using wheelchair join their family to do shopping, their fanily members only push the wheel chair in a short distance. For persons who are using stick...i guess it was tiring if there walk to far just to find the lift.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;But what makes it not accessible here is because the call button is obstructed with the dustbin. To make it accessible for all, there should be no abstruction below the lift call button.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHCWmmihI/AAAAAAAAAMw/w2-fpsRFJ0Q/s1600-h/9.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307359160376396306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHCWmmihI/AAAAAAAAAMw/w2-fpsRFJ0Q/s320/9.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt; What else the problem here? The call button is not provided with audible indicator that can indicate its directions of the travel. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeG9KZk7kI/AAAAAAAAAMo/Nlnqs2MSicU/s1600-h/11.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307359071201193538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeG9KZk7kI/AAAAAAAAAMo/Nlnqs2MSicU/s320/11.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Once the door open, i enter into the lift and i'm really surprised to see the call button; it is very high located at the right site inside the lift. In addition, the call button is also not provided with braille number or letter.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeG36tsvNI/AAAAAAAAAMg/xy31OUtvWUE/s1600-h/10.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307358981091278034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeG36tsvNI/AAAAAAAAAMg/xy31OUtvWUE/s320/10.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt; The lift is also not provided with grab bar. Look at the picture below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGx3VB2WI/AAAAAAAAAMY/6lOv2ScFVE4/s1600-h/12.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307358877103282530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGx3VB2WI/AAAAAAAAAMY/6lOv2ScFVE4/s320/12.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;This is the second lift we found inside BJ shopping complex. It is quite hard to find if you are not familiar with this building. But i guess this is much better than the first lift just now.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGoZVE5qI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/3mg1Nemfnjs/s1600-h/DSCN0646.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307358714431596194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGoZVE5qI/AAAAAAAAAMQ/3mg1Nemfnjs/s320/DSCN0646.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;This lift was provided with braille number and letter, even the call button outside the lift is also provided with the direction indicator. The call button inside the lift is also not too high located.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGf-o1bII/AAAAAAAAAMI/cKst8EICY60/s1600-h/DSCN0648.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307358569827757186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGf-o1bII/AAAAAAAAAMI/cKst8EICY60/s320/DSCN0648.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;And also, this lift is provided with crossed bar / grab bar. (picture below)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGaBWjzdI/AAAAAAAAAMA/xOoN0Kvp3Nw/s1600-h/DSCN0651.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307358467477196242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGaBWjzdI/AAAAAAAAAMA/xOoN0Kvp3Nw/s320/DSCN0651.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;While this is the third lift we found there. This lift is located in front of KAMDAR supermarket. It is looked like funtionable but it is not. We push the call button because we want to know how was the view inside this lift but we waiting for so long and it doesn't open. But i guess it is also provided with braille letter and number from what we can see from the call button outside the life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGTcpH_KI/AAAAAAAAAL4/9kInMuR9aIc/s1600-h/DSCN0671.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307358354543738018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGTcpH_KI/AAAAAAAAAL4/9kInMuR9aIc/s320/DSCN0671.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Here it is, the call button is provided not only with braille indicator but also with embossed indicator.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGNSBtb0I/AAAAAAAAALw/sMkADRuLKoQ/s1600-h/DSCN0670.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307358248614850370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeGNSBtb0I/AAAAAAAAALw/sMkADRuLKoQ/s320/DSCN0670.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt; Thats all for today...thanks for visiting us here.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4566706484813449470?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4566706484813449470/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/facilities-provided-inside-bukit-jambul.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4566706484813449470'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4566706484813449470'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/facilities-provided-inside-bukit-jambul.html' title='Facilities provided inside Bukit Jambul (BJ) shopping complex'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHHJB-7-I/AAAAAAAAAM4/cyXk5TFI4oA/s72-c/7.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4147434616046060274</id><published>2009-03-17T08:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-17T08:00:01.602+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Semangat Aisyatul</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;Aisyatul: Buta bukan halangan&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbzcRLIDyuI/AAAAAAAAAVY/O0MPSyyUeoE/s1600-h/nur+aisyatul.jpg"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5313363847992822498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbzcRLIDyuI/AAAAAAAAAVY/O0MPSyyUeoE/s320/nur+aisyatul.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;KUALA LUMPUR 10 Mac - Seminggu selepas mengambil peperiksaan Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) lima tahun lalu, Nur Aisyatul Radiah Alidaniah, 20, tiba-tiba hilang penglihatan sewaktu terjaga dari tidurnya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Aisyatul pada masa itu tidak dapat menerima hakikat nikmat penglihatannya 'ditarik' tuhan tiga tahun lebih awal daripada jangkaan pakar mata, akibat masalah pada saraf optik yang dihidapinya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;"Kerana tidak berpuas hati dan tidak dapat menerima kenyataan bahawa saya telah buta yang dijangka menimpa saya pada umur 18 tahun, saya merahsiakannya daripada pengetahuan ahli keluarga.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;"Tetapi selepas seminggu menahan sebak, luluh di hati dan hilang punca kerana menjadi buta, akhirnya saya memberitahu ibu perkara sebenar," katanya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Dia ditemui pada majlis pengumuman dan penyampaian anugerah cemerlang Sijil Tinggi Persekolahan Malaysia (STPM) 2008 di sini hari ini dengan ditemani ibunya, Halimah Othman, 43.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Nyata masalah cacat penglihatan pada dirinya tidak menghalang beliau daripada dipilih sebagai Pelajar Cemerlang STPM 2008 bagi Kategori Pelajar Calon Istimewa (Kategori Buta) selepas mencatat keputusan 4 Prinsipal (P) dalam semua mata pelajaran diambilnya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Dia yang merupakan calon aliran sastera mendapat A dalam mata pelajaran Sejarah dan B dalam Bahasa Malaysia, Pengajian Am serta Ekonomi. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Aisyatul yang bercita-cita menjadi ahli astronomi sejak kecil, terpaksa 'menukar' impian kepada pendidik bagi menabur kembali bakti kepada masyarakat, khususnya buat golongan pelajar kurang upaya (OKU).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Bekas pelajar Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan (SMK) Badin di Tuaran, Sabah itu menceritakan, antara kepayahan beliau menuntut ilmu selepas mengalami cacat penglihatan termasuklah kurang bahan rujukan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;"Adakalanya, saya terpaksa meminta bantuan rakan membacakan sesebuah bahan rujukan sambil saya menulisnya kembali dalam bentuk Braille dan mengambil kesempatan mengucapkan jutaan terima kasih kepada semua ahli keluarga, guru-guru dan rakan seperjuangan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;"Tidak semua buku rujukan untuk STPM ada dalam bentuk Braille dan saya bercita-cita mengubah situasi ini apabila bergelar pendidik nanti, Insya-Allah," ujarnya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Seorang lagi penerima kategori serupa (Spastik), Hashim Mohamad, 20, memberitahu, beliau mendapat inspirasi untuk berjaya selepas menyaksikan dua kakaknya menjadi jurutera, selain seorang lagi sedang menuntut di Republik Czech dalam jurusan perubatan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;''Kecacatan tidak menghalang saya untuk bercita-cita menjadi peguam atau penasihat undang-undang suatu hari nanti," kata anak penoreh getah bekas pelajar SMK Kuala Krai, Kelantan itu.&lt;br /&gt;Hashim yang juga calon aliran sastera mendapat A dalam mata pelajaran Pengajian Am; Bahasa Malaysia (A-), Kesusasteraan Melayu (B), Sejarah (B-) dan Geografi (B). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Seorang lagi pelajar dari SMK Pendidikan Khas Setapak di sini, Chai Wei Xiong, 21, turut dipilih sebagai pelajar cemerlang dalam kategori sama (Pekak/Bisu).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;"Saya berbangga dapat keputusan dua B+, satu B dan satu C dalam keempat-empat mata pelajaran yang diambil (Sejarah, Bahasa Malaysia, Pengajian Am dan Ekonomi),'' jelasnya melalui bahasa isyarat yang diterjemahkan gurunya, Cheang Seok Chin.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#ffffcc;"&gt;ULASAN:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Persoalannya...sekolah tersebut seharusnya sedar terdapat pelajar yang kurang upaya di sekolah mereka. Mengapa tidak disediakan kemudahan kepada pelajar-pelajar yang berkenaan. Bayangkan jika tiada rakan-rakan yang membantu membaca buku-buku untuk Aisyatul, agaknya bagaimanakah beliau harus belajar jika tiada bahan rujukan? Seharusnya pihak sekolah memainkan peranan dan menyedari keperluan belajar pelajar kurang upaya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4147434616046060274?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4147434616046060274/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/semangat-aisyatul.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4147434616046060274'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4147434616046060274'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/semangat-aisyatul.html' title='Semangat Aisyatul'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbzcRLIDyuI/AAAAAAAAAVY/O0MPSyyUeoE/s72-c/nur+aisyatul.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-7089752612536235823</id><published>2009-03-16T08:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-16T08:00:01.133+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Tempat duduk OKU di dalam bas Rapid Penang</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sa4fsnvC_mI/AAAAAAAAAO4/AlM75I2pbiQ/s1600-h/DSCN0673.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5309215862157409890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sa4fsnvC_mI/AAAAAAAAAO4/AlM75I2pbiQ/s320/DSCN0673.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#9999ff;"&gt;Well, i guess most of us know how was the condition inside Rapid bus...What do you all think...is it the seat is very comfortable or not?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#9999ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#9999ff;"&gt;Maybe for us, a normal persons...it is ok but we don't know how is the persons with disability feel. Like before, Miss Tan Chin Chin has shared her experience when she depart into a bus. She has to take a time to reached the seat which are provided for disable. For her condition, she will normally take a time to walk and i think it is not convinience to her especially if the bus is already moved even though she haven't get her seat yet. This is because the seat is provided next to back door.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#9999ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#9999ff;"&gt;What do you all think about this? Should the seat change to the front near to the front door or let it just remain there...?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#9999ff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#9999ff;"&gt;I think that person who are responsible to fixed the location of the seat for disabled people should think more on how to make the facilities provided inside the bus become an easy access especially the disabled people. They not just put the sign there but also think how to make it really useful and comfortable to persons with disability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-7089752612536235823?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/7089752612536235823/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/tempat-duduk-oku-di-dalam-bas-rapid.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7089752612536235823'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7089752612536235823'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/tempat-duduk-oku-di-dalam-bas-rapid.html' title='Tempat duduk OKU di dalam bas Rapid Penang'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sa4fsnvC_mI/AAAAAAAAAO4/AlM75I2pbiQ/s72-c/DSCN0673.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-8033974928289916152</id><published>2009-03-15T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-15T21:11:29.981+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kesempurnaan untuk setiap insan..</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Mata merupakan salah satu bahagian tubuh kita yang sangat penting. Dengan mata, kita boleh melihat beraneka keindahan ciptaan Tuhan. Kita harus bersyukur bila kita dilahirkan dengan kurniaan yang tidak ternilai ini.Mempunyai mata sihat dan normal, impian setiap makhluk ciptaan tuhan. Di antara kita yang matanya tidak berfungsi atau buta. bagaimana mereka yang dilahirkan dengan kekurangannya?? Penglihatan yang tidak sempurna dan juga tidak dapat melihat dengan sempurna. Tetapi mereka sempurna dari segalanya..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kemudahan yang seiring perlu disediakan agar golongan yang cacat penglihatan boleh menggunakannya tanpa sebarang halangan. Semasa kami bersiar-siar di Persiaran Gurney yang lalu, golongan cacat penglihatan tidak terlepas peluang untuk menggunakan kemudahan awam ini sebagai contoh tempat melintas jalan dan penjalan kaki yang disediakan pihak tertentu untuk memudahkan mereka untuk melintas jalan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kita semua tahu, persiaran Gurney sibuk dengan kenderaan yang lalu lalang tanpa penjagaan oleh "traffic light". Ini amat menyukarkan golongan cacat penglihatan untuk melintasi jalan. Jika kemudahan penjalan kaki di wujudkan, mereka mudah untuk melintas jalan kerana kawasan itu menjadi perhatian umum..Tak tau la kalau masih tak nampak bagi sesetengah mereka yang celik mata..Semasa kami mengambil gambar masih ramai pengguna jalan raya yang berkenderaan membawa kenderaan mereka dengan kelajuan yang tak dapat dibendung..mereka seolah-olah memikirkan diri sendiri tanpa menitikberatkan orang lain, terutamanya mereka yang buta. Sukar bagi mereka untuk melintas jalan jika kenderaan yang laju masih tidak terkawal.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Lintasan penjalan kaki cacat penglihatan disediakan untuk mereka yang buta bertujuan untuk menyeberangi jalan. Dengan reka bentuk yang seimbang dan mempunyai jalan yang tidak rata bagi memudahkan mereka yang buta merasa menggunakan tongkat semasa menyeberangi jalan. Kemudahan seperti ini perlu lebih banyak disekitar tempat yang sibuk dan menjadi tumpuan umum kerana mereka yang tidak dapat melihat boleh menggunakannya tanpa sebarang keraguan diri..Oleh itu mereka tau hala tuju semasa melintas. Jadi bagi mereka yang dikurniakan mata yang sempurna..fikir-fikirkanlah kesusahan mereka jika kita tiada sikap bekerjasama bagi membantu mereka..Mereka lebih mulia dari kita yang mempunyai penglihatan yang sihat dan normal..Mereka melihat menggunakan hati..sebaliknya kita melihat menggunakan nafsu..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Di bawah ini ada beberapa gambar yang kami nak kongsi dengan kawan-kawan semua...Jadi fikir-fikirkanlah..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782791297068338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc-Tj9LbTI/AAAAAAAAARY/KJVhCRj3b64/s320/IMGP0607.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782616144688130" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc-JXdmNAI/AAAAAAAAARQ/DtGOe8BYx9Y/s320/IMGP0606.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782929573093170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 317px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 309px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc-bnEwHzI/AAAAAAAAARg/P7_EaCIRUE4/s320/IMGP0619.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782471012699666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 290px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc-A6zbzhI/AAAAAAAAARI/fmVsm70s_Vk/s320/IMGP0618.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782342220556802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 295px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc95bA_qgI/AAAAAAAAARA/2BkzHZtHimw/s320/IMGP0608.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311782191973907186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 310px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc9wrTZuvI/AAAAAAAAAQ4/Y2Wn_PGuZN4/s320/IMGP0611.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311781982173811090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 312px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 310px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc9kdvKUZI/AAAAAAAAAQw/1yPUPhH8UHU/s320/IMGP0612.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311781618397321634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 313px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc9PSkFmaI/AAAAAAAAAQo/grMHrBs7h_Q/s320/IMGP0613.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311780631406960770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc8V1vP4II/AAAAAAAAAQI/dhTAr2qGk1Y/s320/IMGP0617.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6600;"&gt;Jadi..apa pendapat anda..buka hati pekerti diri....Sebarang komen,cadangan..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-8033974928289916152?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/8033974928289916152/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/kesempurnaan-untuk-setiap-insan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8033974928289916152'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8033974928289916152'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/kesempurnaan-untuk-setiap-insan.html' title='Kesempurnaan untuk setiap insan..'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc-Tj9LbTI/AAAAAAAAARY/KJVhCRj3b64/s72-c/IMGP0607.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-8740455643029461766</id><published>2009-03-14T08:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-14T11:41:49.965+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Kecacatan Haziq tidak patahkan semangat....</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;Kecacatan Haziq tidak patahkan semangat&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Oleh AMMAR JAZLAN MAD LELA dan FATIHAH &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:MOHAMEDberita@kosmo.com.my"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;MOHAMEDberita@kosmo.com.my&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311777822022624466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 218px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc5yT905NI/AAAAAAAAAQA/IZ2Y0C3B_ac/s320/ne_05.1.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;TUANKU MIZAN menyerahkan trofi anugerah kepada Muhammad Haziq di Dataran Merdeka, Kuala Lumpur semalam.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;KUALA LUMPUR - Kekurangan yang ada pada diri Muhammad Haziq Samrat, 14, sama sekali tidak mematahkan semangatnya untuk meneruskan kehidupan dengan lebih cemerlang.&lt;br /&gt;Biarpun mengalami kecacatan fizikal dari pinggang ke bawah, dia tetap mempunyai fikiran positif terhadap ketentuan Ilahi itu malah tidak mahu terpinggir seperti manusia normal lain.&lt;br /&gt;Muhammad Haziq menggunakan papan luncur untuk memudahkannya bergerak seharian kerana tidak mahu menyusahkan orang lain."Saya gembira kerana setiap kali keluar pada hujung minggu, diri saya menjadi tumpuan orang ramai kerana menggunakan papan luncur untuk bergerak sekali gus menjadikan saya ramai kenalan," katanya.&lt;br /&gt;Kecekalan serta sikapnya yang positif itu mendorongnya terpilih antara penerima anugerah sempena sambutan Maulidur Rasul Peringkat Kebangsan 1430 Hijrah yang diadakan di Dataran Merdeka di sini semalam. Kejayaan tersebut membolehkannya membawa pulang hadiah wang tunai RM22,000 berserta plak dan sijil penghargaan yang disampaikan oleh Yang di-Pertuan Agong, Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin. Mohammad Haziq menyifatkan penganugerahan itu sebagai satu penghargaan besar dalam hidupnya kerana dia tidak pernah menyangka diberikan anugerah seumpama itu terutama kerana dirinya orang kurang upaya (OKU).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-8740455643029461766?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/8740455643029461766/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/kecacatan-haziq-tidak-patahkan-semangat.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8740455643029461766'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8740455643029461766'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/kecacatan-haziq-tidak-patahkan-semangat.html' title='Kecacatan Haziq tidak patahkan semangat....'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc5yT905NI/AAAAAAAAAQA/IZ2Y0C3B_ac/s72-c/ne_05.1.jpg' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4798825710127473004</id><published>2009-03-13T08:00:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-13T11:36:59.683+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Louis Braille..Pembuat sistem penulisan unik..</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Buta sejak kecil&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Louis Braille dilahirkan pada 4 Januari 1809 di bandar Coupvray berhampiran Paris. Beliau merupakan pengasas tulisan braille, iaitu titik timbul bagi menggantikan huruf dan nombor. Louis Braille merupakan anak keempat kepada seorang tukang kulit bernama Simon Rene Braille dan mempunyai penglihatan normal ketika kecil. Ibunya bernama Monique. Ketika berusia 3 tahun Louis Braille telah bermain-main di kedai ayahnya apabila dia tercucuk matanya dengan satu peralatan menebuk lubang pada kulit 'awl' (peralatan dengan hujung tajam dengan pemegang kayu bulat) kepunyaan bapanya. Walaupun mendapat khidmat perubatan terbaik pada masa itu, matanya yang sebelah lagi terkena jangkitan kuman mengakibatkan Louis Braille kehilangan penglihatan di kedua-dua belah matanya.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Pada usia 10 tahun, Braille mendapat biasiswa untuk belajar. Beliau telah melanjutkan pelajarannya di Institut Nasional untuk Anak-anak Buta. Semasa usia 17 tahun, ia sudah mulai mengajar di tempat itu. Di sekolah itu Braille sangat tertarik dengan sistem penulisan yang diperkenalkan oleh Charles Barbier. Sistem penulisan itu menggunakan titik-titik timbul.&lt;br /&gt;Pada usia 15 tahun, Braille bekerja keras mengembangkan sistem penulisan itu. Beliau ingin belajar sistem penulisan itu kerana sesuai untuk orang buta. Hasilnya, beliau berjaya membuat sistem penulisan yang menggunakan kode enam-titik. Kode enam-titik itu mempunyai berbagai kombinasi seperti abjad ABC yang kita kenal. Ia juga mengadaptasinya untuk intonasi kod muzik.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311771941076083282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc0b_u6IlI/AAAAAAAAAP4/JTbb59CMy_Q/s320/braille.png" border="0" /&gt; &lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Pada tahun terakhir hidupnya, Braille menderita tuberkulosis. Beliau meninggal pada 6 Januari 1852 di Paris.Berkat Braille, orang tuna netra dapat membaca secara lancar seperti kita. Mereka pun dapat memperoleh beraneka pengetahuan melalui buku. Juga tiada masalah dalam pembacaan Al-Quran kerana tulisan ini khusus untuk mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310313724023350658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 220px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 186px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbIGMl5LJYI/AAAAAAAAAPQ/LK6aAVbt-kk/s320/images+23.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Louis Braille&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;Apa itu Braille...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Braille ialah sejenis tulisan sentuh yang digunakan oleh orang buta. Sistem ini dicipta oleh seorang Perancis yang bernama Louis Braille yang buta disebabkan kemalangan semasa kecil.ketika berusia 15 tahun, Braille mengubah suai tulisan tentera untuk membaca ketika gelap. Sistem ini dinamakan sistem Braille. Namun ketika itu Braille tidak mempunyai huruf W.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311762081030020162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 269px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbcreEMvHEI/AAAAAAAAAPo/FHSeJHUtLJg/s320/200px-DSC_4050-MR-Braille.jpg" border="0" /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;Abjad Braille&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Braile terdiri daripada sel yang mempunyai 6 titik timbul yang dinomborkan seperti berikut dan kehadiran atau ketiadaan titik itu akan memberi kod untuk simbol tersebut.Huruf Braille Bahasa Melayu adalah hampir sama dengan kod huruf Braille Inggeris. Perkataan, simbol (seperti tanda seru dan tanda soal), beberapa perkataan dan suku kata boleh didapati secara terus. Contohnya perkataan orang dipendekkan kepada 'org'. Ini membolehkan buku buku Braille yang lebih nipis dicetak.Simbol Braille juga telah diperkaya sehingga boleh digunakan untuk membaca nota muzik dan matematik. Kini Braille telah diubahsuai dengan menambah dua lagi titik menjadikan Braille menjadi kod 8 titik. Ini memudahkan pembaca Braille mengetahui huruf tersebut adalah huruf besar atau kecil. Selain itu, penukaran ini membolehkan huruf huruf ASCII dipertunjukkan dan kombinasi 8 titik ini diekodkan dalam standard Unicode.&lt;br /&gt;Braille boleh dihasilkan menggunakan batuan loh ( slate) dan stilus ( stylus ) di mana titik dihasilkan daripada belakang muka kertas, menulis dengan imej cermin, menggunakan tangan, atau menggunakan mesin taip Braille yang dikenali sebagai Perkins Brailler. Braille juga boleh dihasilkan menggunakan mesin cetak Braille yang disambung kepada komputer.Simbol-simbol braille adalah seperti berikut:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5310314196050063298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 198px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 128px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbIGoEVHL8I/AAAAAAAAAPY/OdD9y1A9yN0/s320/images+24.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311762584115860722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 155px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbcr7WVv1PI/AAAAAAAAAPw/5BDlw-iPUE0/s320/155px-Braille_cell.svg.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311760947915392434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SbcqcHBKBbI/AAAAAAAAAPg/wNy26u69-aA/s320/YosriTulisanBrileLift.jpg" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;Kod-kod Braille&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="left"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A1 B2 C3 D4 E5 F6 G7 H8 I9 J0&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;X. X. XX XX X. XX XX X. .X .X&lt;br /&gt;.. X. .. .X .X X. XX XX X. XX&lt;br /&gt;.. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;K L M N O P Q R S T&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;X. X. XX XX X. XX XX X. .X .X&lt;br /&gt;.. X. .. .X .X X. XX XX X. XX&lt;br /&gt;X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X. X.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;U V W X Y Z&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;X. X. .X XX XX X.&lt;br /&gt;.. X. XX .. .X .X&lt;br /&gt;XX XX .X XX XX XX&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Capital Number Question&lt;br /&gt;sign sign Period Comma mark&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;.. .X .. .. ..&lt;br /&gt;.. .X XX X. X.&lt;br /&gt;.X XX .X .. XX&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4798825710127473004?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4798825710127473004/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/louis-braillepembuat-sistem-penulisan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4798825710127473004'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4798825710127473004'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/louis-braillepembuat-sistem-penulisan.html' title='Louis Braille..Pembuat sistem penulisan unik..'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sbc0b_u6IlI/AAAAAAAAAP4/JTbb59CMy_Q/s72-c/braille.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3040533128564671685</id><published>2009-03-12T07:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-13T11:59:35.329+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Disabilities Act</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.disabilityhelper.com/Disabilities-Act.htm"&gt;http://www.disabilityhelper.com/Disabilities-Act.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Disabilities Act, 1995 was established on 7 th February, 1996. This Act was made to ensure the equal rights for all the disabled people and their active part in the building of the nation. The Act offers the promotional and preventive measures such as employment, job reservation, education, manpower and research development, vocational training, unemployment funds for the people with disabilities, creation of healthy environment and special insurance schemes for people with disabilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Main Rules and Regulations of the Disability Act&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Education&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Act provides the various steps to seek free education. Some of the rights taken in field of education are:-&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Disabled children shall be encouraged to free uniforms, books, learning material and scholarships. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Free education shall be provided to every disabled child up to 18 years in various schools.&lt;br /&gt;Non-formal education shall be ensured for disabled children. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Changes in the checking system and building of study courses, elimination of construction discrimination and appropriate transportation shall be promoted for the children having disabilities.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Non-Discrimination &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;The Act also provides that disabled people should not be discriminated against any field. These people should have the following rights such as:- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Toilets shall be wheel chair accessible in all the waiting rooms and all public places. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Buses, public buildings, air-crafts and rail compartments should be designed in such a manner which provides an easy exit to the disabled people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;All the public utility places shall be made free of any discrimination by providing ramps.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Employment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;The following steps were taken in regard to employment and they are:- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Appropriate plans shall be developed for the reduction of maximum age limit, training and welfare of disabled people and regulating the employment. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;About 3 percent of all poverty reduction plans shall be reserved for the disabled people.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;About 3 percent of government vacancies reserved for the disabled people and 1 percent vacancies for those people who suffer from hearing impairment, vision impairment etc. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Social Security &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;This Act provides various social security benefits to the disabled people such as:-&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Insurance claim for the disabled government employees benefit &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Financial assistance to non-government organizations for rehabilitation of disabled people &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffcc;"&gt;Provision for the disabled people with the allowance who are unemployed or who are registered in the employment exchange above one year &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3040533128564671685?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3040533128564671685/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/disabilities-act.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3040533128564671685'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3040533128564671685'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/disabilities-act.html' title='Disabilities Act'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3922898944206774692</id><published>2009-03-11T08:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-11T10:27:32.773+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Report of the CIB Expert Seminar on Building Non-Handicapping Environments, Budapest 1991</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;Harrison, James D. 1991. "Recent advances in accessibility legislation and incentives in Singapore." Internet publication URL: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.independentliving.org/cib/cibbudapest12.html"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;www.independentliving.org/cib/cibbudapest12.html&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This paper, by James D. Harrison from the School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore, describes the situation for disabled persons in Singapore, and the background leading up to proposals on accessibility which called for the introduction of a mandatory Accessibility Code for all buildings (including existing ones).&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Report of the CIB Expert Seminar on Building Non-Handicapping Environments, Budapest 1991&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Recent advances in accessibility legislation and incentives in Singapore&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;James D Harrison, School of Architecture, National University of Singapore, Singapore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Without natural resources and very little land to spare, Singapore's achievements are entirely due to the endeavors of its population and its geographical position; thus any steps to consolidate its greatest asset, the people, are in the interests of the country as a whole. So far the dynamics behind development have been in terms of market forces, but the realization that some aspects of national responsibility cannot be achieved by these criteria alone has brought a call for a more human face to be applied to development. The country's economic strength has now led to the realization that it is possible to become a more caring society.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Four years ago "Agendas for Action" were agreed upon to look at aspects of society that would benefit from such development. The needs of special population sectors were studied, leading to the publication of a report in August 1988 on employment, accessibility and transportation for disabled people. Of interest to this discussion are the proposals on accessibility which called for the introduction of a mandatory Accessibility Code for all buildings (including existing ones) and not rely on a voluntary one.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Introduction to Singapore and relevant administrative bodies&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Singapore is an island republic with a population of just over 2.7 million and some 614 square kilometers in area. Because of the limitations of land much of the housing development carried out in the last 25 years has been high-rise, and latterly the Housing and Development Board (HDB) has been the sole national authority responsible for the physical planning and implementation of public housing. Over 87 per cent of the population is housed in such HDB-produced housing, and about 78 per cent of these dwellings are owned by the occupants.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The central urban areas of the city are generally densely developed, having some of the tallest high rise buildings in S.E. Asia. The Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA) is responsible for the planning and development of commercial and private-sector areas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The city and the island as a whole has a well-developed infrastructure of roads and footways, telecommunications, a sanitation and storm-water flood-control system and all that would be expected of a modern city. Development of this is largely the responsibility of the Public Works Department (PWD) which, like the URA, is part of the Ministry of National Development (MND).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The Singapore Council of Social Service (SCSS), and in particular its Disabled Services Division, plays an important role in coordinating a wide range of activities, including 20 voluntary welfare organizations, and voicing their needs and aspirations to official channels, as well as administering grants and charitable incomes from the Community Chest.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Statistics and attitudes towards physical disability in Singapore&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Available statistics on physically disabled people in Singapore do not truly represent the situation as a whole. In the past, registration as a disabled person was voluntary, but since the benefits of being registered disabled are not yet very great (as compared, say, to welfare-state countries like U.K. where they are very real and may include financial grants, parking permits and so on) few people seemed to respond. As people in Singapore become older, they may well qualify technically for the category of 'disabled', but as this condition (or combination of loss of various physical abilities through ageing) comes about gradually, they might not consider themselves as such.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The Central Registry of Disabled Persons (CRDP) recorded 12,526 disabled people (with all forms of disability) at the end of 1988, less than 0.5 per cent of the total population. This was clearly not an accurate picture, compared to other Asian nations like Japan or Hong Kong. Using their approximate percentages (3.8 per cent) a more realistic figure of 97,000 was estimated in 1988. Because of its ineffectiveness, the Registry was disbanded in 1989 on the recommendation of the Advisory Council on the Disabled.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In the past some stigma has been attached to a lack of physical or mental ability, often resulting in parents not coming forward to obtain help or advice at an early stage, or in failing to send their children to school or take them out in public for fear of adverse comment. Of course not all the barriers to disabled persons are physical ones; an interrelationship between awareness, motivation and the need for the creation of a benign and accessible physical environment must be perceived by society as a whole before any real change can be brought about. Singapore is a competitive society, and some traditional beliefs and superstitions die hard. Attitudes are changing and organizations such as SCSS have achieved much in informing the public and promoting positive attitudes to disability.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;One recurring justification for providing an accessible physical environment is the more predictable statistic of old age. The 1988 report estimated that the population aged above 60 years would be 332,390 or 11 per cent of the total population by the year 2000, increasing to 26 per cent in the 30 years following.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The information from the now-defunct Central Register of Disabled Persons to accurately demonstrate how many would benefit by any access codes may have proved a weak argument for their introduction, based on statistical evidence alone; logically it would seem that by including old persons a more weighty case could be made, and it is no surprise that the Access Code includes old persons in its scope.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Precedents: A chronology of the development of awareness and application of accessibility&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The special needs of people with physical disabilities have been a concern in many sectors of the government and professional bodies for some time; since 1978 all of Singapore's New Town centers and the ground floors of housing blocks built by the Housing and Development Board have been provided with some accessibility features, and modifications have been implemented as part of their 5-year maintenance cycles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Interest in providing a wider barrier-free environment was obviously growing during this period, including the formation of a study team in 1980 to consider the necessity of introducing legislation to achieve "a barrier-free environment for the disabled and the aged" but an appreciation of the need was apparently not yet rooted into the general consciousness.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In one attempt to remedy this situation the 1981 Yearbook of the Singapore Institute of Architects printed the findings of the SIA Research and Documentation Committee (1979/80) in the form of a design guide, entitled "Barrier-free Design for the Physically Handicapped in Singapore". This was intended as a basis from which architects could convince clients to voluntarily adopt accessibility features into new buildings.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In that same year the Singapore Council of Social Services published a useful booklet entitled 'Access Singapore: a Guidebook of Accessible Places in Singapore for the Physically Disabled', which was compiled to make users more aware of existing facilities and presumably to encourage owners of buildings that accessible buildings were a good thing. This has subsequently been updated in 1989 and 1991.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The Singapore Institute of Architects continued to proclaim the importance of designing adequate facilities in all new buildings; a special issue of the Nov/Dec 1982 SIA Journal entitled 'Designing for the Handicapped' included an article on 'Modifying our Environment for the Disabled: a Question of Concern', as well as graphic illustrations of some of the typical problems which wheelchair users face, and a description of provisions for accessibility at Ang Mo Kio Town center.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In 1983 a committee recommended that the building regulations should be amended to incorporate an Accessibility Code, that 'basic accessibility features' should be incorporated in all government buildings, and that public walkways, parks and gardens should be similarly accessible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;There appears to have been some reaction to the idea of introducing legislation which would affect all new building, for in July 1985, when a committee was appointed to find solutions to the problems of accessibility to buildings by disabled users, the outcome was to recommend the incorporation of features to conform to a set of guidelines proposed by the Ministry of National Development (MND), but that no legislation should be adopted to force building owners to make new buildings accessible; rather that government statutory boards should set an example in providing basic facilities to the MND guidelines.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;For their part the Singapore Institute of Architects (SIA) and the Real Estate Developers Association of Singapore (REDAS) agreed to adopt these guidelines and persuade members to incorporate 'basic facilities' in their new developments. In practice the profession and the private sector were slow to voluntarily adopt these standards, or perhaps developers were not convinced that they were worth applying. It seemed that without some form of legislation a truly barrier-free environment would simply not happen.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Housing and Development Board's contribution&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The Board (HDB), as the major housing authority in Singapore has been largely responsible for rehousing the majority (87 per cent of the population) in the last 31 years. Anyone who has visited Singapore will realize the impact this has had on the physical landscape of the island, and its significance in achieving the stability and prosperity which makes the Republic an international center for trade.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Apartments, almost invariably in high-rise blocks, are generally owned by the occupants whilst the maintenance of exteriors and public areas is done by the HDB. Regular maintenance cycles ensure a commonly high standard, whilst in recent years a program of upgrading and retrofitting of a some aspects of these apartment blocks has been carried out, particularly in some of the older buildings. In catering for the disabled user the HDB has a record of providing accessibility features in all contracts tendered from January 1985 and in upgrading existing buildings. The provisions are in line with the HDB's own guidelines which, also according to the Accessibility Code, allow such provision as Access Decks on upper floors to be wide enough for two wheelchairs to pass, elevator landings on each floor (some earlier blocks had a scissor arrangement with one elevator lobby shared between two or three floors) and ramp access from external car parks to elevator lobbies. In this respect the HDB has led the way in both provision and management of facilities which benefit those with access difficulties.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;But the sheer scale of upgrading older housing areas should not be underestimated; in 1988 the Advisory Council on the Disabled reported "it was found that a commendable start has been made by the HDB. Much more, however has to be done. The concept of a totally barrier-free environment has yet to be achieved in our public housing estates".&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Access for disabled people in Singapore: Recent advances and the current situation.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The Advisory Council on the Disabled was formed in April 1988 "to work out a set of programs for the disabled as part of a government plan to implement the Agenda for Action". Their report and recommendations submitted in August were made public in the more comprehensive 'Opportunities for the Disabled'. This put forward a convincing argument for (amongst other things) accessibility of all communal areas and facilities for disabled people.. By April 1989 the new Building Regulations were on the statute books, whilst the Code on Barrier-Free Accessibility in Buildings, to which it refers, appeared in February 1990. The Preface to the Code states:"&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Before the Building Control Act 1989 and Building Regulations 1989 came into force, few buildings in Singapore had been designed with special provisions to serve old persons and the handicapped. To create an environment for a more caring society, a new requirement on the provisions for old persons and physically handicapped has been incorporated into the new Building Control Regulations 1989. The new Regulations require certain minimum facilities to be provided in all new buildings to which old persons and the physically handicapped are reasonably expected to have access.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;"This code, which is drawn up in pursuance of the Building control Regulations 1989, provides detailed guidelines to help developers, architects and engineers in planning and designing the various special facilities in their building projects to cater to the needs of old persons and physically handicapped. The systematic introduction of the code's requirements into new buildings and existing ones undergoing major retrofitting will make our building stock more friendly to old persons and the physically handicapped.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In April 1989 the new Building Control Regulations were introduced, superseding earlier ones published in 1973 and 1979. Under Part IV (Design and Construction) regulation 36 covers "Buildings to be designed for use by disabled persons". This simple regulation states:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;1. "Where a proposed building is one to which disabled persons have or may be reasonably be expected to have access, that building shall be designed to the satisfaction of the Building Authority in such a manner as will facilitate access to and use of that building and Its facilities for disabled persons.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;2. A building shall be deemed to be designed in accordance with paragraph 1 if a) the areas of the building specified in the Table in this regulation have been designed to facilitate access to and use of the building and its facilities by disabled persons and b) the building is in accordance with the Code on Accessibility for the Disabled in Buildings":&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In the Regulation is a table which defines 13 types of building (from residential, commercial, educational and health buildings, to car parks) and the extent to which provision is required; in most cases this is "Every area intended for public access". This regulation obviously only covers applications to construct new buildings and also "Where the Building Authority is of the opinion that such repairs, alterations or additions are major and substantial and are generally spread over the entire building" then the regulation may be applied. In fact many existing commercial buildings, ten or more years old, are currently being upgraded and hence will need to have accessible public spaces. But the fact remains that the bulk of the nation's existing building stock will probably remain relatively inaccessible for some time to come.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The Code on Barrier-free Accessibility in Buildings contains another table, (Figure 1) that is more specific on the minimum provisions in certain types of public buildings. It does not entirely concur with the Regulation, in its classification of building types, but is unambiguous in its requirements.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Figure 1. Provisions for disabled persons, by building type. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Type of Building&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;strong&gt;Minimum Provisions&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Banks                                                        At least one service counter shall be provided.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Shophouses and first-storey shops      The shopping area shall be made accessible in accordance &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                                   with this Code.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Hotels                                                       At least one guestroom shall be provided for every 200 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                                  guestrooms or part thereof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Concert halls, cinemas, theaters,         At least one wheelchair space shall be provided for every &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;stadia or other places of public             400 seats or part thereof.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;resort where permanent seating&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;arrangement is provided&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Religious buildings                                 The main area of worship shall be made accessible in &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                                  accordance with this Code.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Hostels, halls of residence or                At least one level, preferably the access level, shall be &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;dormitories                                             provided with facilities in accordance with this Code&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Hawker or food centers                     At least one table without any fixed stools or chairs for every &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                               10 tables or part thereof shall be reserved for use by &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                               disabled persons or at least two tables, whichever is the &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                               greater. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Car Parks(surface car parks              At least one car parking lot shall be reserved where car park &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;or multi-storey buildings)                 the total number of car parking lots is not more than 50 or at &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                               least two car parking lots shall be reserved where the total &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;                                                               number of car parking lots is more than 50.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Others: (Large department                shall be provided for persons whoa are unable to stand for&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Seats, possibly of the tip-up type,      a long period. An empty space to accomodate a wheelchair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;stores, supermarkets, resort               shall also be provided&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;public concourses)&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tax incentives and SIA advisory service&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In an effort to try to improve the situation of inaccessible buildings, the Singapore Government introduced a scheme in 1989 to encourage employers to modify their existing premises to allow access for physically disabled staff, wherein the costs of such improvements can be offset against tax, provided the work complies with the Code on Accessibility. Tax deductions may be claimed to a maximum amount of S$100,000.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;To promote this scheme, the Singapore Council of Social Service commissioned and published a broadsheet, outlining the advantages and showing graphically the sort of modifications which would allow basic accessibility features for existing buildings. At the same time, volunteer members of the Singapore Institute of Architects formed the Accessibility Advisory Service in conjunction with the SCSS to give advice to interested employers on the ways in which they might enhance their workplaces. This was launched at a press conference on 5 December 1989. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Since inception, the scheme has received only a limited number of requests for advice and, as far as can be ascertained, no owner has actually taken advantage of this incentive to modify business premises. The reasons for this are unclear; perhaps the current employment situation means that employers are less than eager to employ someone who is registered as disabled, when they can find non-disabled staff.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The cost argument&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The cost of provision of basic accessibility features, as a burden to the developer, was investigated by the Urban Redevelopment Authority in Singapore as long ago as 1980. Using the Cuppage Center, (Commercial Offices, plus multi-storey car park, food center and wet market) as a model, a controlled costing exercise was carried out to compare the cost of the building with and without facilities of access for disabled persons, and the conclusion was that these could be provided for an additional 0.11 per cent of the total (at 1980 prices).&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Compared to incorporating accessibility features in a new building, the cost of modifications to existing buildings will clearly be more expensive, since many features will either have to be replaced or duplicated to make them suitable. The cost of retrofitting a walk-up building with an elevator is likely to be disproportionately high.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;One factor which might be taken into account in summing up the opportunities for providing accessible buildings could be the relatively high proportion of high-rise buildings in Singapore. Because they are higher than five storeys and would normally be provided with elevators of reasonable size, the upgrading of the buildings to accommodate wheelchairs would be quite simple. But in the public sector not all buildings would fall into this category, as schools and clinics are generally low-rise.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Definitions of disability and a comment on the scope of codes&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The generally accepted definition of disability in Singapore is much the same as the WHO interpretation. "People whose prospects of securing, retaining places and advancing in educational and training institutions, employment and recreation as equal members of the community are substantially reduced as a result of physical or mental impairment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;"Such a generalized statement does not differentiate between physical and mental factors causing the disability. The possibility of improving the situation for the physically disabled, by removing those elements in the built environment which form barriers to access and facility, will be much more easily achieved than for the mentally impaired. To this end Singapore's "Design Guidelines on Accessibility for the Disabled in Buildings" circulated for internal use by the Public Works Department of the Development and Building Control Branch, tries to be more specific by stating that, for the purposes of public buildings, "The disabled are those who, as a consequence of physical disability or impairment may be restricted to or inconvenienced in their use of buildings due to: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;presence of physical barriers, such as steps or doors which are too narrow for wheelchairs,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;lack of facilities such as ramps, elevators, staircase, handrails,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;absence of suitable facilities such as WCs, telephones, suitable furniture, etc. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Note however that in the preface to the Code on Barrier-free Accessibility in Buildings the phrase "the elderly and the physically handicapped" is used no less than five times in five sentences; the elderly, though not specifically with physical disabilities, are clearly seen as one of the major beneficiaries of the new legislation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The current document, "Code on Barrier-Free Accessibility in Buildings, 1990," which forms the basis for the building control regulation requirements in force in Singapore, which evolved out of the PWD's internal Guidelines (much of the wording is identical) does not include the sensory disabled (which its precursor did) but comes clean by stating that a "disabled person" means (only) someone who is either ambulant disabled or a wheelchair user, "as a consequence of physical disability or impairment". In its 'Scope and Definitions' chapter the Code makes it clear that it is narrowing the real thrust of its requirements as being "intended primarily to apply to the wheelchair bound. Such provisions would also cater to the ambulant disabled. However, where possible and practicable, optional access provisions and facilities are recommended to serve the needs of the ambulant disabled. Such provisions when taken as a whole would also greatly benefit the elderly and infirm.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;"The Code also contains further definitions: "Ambulant disabled means a person who is able, either with or without personal assistance, to walk on the level or negotiate suitable graded steps provided that convenient handrails are available." "Wheelchair-bound means a person who is unable to walk, either with or without assistance, and who, except when using mechanized transport, depends on a wheelchair for mobility.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;"Two things emerge from this; firstly the definitions of disability are closely linked to the physical and built environment and to the inability of the disabled person to adequately cope with everyday barriers and "normal" facilities, and secondly the assumption that if the wheelchair user is accommodated, then most other persons with disabilities will probably be able to access the building and be catered to by its facilities, as well as to parents with pushchairs or prams (though there appear to be few in Singapore). Such rationale has the ring of pragmatism about it but it may well be true that a wheelchair user can be most disadvantaged by even the lowest of barriers, and thus has the most to gain in personal independence in a truly barrier-free environment.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;In its scope the Code on Accessibility breaks no new ground; door, corridor, stair and ramp access dimensions and details are covered; minimum sizes and heights of control buttons for elevators, (but no mandatory requirement for audible signals) are given, and sanitary provision for both wheelchair users and ambulant disabled people are comprehensively covered. General design requirements cover such provisions as reserved parking lots, and pavements from them to the building which are unimpeded and have a maximum ramp gradient of 1: 1 0. Facilities with counters for writing or service must construct the counters at a certain height and have clear space for the wheelchair below.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Problems of the discontinuous system&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Prior to the introduction of the Code on Accessibility a number of architects and clients were enlightened enough to provide toilet accommodation accessible to users with disabilities, only to find that the building was in itself not entirely accessible to this section of the population (unless they arrived by motor vehicle) because of curbs or steps in the public domain. In other words, there was a mismatch between public and private provision, a discontinuous system. Under such circumstances developers may be excused for being reluctant to spend a little more money on special provision when those for whom it has been provided are unable to reach it. Equally frustrating are examples where public footways leading to a building are barrier-free, until one arrives at the threshold of that building only to find that it has steps up to its front door.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Since 1970 the Public Works Department has made it standard practice to provide curb-cut ramps at all newly-constructed footpaths, but in a city with an infrastructure as comprehensive as Singapore's, this represents a lot of remedial work to upgrade those footways constructed prior to this. Eventually, however, Singapore can achieve a barrier-free environment by a combination of initiative in the public sector and legislation to require the private sector to make equal provision.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Some special problems of designing in an equatorial climate&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Singapore's equatorial climate poses some problems for the designer of barrier-free pedestrian routes. The incidence of rainstorms and the sheer volume of water precipitated require that any hard paved area must be drained and that run-off must be controlled to prevent the flooding of building basements. For this reason high curbs (often 200 mm or more) separating road from footpath and raised thresholds at building entrances are very necessary. Storm-water drains, often covered by metal gratings, are ubiquitous features of the public domain. Obviously all of these can prove to be barriers or hazards to the disabled user.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;As the climate in Singapore is always hot and continuously humid, physical conditions can be uncomfortable. For the average pedestrian the perceived reasonable comfortable walking distances are more limited than in a temperate climate. It is especially important to provide shade as well as shelter, particularly as physically disabled people cannot so easily protect themselves from the sun or the rain as they move about.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Although not a climatic problem some consideration should also be given to the local method of cleaning floors, which is to use copious amounts of water to hose dirt into channels or scupper drains and thence to floor gulley-traps. Where such methods of cleaning are expected, (and this may range from markets and canteens to domestic bathrooms and kitchens), it is usual to provide a raised coaming or a slight change in floor level to prevent washing water spilling over into other areas. These slight changes in level are, of course, a hindrance to the wheelchair user, as well as a hazard to the ambulant or the visually disabled pedestrian&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Current walkway schemes by the PWD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Since the introduction of regulations requiring accessibility to all new or retrofitted buildings in the private sector, it has now become incumbent on government agencies to match the level of facility in the street approaches to buildings. In April, 1988 PWD undertook a survey, at the request of the Committee on Employment, Accessibility and Transportation, to look at the accessibility problems in the Orchard Road area, one of the main commercial, hotel and shopping districts of the City and the Civic Center of the City. Thereafter that same department began to draw up proposals for an ambitious scheme for a level, unimpeded walkway system for both these areas and for the downtown financial business district, all of which are nearing completion. Costs for these are quoted at $49 million Singapore, of which $29 million can be directly attributed to improvements for disabled user.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Imminent future plans include similar improvements in the touristic areas of Chinatown, 'Little India' and Kampong Glam/Bugis Street. Eventually, the upgrading of the other urban and suburban areas will include the removal of all barriers like curbs and steps.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;One of the major problems, especially in the Orchard Road area, is that the shopping centers and hotels are set back from the street, so that vehicular access is by means of a service road running between the building and the footway. At each building plot's boundary the footway is intersected by the entry/exit road, which is hazardous for pedestrians and difficult for wheelchair users. PWD's scheme has eliminated the problem, relocating service roads on the outside of walkways.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Accessibility by vehicle&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Many large commercial buildings in Singapore have integral multi-storey or basement car parks served by an elevator to the main floors. Such buildings are adequately accessible to the wheelchair users provided that they use cars. This is a relatively small proportion of those affected. A wheelchair user wishing to arrive by taxi would be taken to the front door taxi drop-off point, which may have curbs or steps, rather than to the elevator in the car park, as this would demand that either driver or passenger have prior knowledge of the facilities provided, and possibly be prepared to pay for car park entry charges.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Mass transportation&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The Mass Rapid Transport (MRT) system is designed for rapid transport at peak times and any potential delay is obviated. Consequently, no toilets and only limited seating are provided inside the ticketed area, and the vertical circulation is by escalators which move more rapidly than normal. At a planning level it would seem the presence of wheelchairs may have been seen as presenting problems too difficult to handle and that the conscious decision might have been taken to encourage their users to take alternative means of transport not difficult in Singapore where taxi services are good and no point on the island is excessively far.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;It is also rationally argued that the presence of wheelchairs would cause evacuation problems in an emergency. However, this has not precluded the MRT from providing facilities for ambulant disabled users; in fact there are some seats on the MRT prominently marked as being for priority use by the aged or disabled, but anyone with major disabilities would probably find difficulty in claiming this right.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;axi services are economical and efficient. Some taxis carry stickers "Care Cabs" and belong to a SCSS scheme to match drivers to disabled passengers who have transport problems in getting to work or school. A taxi subsidy scheme alleviates fare problems for those who are unable to meet the costs of daily rides. Recently introduced London-type taxis are proving especially capable of accommodating wheelchair users.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Private car ownership&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The number of owner-drivers of purpose-built or modified vehicles on the roads is low (although statistics are not available). One reason for this may be that disabled people are less likely than others to be high wage earners and hence may not be able to afford a vehicle, even though substantial waivers on import and registration fees are applicable for these classes of vehicles. Also, owners would be eligible for benefits in terms of reductions in parking fees in HDB estates. So far less than 60 new vehicles have been registered under this scheme. It should be remembered that whilst specially constructed or modified vehicles are quite common on European roads this is not the case in Asia. The apparent discrepancy may be partially explained by the history of the last fifty years: amputee ex-servicemen returning from the Second World War were supplied with such vehicles, having been drivers previously and still being productive wage-earners even in their disabled capacity. The Asian counterpart would probably be much more difficult to find, and only now are purpose-built or modified vehicles becoming used in Singapore.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;The future may change the situation, Singapore is still a relatively young nation. However, the ageing but relatively well-off population used to the freedom of driving their own vehicles will surely expect to continue this privilege even though some of their physical faculties may become impaired. We may expect a greater demand for special parking close to building entrances and better access from car parks to work places or recreation.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Conclusions: the future&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;It is too early to assess the success of the recent advances in legislation and upgrading the walkway system. Most buildings coming up for completion were already approved before the current legislation came into force, and there are still major obstacles to be tackled in the public domain. Footbridges are common and were formerly thought to be the most effective way of crossing the road without disrupting traffic flows. Alternatives need to be found, if total accessibility is to be achieved. In some places elevators are proposed suitable for wheelchair users.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;On a broader perspective, future trends will probably cater to a more financially secure sector of the ageing population who, unlike their forbears, will not give up their favorite pastimes, or stop driving their cars simply because they are becoming older and they probably will not register themselves as disabled persons. Just as an old man complains that the birds do not sing as loudly as when he was young, so the older generation will be less tolerant of a physical environment which presents barriers to their mobility. The scope of access legislation clearly involves old persons as benefiting from any improvements in that area, as well as pregnant women, parents with children in pushchairs and so on.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;Tourism is a major source of income. A relatively high proportion of visitors are retired people, who are attracted by the safe and clean image of the city. This industry will benefit by improved accessibility, especially in those areas which attract visitors the shopping and hotel areas, and the historical quarters; in turn will come the international prestige, which a small republic like Singapore must maintain to survive.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ccccff;"&gt;What is perhaps most significant is that Government policy, whilst being generally quite pragmatic in its approach, is now able to broaden its scope to consider the needs of minorities, in the move "towards a caring society". That it has done so in such a short space of time, and that it has committed itself to the creation of barrier-free walkways which will eventually cover much of the built-up area of the island, is very much the style which Singapore does things. To quote the Minister for National Development, Mr. S. Dhanabalan, "Singaporeans can look forward to living in one of the best cities of the world by the turn of the century. We will certainly be the first developed city in the equatorial belt." &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3922898944206774692?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3922898944206774692/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/report-of-cib-expert-seminar-on.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3922898944206774692'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3922898944206774692'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/report-of-cib-expert-seminar-on.html' title='Report of the CIB Expert Seminar on Building Non-Handicapping Environments, Budapest 1991'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-7342054350700137238</id><published>2009-03-10T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-10T13:55:55.228+08:00</updated><title type='text'>2 groups called for inclusive public transports for Budget 2008/9</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://www.penangwatch.net/node/2945"&gt;http://www.penangwatch.net/node/2945&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tuesday August 26, 2008(Star)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cccccc;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Disabled in a dilemma over inconvenient travel environment&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cccccc;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;By BAVANI M&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;THERE is no mercy out there, declared by P. Parimala when asked to describe the efficiency of the transportation system in the Klang Valley.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Strong words indeed but then the 47-year-old tutor is speaking from her perspective as a disabled person.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Parimala has polio and walks with a limp. But six months ago, she fractured her back and had been wheelchair-bound since.Not an easy life: Daily travelling using public transport seems to be a tedious affair for most disabled folks.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;“I feel helpless and frustrated every time I take the local public transport to get around. I feel that the government doesn’t care for people like us,’’ she said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;According to Parimala, who lives in a DBKL flats in Pantai Dalam, everywhere and everything -- the lifts at her flats, the roads, the bus stops, the buses and the LRT -- were not disabled friendly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;“How am I going to retain my dignity and the right to live independently when everything around me is inaccessible to people with disabilities?’’ she asked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;K. Loganathan, a clerk with the Damai Disabled Persons Association of Selangor and Kuala Lumpur, said that trying to cross a busy street was like a suicide mission for him.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;“I’m afflicted with polio so I walk with a limp. Do you know how a simple exercise of trying to cross a road or even boarding the LRT at the peak hour can become the most scariest moment of my life?’’ he asked.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Mohd Fairuz, from the Malaysian Association of the Blind, said he wished that there was a system that allowed the blind to know when a bus would be arriving.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;The 55-year-old said buses should incorporate an alarm system that could notify blind passengers like him when the door was closing and opening.Think about us: BEAT members at the Bangsar LRT station.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Parimala, Loganathan and Fairuz are members of the Barrier-Free Environment and Accessible Transport (BEAT) group.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;They want the government to do something about the poor state of the local public transport system which they say is unfriendly and completely inaccessible to the disabled community.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Some 50 BEAT members turned out at the Bangsar LRT station last Sunday to prove their point and to submit their wish list for the Federal Budget 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Damai Disabled Persons Association vice-president V. Murugeswaran said when Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi discovered how bad the public transport system was for the public, he should know that for the disabled people, it was much worse.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Murugeswaran said the public transport system should adopt the social inclusion principle where all planning, design, management and operations of public transport should be accessible, safe and usable.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;“It should take into consideration and provide for equitable means for the disabled people to access employment, education, health, leisure and other social activities,” he said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Murugeswaran said it was reported recently that only 50 disabled people applied for 10,000 jobs available in the public sector.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Women, Family and Community Development Minsiter Datuk Dr Ng Yen Yen had called on the disabled community to be responsive to the job applications and said the government set a policy to reserve 1% or 10,000 jobs for the disabled in the public sector.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;“I guarantee you if the government improved the public transport system and make it disabled- friendly than the response from the disabled would be overwhelming,’’ Murugeswaran said.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;He said the disabled just wanted to live independently and with dignity.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Wish list for public transport system IN line with the tabling of the Federal Budget 2009, the Association for the Improvement of Mass Transit Klang Valley (Transit) and the Barrier-Free Environment and Accessible Transport (BEAT) group have come up with a wish list to reinstate their concerns on the public transport system.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;According to the two organisations, the system is still almost completely inaccessible and unfriendly to those who are blind, deaf, having learning difficulties, elderly and pregnant, young children and people with bicycle and infants in prams.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;The two NGOs have proposed the following:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#A National Public Transport Policy which is comprehensive, inclusive and people focused;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#A public transport masterplan that incorporates the concepts and principles of universal design to accommodate the needs of all users, including the disabled;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#A National Transport Commis-sion — a single regulatory body for land public transportation. At present, there are 13 agencies for the country which make it ineffective and uncoordinated;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#Low Floor and Non Step Buses — a budget must be allocated that all new buses bought have low floor, non-step vehicles equipped with ramps, and audible announcements for the blind and clear sin- ages for the deaf.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#Bus Stops and Bus Hubs — All new bus stops, and bus hubs must have connecting walkways, pavements, crossings, shelters, all ramps and change levels must be upgraded to the correct design and safety standards and must be barrier free;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#Rail Transit — For the Kelana Jaya and Ampang Lines, the proposed extension must ensure that all universal design features such as lifts, tactile guides, audible stop announcements and clear signages. Money should also be allocated for an upgrade of the Ampang line which is inaccessible to wheelchair users.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#Monorail — Budget allocations for the upgrade of all monorail stations, At present monorail is totally inaccessible to wheelchair users.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#KTM Commuter — All new rail projects be made accessible, that includes access to the train stations, platforms and incorporate universal design features;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#Taxis — There must be a minimum quota of accessible taxis — 20% target each year starting from 2009.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;#Door to Door Demand Responsive Accessible Transport Services — A fully integrated and accessible transport service for the disabled.&lt;br /&gt;#&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Mobility Allowance — Budget should make an allocation to provide mobility allowance of RM350 to each disabled person who is registered with the welfare department until such as time when the country’s transport system is 100% accessible.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-7342054350700137238?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/7342054350700137238/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/2-groups-called-for-inclusive-public.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7342054350700137238'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7342054350700137238'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/2-groups-called-for-inclusive-public.html' title='2 groups called for inclusive public transports for Budget 2008/9'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3830267355526575902</id><published>2009-03-09T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-09T08:00:00.617+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='memorandum'/><title type='text'>Memorandum regarding accessible buses for disabled persons</title><content type='html'>Read more here:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.asiacommunityservice.org/transport20forum/memorandum_teng_hock_nan.pdf"&gt;http://www.asiacommunityservice.org/transport20forum/memorandum_teng_hock_nan.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Memorandum Regarding Accessible Buses For Disabled Persons To: YB Dato’ Dr Teng Hock Nan &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;From: NGOs In Penang Together With A Coalition Of 18 NGOs Under The Barrier-free Environment And Accessible Transport Group (BEAT) And Individuals&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;This memorandum is prepared by Peter Tan&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Mobility is one of the most crucial factors in mainstreaming disabled persons into society. It contributes to their dignity and to their standard of living. It is linked to general environmental accessibility. There should not be discrimination against disabled persons in the provision of public transportation services, and there should be specific measures to enable them to move freely and access the workplace and other public places.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Generally, public transport in Malaysia, specifically buses, are not accessible to disabled persons using wheelchairs and do not have such facilities to make it convenient for blind persons and deaf persons to utilise this service conveniently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;This inaccessibility has marginalised disabled persons and those with mobility impairments. Disabled persons are unable to attend formal education in schools. Those who possess qualifications are unable to find gainful employment. They are unable to move around conveniently and therefore are not only deprived from benefiting from the progress of the nation but are also unable to contribute meaningfully to the country. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Without accessible public transport, performing basic but crucial routines that non-disabled persons take for granted are beyond the means of disabled persons. They will be unable to go to banks, post offices and government offices, and shop for groceries. The lack of an accessible public transport which is the most affordable option of mobility will affect disabled persons who are poor even more as they are unable to find alternative transport thereby marginalising them further. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The Issue&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc33;"&gt;The Federal Government had allocated RM50 million for the purchase of 150 new buses by RapidPenang. This was good news to the people of Penang who had to endure the pathetic state of public transport in the island for many years now. The disabled community was even more pleased to hear that the buses would be "disabled friendly" as announced by Second Finance Minister Tan Sri Nor Mohamed Yakcop. Subsequently disabled persons in Penang and Malaysia were disappointed by news report that RapidPenang buses will not be accessible to wheelchair users and that boarding wheelchair users will delay the arrival schedule of the buses.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Disabled persons as citizens of Malaysia have the right to benefit from equal access to services and opportunities. Without accessible public transport, disabled persons have few opportunities to access other crucial services such as health care and education.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;Even the Federal Government is concerned with this issue. On March 12, 2007, Minister of Transport Dato’ Seri Chan Kong Choy announced the formation of a high-level committee chaired by Deputy Secretary-General (Planning) Datuk Long See Wool. This committee will comprise of disabled persons, government agencies and major transport operators to ensure that the public transportation system in Malaysia is accessible to all.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;As such, we the signatory of this memorandum call on the Penang State Government, Syarikat Prasarana Negara Berhad and RapidPenang to :- &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc00;"&gt;• Recognise that disabled persons are consumers who have the right to the same services as others&lt;br /&gt;• Take immediate steps to incorporate the needs of disabled persons in all planning and decision making&lt;br /&gt;• Ensure that all buses are non-step buses to allow easy access to all persons&lt;br /&gt;• Work with the local authorities to ensure that all bus stops be made accessible to benefit all persons&lt;br /&gt;• Consult and involve disabled persons in all policies affecting them&lt;br /&gt;• Make known the Short Term and Long Term Action Plans with specific time frames and goals ( e.g. 5 Year Action Plan, 10 Year Action Plan ) to achieve 100 % barrier free buses for all within the set time frame &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Below, we outline the essential points we want included to make public buses accessible to all:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Basic principles&lt;br /&gt;• People require access to transport in all parts of Penang to participate in economical, educational, social, cultural, religious and political activities&lt;br /&gt;• The vast majority of disabled persons live throughout the island and the mainland&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Public transport must be accessible to all, not only to people who can walk&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Bus stations and bus stops&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Accessibility:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;All bus stations and bus stops shall be accessible to all persons including disabled persons&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Walkways leading to bus stations and bus stops shall be accessible &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Safety&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Pedestrian crossings shall be provided in the vicinity of bus stations and bus stops, and shall be accessible and appropriately indicated with signs&lt;br /&gt;• Shelters shall be provided at all bus stops&lt;br /&gt;• All bus stops shall have sufficient lighting to ensure safety for all commuters &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Signage &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Signs shall be clear, visible and easily read by people with low vision and people with learning disabilities &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Bus timetables shall be provided in large print, and at a level to ensure that all people can read the information&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Signs bus stops used by buses for several routes, buses shall use fixed stops so that people, especially the visually impaired and those with wheelchairs, can queue in advance at the correct stop &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• At large bus stops, approaching buses shall be announced by number and destination, both audibly and visually&lt;br /&gt;• Changes and delays in bus arrival and departure times, including information of number and destination, shall be displayed by audio and visual means &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toilets&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Bus stations shall have accessible toilets &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Buses&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;External signs &lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;• Buses shall be prominently labeled with the international symbol of accessibility &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Accessibility&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Buses shall be of the non-step type, with ramps to allow easy access &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Ramps shall be made of strong, durable material, and be designed to ensure their safe use for both manual and electric wheelchairs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Ramps shall not be designed in ways that obstruct the casters (small front wheels) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Ramps shall have a maximum gradient of no more than 1:12 to ensure safe and convenient access and exit for wheelchair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;s &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;Doors shall be wide enough for manual and electric wheelchairs&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Inside buses&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;There shall be sufficient space inside buses to ensure full maneuverability of manual and electric wheelchairs &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;There shall be sufficient space to park wheelchairs inside the bus&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt; Priority seats shall be clearly labeled&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Safety&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;There shall be a four-point strap-type tie-down to secure wheelchairs and a restraining system for wheelchair occupants &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Communication&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Bells or buzzers shall be positioned at a level to enable their use by a person in a wheelchair&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Bells and buzzers shall be placed in the same position in all buses for the convenience of people with vision impairment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Bells and buzzers shall be lit for people with hearing impairment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Approaching bus stops shall always be announced clearly&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Approaching bus stops shall be visually displayed. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;Driver responsibilities and training&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Drivers shall insist that people move to make space to allow people in wheelchairs to move into position and to secure wheelchairs&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Drivers shall not move the bus until they are assured that the wheelchair is secured &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• &lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Drivers shall ensure that people with vision impairment, pregnant women, the elderly, and others with special needs have the opportunity to be seated &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;• Buses shall carry first-aid kits&lt;br /&gt;• Drivers shall be trained to use first aid kits&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;• Proper training of drivers shall be provided with the involvement of disabled persons &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is by no means an exhaustive list. We not only want accessible buses but we also want such facilities to be safe. One point that we want to highlight is that accessible buses can be used by all, but non-accessible buses can only be used by a certain segment of society and deprive those with mobility impairments from using it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;There is no excuse not to make public transport that serves all persons. As Malaysia strives to be a developed nation by 2020, we inevitably have to ensure that our standard of living will be on par with, or better than, those currently enjoyed in developed nations. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;RapidKL will be launching accessible bus service in June 1, 2007. There is no reason why RapidPenang cannot do the same. Whatever excuses to not include the needs of everyone in this new bus network is unacceptable and infringes on the rights of disabled persons to accessible public transport. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Fifty years after the Nation’s independence, disabled persons still cannot move around freely not through the fault of their impairments but because policymakers do not have the foresight and sensitivity to make public amenities inclusive and accessible to all. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;The needs of disabled persons such as ramps, suitable toilets and access to public transport should not be viewed as extra facilities requiring extra costs to construct. It is not a privilege to be given as and when the government deems necessary. Such basic amenities are the fundamental rights of disabled persons. It allows them equal opportunity to live life just like non-disabled citizens have the right to a safe and comfortable environment to live in.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Disabled persons must be included in mainstream society. We are the public. We are one of you. We are you. Nevertheless, we have been left far behind for the past fifty years. The government now has the opportunity, resources and knowledge to help bridge this gap. This opportunity must be made full use of to include the needs of everyone, including disabled persons. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;It is the only the right thing to do. What is a few minutes delay in bus schedule to other passengers when disabled persons have waited patiently for fifty years for an accessible public transport system that they can use? &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With this we trust we have explained clearly why an accessible public transport system is so crucial to disabled persons, especially wheelchair users. We also trust that you will do the right thing by ensuring that the 150 buses that will be put into service in Penang on August 1, 2007 are fully accessible for all. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3830267355526575902?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3830267355526575902/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/memorandum-regarding-accessible-buses.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3830267355526575902'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3830267355526575902'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/memorandum-regarding-accessible-buses.html' title='Memorandum regarding accessible buses for disabled persons'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-1038121364121847947</id><published>2009-03-08T13:09:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T11:46:39.502+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Skim Bantuan Galakan perniagaan Orang Kurang Upaya(SBGP-OKU)</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;color:#cc0000;"&gt;Skim bantuan galakan perniagaan OKU adalah bertujuan untuk membantu mereka yang kurang bernasib baik untuk menyertai skim bantuan bagi membolehkan mereka dapat hidup seperti orang biasa...Ia juga bertujuan untuk membantu OKU dalam mendapatkan kerja. Hal ini kerana ramai majikan yang kurang mengambil golongan ini bekerja kerana keupayaan mereka untuk bergerak adalah terhad...Kami ingin berkongsi sedikit info dengan anda semua tentang skim bantuan ini.... Dengan itu anda bolehlah melayari laman web ini...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.mind.org.my/images/news/Skim.ppt"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:times new roman;"&gt;http://www.mind.org.my/images/news/Skim.ppt&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-1038121364121847947?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/1038121364121847947/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/skim-bantuan-galakan-perniagaan-orang.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1038121364121847947'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/1038121364121847947'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/skim-bantuan-galakan-perniagaan-orang.html' title='Skim Bantuan Galakan perniagaan Orang Kurang Upaya(SBGP-OKU)'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5541149533142105845</id><published>2009-03-08T08:00:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-25T10:25:45.878+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Masalah OKU dalam Perkhidmatan Kenderaan Awam</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gokum/message/3015"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gokum/message/3015&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Kenderaan awam merupakan nadi kepada pembangunan negara. Sistem dan kemudahan kenderaan awam dapat menjamin kelancaran aktiviti sesebuah negara. Sekiranya kita menoleh ke negara-negara maju seperi Jepun danAmerika Syarikat, kita akan lihat betapa majunya sistem kenderaan awam mereka. Negara kita akan meraikan hari kemerdekaan genap 50 tahun beberapa hari lagi. Angka 50 tahun akan menjadi kayu ukur kepada tahap pencapaian kita. Dalam mengolak langkah sebagai sebuah negara maju pada tahun 2020, kita hanya mempunyai 13 tahun lagi. Lihatlah betapa majukita dalam kemudahan kenderaan awam pada hari ini. Namun, apakah ertinya kemajuan tersebut sekiranya terdapat golongan yang tidak dapat menikmatinya?Golongan yang saya maksudkan tidak lain tidak bukan ialah golongan orang kurang upaya (OKU). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Dalam kaitan antara OKU dengan kemudahan kenderaan awam, sudah pasti kumpulan OKU berkerusi roda merupakan kumpulan yang patut diutamakan. Mereka memerlukan satu mekanisma supaya dapat berhubung dengan dunia luar dan masyarakat umum. Bayangkan sekiranya mereka tidak memandu ataupun tidak mempunyai sanak saudara yang sudi membawa mereka keluar, bolehkah mereka menaiki LRT atau komuter kita yang serba canggih? Bas baru kita yang berhawa dingin dengan kerusi selesa yang sedang gah berlegar di kota? Kereta teksi samada yang biasa mahupun yang mewah? Saya percaya setiap langkah untuk mereka masuk mencuba kemajuan kemudahan kenderaan awam tersebut menjadi satu cabaran;cabaran yang sekiranya salah langkah mungkin akan terjatuh, tercederadan membahayakan nyawa mereka. Malah mungkin juga mereka tidak dapatmenggunakannya langsung disebabkan halangan daaripada penggunaan kerusiroda mereka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Memang tidak dapat dinafikan bahawa ada usaha daripada syarikat yang menyediakan kemudahan kenderaan awam dalam memastikan perkhidmatan mereka mesra OKU. Terdapat kenderaan bas yang melebelkan stiker kerusi roda untuk menunjukkan bas mereka mesra OKU. Hakikatnya ketika artikel ini ditulis, pelaksanaannya belum sempurna, lebel stiker itu hanya sekadar hiasan. Projek tersebut bak kata pepatah &lt;strong&gt;"rumah sudah siap,tetapi pahat masih berbunyi".&lt;/strong&gt; Saya tidak ingin memanjangkan komen disini, bagi persatuan-persatuan OKU yang terlibat dalam usaha menyempurnakannya sahaja yang faham. Bagaimanapun, usaha dan niat murni syarikat bas tersebut boleh dipuji, hanya perlaksanaannya perlu dikaji.Pada pendapat saya tanyalah pengguna kerusi roda cara terbaik untuk mereka boleh menggunakan bas tersebut sebelum melaksanakannya.Walau bagaimanapun, usaha harus dilakukan langkah demi langkah. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Kalau kita lihat antara perkhidmatan kenderaan awam di negara kita, masih terlalu banyak usaha yang harus dilakukan. Saya amat mengkagumi Group CEO syarikat AirAsia, iaitu Dato Tony Fernandes dalam tindakan beliau meningkatkan perkhidmatan penerbangannya baru-baru ini. Selepas mendapat protes daripada persatuan-persatuan OKU disebabkan perkhidmatan AirAsia yang tidak mesra OKU sebelum ini, dalam masa yang amat singkat beliau telah dapat menyelesaikannya dengan baik, malah meningkatkan perkhidmatan AirAsia walaupun memakan belanja yang amat besar. Memang syarikat yang mampu tidak ada masalah dari segi kewangan, tetapi Dato Tony Fernandes melaksanakannya dengan berhemat di mana segala pandangan OKU diambil berat dan dihormati. Syabas AirAsia.Dari segi bantuan kepada OKU pula, usaha yang dilakukan ialah untuk memastikan mereka dapat berdikari dengan sebolehnya. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Bantuan-bantuan tersebut boleh dibahagikan kepada bantuan pelajaran, bantuan pekerjaan,bantuan saraan, dan bantuan rawatan. Namun, pelaksaan setiap bantuan tersebut haruslah memastikan bahawa OKU yang disasar tidak mempunyai masalah untuk ke pusat bantuan berkenaan. Contohnya, OKU diberi diskaun istimewa untuk melanjutkan pelajaran di institusi pendidikan tinggi,namun disebabkan masalah pengangkutan awam, OKU yang berminat tidak dapat ke sana. Jadi pelaksanaannya gagal dan mungkin alasan yang dilaporkan ialah tidak mendapat sambuan daripada OKU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Jika diselidik, kenderaan awam yang amat diperlukan oleh OKU ialah kenderaan awam yang dapat menghantar mereka "dari pintu kepintu"iaitu perkhidmatan teksi. Malangnya teksi di negara kita bukanlah yang jenis mesra OKU. Walaupun terdapat segelintir pemandu teksi yang amat bermurah hati mengambil pelanggan yang berkerusi roda,namun berapa ramaikah antara mereka? Kadang-kadang masalah yang timbul bukan disebabkan nilai perikemanusiaan mereka, tetapi disebabkan jenis kereta teksi mereka yang tidak dapat mengambil penumpang yang berkerusi roda.Kita telah lihat betapa hebatnya projek meningkat taraf perkhidmatan teksi di negara kita. Kereta-kereta mewah telah pun dijadikan teksi dengan hanya tambahan tambang yang tidak begitu tinggi, kononnya untuk keselesaan penumpang. Namun adakah jenis teksi yang boleh mengambilpenumpang berkerusi roda? &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Sekiranya kita bandingkan antara pelaburan untuk membeli kereta mewah sebagai teksi eksekutif berbanding dengan kereta yang boleh dimasuki kerusi roda (wheelchair accessible taxi),yang mana memperlihatkan imej pengusaha yang lebih perihatin?Keperihatinan sesebuah negara terhadap pelaksanaan kebajikan rakyatnya juga menjadi kayu pengukur tahap tamadun dan kematangannya dalam isu kebajikan rakyat.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt;Berikut adalah penerangan terhadap masalah-masalah tersebut:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33ff33;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;1. Sikap pemandu teksi yang merasakan penumpang kerusi roda amat leceh dan melambatkan. Mungkin kebanyakan pemandu teksi mengejar masa kerana bagi mereka makin cepat tindakan mereka maka makin ramailah penumbang yang dapat diangkut pada hari tersebut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;2. Sikap pemandu yang merasakan penumpang kerusi roda amat merumitkan.OKU kerusi roda memang memerlukan orang lain untuk memasukkan kerusi roda mereka di bonet kereta selepas mereka memasuki kereta. Namun,pemandu teksi merasakan penumpang tersebut hanya mendatangkan masalah kepada mereka.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;3. Ruang bonet kereta yang terhad disebabkan balang gas. Kita sedia maklum bahawa kereta teksi di sekitar Lembah Klang kebanyakannya menggunakan kuasa NGV. Maka disebabkan balang gas NGV yang mengambil sebahagian ruang bonet, tiada ruang untuk memasukkan kerusi roda.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#00cccc;"&gt;Usaha menjadikan negara kita berimej sebuah negara perihatin dan penyayang haruslah dipertingkatkan. Jangan usaha-usaha tersebut hanyalah untuk mendapat publisiti atau kepentingan peribadi. Pihak pengusaha juga perlulah melihat bahawa perkhidmatan kenderaan awam mereka sebagai satu tanggungjawab sosial, bukan hanya menitikberatkan keuntungan semata-mata. Ahli masyarakat pula perlulah memahami keperluan OKU untuk keluar bermasyarakat. Jangan salah guna kemudahan yang disediakan khas untuk mereka sebagai kemudahan diri sendiri, contohnya tempat letak kereta untuk OKU, tandas, dan lain-lain.Setiap kali apabila terlihat OKU berkerusi roda dalam kegiatan ditempat-tempat awam, saya terlihat betapa cabaran mereka dalam menempuhi hidup ini berbanding kita yang bebas bergerak. Apabila terlihat prasarana pembangunan di sesuatu tempat yang bersifat mesra OKU,terlintas di fikiran ini betapa bagusnya jika kita semua sama-sama dapat menikmati limpahan pembangunan negara yang tercinta ini, semoga Malaysiaku Mesra OKU.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5541149533142105845?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5541149533142105845/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/masalah-oku-dalam-perkhidmatan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5541149533142105845'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5541149533142105845'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/masalah-oku-dalam-perkhidmatan.html' title='Masalah OKU dalam Perkhidmatan Kenderaan Awam'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4616302255903461763</id><published>2009-03-07T14:30:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-07T14:42:36.207+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Gay paksa tukang urut OKU</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gokum/message/3016"&gt;http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gokum/message/3016&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffcc66;"&gt;Oleh Mohd Sabran Md Sani dan Siti Fatimah Hassan KUALA LUMPUR: &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Golongan gay atau homoseksual gersang sanggup membayar 'duit tip' antara RM100 hingga RM200 kepada tukang urut cacat penglihatan semata-mata untuk memuaskan nafsu seks yang sedang bergelora.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Tindakan tidak senonoh golongan terbabit mempergunakan golongan kurang upaya(OKU), menimbulkan perasaan kurang selesa pengamal perubatan tradisional dikalangan orang cacat penglihatan yang mendakwa perkhidmatan ditawar disalahertikan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Perkara itu didedahkan sendiri seorang daripada tukang urut cacat penglihatan terbabit yang hanya dikenali sebagai Zamri, dengan mendakwa ada di antara golongan terbabit bertindak keterlaluan apabila meminta melakukan perbuatan keji termasuk beronani dan 'urut batin'.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Zamri berkata, kewujudan terlalu banyak pusat urut maksiat di sekitar ibu kota menyebabkan orang ramai turut menganggap golongan senasibnya menawarkan perkhidmatan sama apabila sanggup 'berhabis' berbanding caj urutan biasa."Tidak kira apa bangsa sekali pun, semua mempunyai niat yang satu iaitu semata-mata untuk mendapatkan 'khidmat songsang' daripada kami," katanya kepada Harian Metro, ketika ditemui di Brickfields, di sini.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Selain itu, Zamri berkata kebanyakan mereka itu tanpa segan silu meminta perkhidmatan songsang berkenaan malah yang lebih berani 'meraba-raba' tubuh badan tukang urut buta ketika mengurut golongan terbabit."Perkara seperti ini sering berlaku. Mereka hanya datang dan terus bertanyakan mengenai perkhidmatan itu. Sepatutnya kami yang mengurut mereka, tetapi bertukar sebaliknya apabila mereka pula yang 'mengurut' kami."Mungkin dia ingat orang celik biasa melakukan perkara keji lalu menganggap golongan seperti kami melakukan perbuatan sama, tetapi mereka silap kerana kami bukan tukang urut jenis itu," katanya yang mengusahakan pusat urut di Gombak.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Tindakan itu dikatakan menjadi jalan alternatif bagi mereka yang ingin memuaskan nafsu apabila pusat urut maksiat sedia ada kendalian orang normal sering diserbu pihak berkuasa selain ada pula yang mencari 'selera baru'.Harian Metro difahamkan pusat urut dimaksudkan itu banyak beroperasi di sekitar Pandan Jaya dan Pandan Indah, selain spa gay di ibu kota seperti di Bukit Bintang sering kali menjadi tumpuan golongan songsang terbabit.Malah, pendedahan Harian Metro pada 21 Februari lalu turut menyelongkar mengenai sindiket 'rumah urut gay tempatan' yang dikendalikan individu normal dikesan semakin berani menonjolkan diri dengan memancing pelanggan mewah antarabangsa menerusi panggilan telefon.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;Perkhidmatan eksklusif itu ditawarkan terus ke depan pintu dan tukang urut gay idaman akan memberikan perkhidmatan berdasarkan keperluan pelanggan, manakala lokasinya terserah kepada kedua-dua pihak kerana tukang urut dihantar sindiket menggunakan pengangkutan peribadi.Sebelum transaksi bagi dwi perkhidmatan gay termasuk urutan dan teman sosial dipersetujui antara kedua-dua pihak, satu ejen khas yang dilantik sindiket ditugaskan untuk menjadi perantara bagi menerima panggilan tersebut.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#996633;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4616302255903461763?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4616302255903461763/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/gay-paksa-tukang-urut-oku.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4616302255903461763'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4616302255903461763'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/gay-paksa-tukang-urut-oku.html' title='Gay paksa tukang urut OKU'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-8202563587246592181</id><published>2009-03-06T10:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T10:00:00.153+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Make workplace more disabled-friendly</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://iltcmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/11/make-workplace-more-disabled-friendly.html"&gt;http://iltcmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/11/make-workplace-more-disabled-friendly.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;KUCHING: Infrastructure and an environment that is not disabled-friendly is the reason why many employers find it difficult to hire the disabled, said Sarawak Welfare Department director Kendy Edward.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;She said an environment that was not disabled-friendly restricted the movement of this group of people.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;“The problem is not the qualifications or job offers, but the lack of a disabled-friendly environment, which should be addressed.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;“Many employers are keen to hire the disabled, but the environment is not suitable for them,” she told reporters after the closing the Bicara Bestari smart talk programme on the topic Empowering the Disabled, Outlining Success, Proving Ability here recently.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;Edward urged employers to provide disabled-friendly facilities to allow them to carry out their tasks with ease, instead of only offering jobs.&lt;br /&gt;She said the employers must provide facilities such as barrier-free zones, ICT facilities and support equipment to allow them to move freely and do their work well.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;“I hope those in the public and private sectors will provide the disabled with suitable jobs based on their qualifications and degree of disability as well as access to the workplace,” she said.&lt;br /&gt;To encourage the private sector to hire more disabled persons, Kendy said the state allowed tax reductions for renovations to make offices disabled-friendly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;There are 19,857 disabled people registered with the Sarawak Welfare Department of whom 2,006 are blind, 2,647 deaf, 7,072 physically disabled, 7,196 slow learners and 936 with cerebral palsy.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;The Bicara Bestari programme will present its findings to instil care and respect and promote acceptance and openness towards the disabled. – Bernama&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-8202563587246592181?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/8202563587246592181/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/make-workplace-more-disabled-friendly.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8202563587246592181'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/8202563587246592181'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/make-workplace-more-disabled-friendly.html' title='Make workplace more disabled-friendly'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5611647442318418564</id><published>2009-03-05T08:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-05T08:00:01.034+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='public transport'/><title type='text'>Penang to make public transport disabled-friendly by 2010</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;color:#000099;"&gt;Penang to make public transport disabled-friendly by 2010&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/11/nation/20081211131950&amp;amp;sec=nation"&gt;http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2008/12/11/nation/20081211131950&amp;amp;sec=nation&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.petertan.com/blog/2008/12/11/penang-to-make-public-transport-disabled-friendly-by-2010-the-star-december-11-2008/"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;GEORGE TOWN: &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Penang will be the first Malaysian state to conduct a full audit of its public transport facilities while it develops a comprehensive blueprint to improve the access and mobility of people with disabilities by 2010&lt;/span&gt;. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The initiative to boost the economic and social independence of those with disabilities, will be done through a two-year pilot project by the state’s Economic Planning Unit (UPEN) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNPD) to study how to create a barrier free public transportation in Penang. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;UNPD Assistant Resident Representative James George Chacko said the ‘&lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;Transport for Persons with Disabilities - Support of the Development of Accessible Transport in Penang’ and its access audit on public buses, taxis, trains, ferries and airplanes as well as other infrastructures would lead to the development of a holistic transport improvement strategy that would in turn offer a framework for raising awareness levels in the general public.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The audit will also look into &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;pick-up points, road pavements and pathways&lt;/span&gt; emphasising on inter-connectivity. The findings of this audit will form the basis to develop an &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;accessible public transport&lt;/span&gt; improvement master plan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The other initiatives to be undertaken in the coming months will include a demand responsive &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;door-to-door transport service in Penang island&lt;/span&gt;; &lt;span style="color:#ff0000;"&gt;capacity building for disabled people in accessing public transportation; disability equality training for front line transport operators; training on access building requirements and universal design for contractors, architects and civil servants; designing a barrier-free bus stop model; and an awareness campaign,&lt;/span&gt;” he said at the launching ceremony of the UNPD-UPEN project at Dorsett Penang Hotel on Thursday.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Chacko also said the project was supported by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry, and UNPD was confident with the project’s strong rationality, it would receive the necessary financial backing of the Federal Government.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The project seeks to develop a ‘best practice’ model that we hope can be replicated nationwide,” he added.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;State Local Government, Traffic Management and Environment Committee chairman Chow Kon Yeow, who launched the project, said the state government was also studying the possibility of drawing up a transport master plan and forming a state transport commission to serve as a one-stop agency responsible for planning, implementation and management if all transport issues in Penang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“The necessary documents are currently being prepared for submission to the state executive council.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;“We hope they will be ready by the end of the month or early next month before we start work on formulating the master plan, which we estimate will take one or two years to draw up and implemented,” he said. - Bernama &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5611647442318418564?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5611647442318418564/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penang-to-make-public-transport.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5611647442318418564'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5611647442318418564'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/penang-to-make-public-transport.html' title='Penang to make public transport disabled-friendly by 2010'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-2807356827693534282</id><published>2009-03-04T08:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-04T08:00:01.047+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bukit Jambul shopping complex'/><title type='text'>Carpark at Bukit Jambul Shopping Complex building</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHwsNoY1I/AAAAAAAAANA/hVYjGr_ofWI/s1600-h/DSCN0633.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307359956451222354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHwsNoY1I/AAAAAAAAANA/hVYjGr_ofWI/s320/DSCN0633.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;hehehe...i took this picture at BJ sopping complex carpark. This picture has been taken at carpark at ground floor. Why i'm taking this picture.? Actually we find the carpark for disability but cannot found it. I'm interested with this area because it is near to the entrance to this building. For your information, this carpark is not for persons with disability.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;So, where are the persons with disability want to park their car? What i mean is for those who have their own car? For me, why not they (the management of this building) put a sticker there and use this area for the disable? I guess this location is strategic for them. It is not only located in front of the entrance to the building but it is also at a ground floor. They don't need to go to a very high level parking area just to find a place to park their car. What do you think? Agree with me...?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-2807356827693534282?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/2807356827693534282/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/carpark-at-bukit-jambul-shopping.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/2807356827693534282'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/2807356827693534282'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/carpark-at-bukit-jambul-shopping.html' title='Carpark at Bukit Jambul Shopping Complex building'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaeHwsNoY1I/AAAAAAAAANA/hVYjGr_ofWI/s72-c/DSCN0633.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5288605804636873445</id><published>2009-03-03T11:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T11:00:00.488+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='perhentian bas'/><title type='text'>What is happen here...?</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Apa dah jadi ni...? Silap haribulan ada yg masuk dalam tu pula. cerita ni saya jumpa kat perhentian bas di Sungai Dua, Pulau Pinang. Kalau tak silap kawasan ni baru je "disembuh" dalam tahun lepas (2008) tapi sekarang dah macam ni pula. Apa yang jadi sebenarnya ni...besi untuk tutup lubang tu ada kaki la agaknya boleh berjalan. Yang tu masyarakat kena jawab la terutama sekali individu yang tidak bertanggungjawab kerana mengambil harta awam. Masalah ni sebenarnya masalah sosial juga...tapi apa yang saya nak tekankan kat sini sekarang ialah masalah yang akan timbul kesan daripada tindakan individu yang tidak bertanggungjawab.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Macam mana kalau OKU yang cacat penglihatan(buta) lalu kat kawasan ni. Bayangkanlah apa yang akan terjadi. Walaupun mereka ada tongkat...mereka tak akan menjangka ada lubang yang besar di hadapan mereka. Apa akan jadi kalau mereka terjatuh dalam lubang tu... dah baik orang letak besi untuk tutup lubang tu, senang-senang pula orang lain angkat ye...? Dah tu diganti pula dengan tong sampah jadi penutup. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Tengokla gambar kat bawah ni...letak ranting dengan plastik kat situ berkesan ke? Yela, kalau siang ok la kot orang boleh nampakkan. Tapi bayangkanlah waktu malam. Untuk pengetahuan semua, kawasan ni agak gelap tau. Silap-silap ada yang termasuk dalam tu kalau baru pertama kali lalu kat perhentian bas ni. Memang parah betul la... masalah ni bukan hanya mendatangkan kesusahan kepada individu OKU yang lalu kat kawasan ni malah turut memberi masalah kepada masyarakat awam yang lain.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SapkcOvuOwI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-e0kAdpErIM/s1600-h/DSCN1075.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308165546966924034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SapkcOvuOwI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-e0kAdpErIM/s320/DSCN1075.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Ok, sekarang kita tengok pula gambar kat bawah ni. Masih di tempat yang sama lagi. Apa yang saya nak tunjukkan kat sini ialah keluasan ruang . Bagi saya ruang kosong tu sangat sempit apatah lagi bila penutup lubang tu dah hilang, bertambah lagi la kesempitan lorong tersebut. Saya rasa telefon awam ni sangat tidak sesuai diletakkan di situ. Apa pendapat korang?&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308166404236712066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaplOIUxGII/AAAAAAAAAOg/nEO4pXoE9c8/s320/DSCN1073.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5308165936640687938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sapky6ZL_0I/AAAAAAAAAOY/DnSVoFeKAMI/s320/DSCN1074.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#009900;"&gt;Lorong ni memang sah la kalau ada OKU yang guna kerusi roda memang tak dapat nak lalu. Selain itu perhentian bas ni juga memang tak mesra OKU. Pada pendapat korang la kan...macam mana la agak-agaknya perhentian bas yang boleh kitaanggap sebagai mesra OKU. Agak-agaknya apa kriteria yang perlu ditekankan dan macam mana pula reka bentuk yang sesuai. Kalau ada cadangan boleh la kita bincang2 kat sini...hehehe. Terima kasih kerana meluangkan masa untuk membaca celoteh ni.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5288605804636873445?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5288605804636873445/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-is-happen-here.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5288605804636873445'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5288605804636873445'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/03/what-is-happen-here.html' title='What is happen here...?'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SapkcOvuOwI/AAAAAAAAAOQ/-e0kAdpErIM/s72-c/DSCN1075.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5405655320787754356</id><published>2009-03-02T22:25:00.003+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-06T00:29:18.367+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='memorandum'/><title type='text'>MEMORANDUM on disability issues</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;" Memorandum on Disability Issues For The 9th Plan" ... read more at this link:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.pocam.org/DOWNLOAD/050601_memo3.htm"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt;http://www.pocam.org/DOWNLOAD/050601_memo3.htm&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3333ff;"&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;People with disabilities in Malaysia are a large minority group who have been subjected to direct and indirect discrimination. In planning for the disabled, a holistic approach is required. Therefore it is imperative that a chapter be devoted to address the concerns of the disabled in the formulation of the 9th Malaysia Plan. We recommend that the chapter be entitled “The Disabled and Development” &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;In the past twenty-five years there has been an increasing awareness of issues faced by people with disabilities both in Malaysia and internationally. These developments were in part the result of the various United Nations initiatives; the International Year of the People With Disabilities (1981) followed by the UN Decade of People with Disabilities with its World Program of Action (1983-1993), the Asian and Pacific Decade of People With Disabilities (1993-2002). &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;These programs have two primary objectives:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;1. To achieve an equal share in the opportunities and improved living conditions resulting from social and economic development for people with disabilities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;2. To promote effective measures for the prevention of disability, rehabilitation and the realisation of the goals of full participation and equality of people with disabilities in social life and economic development.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;One of the major results of these initiatives was the birth of a new approach to disability issues, in many countries, that recognised the:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;1. Citizenship rights of people with disabilities; and&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;2. Social and environmental nature of obstacles to the achievement of self-reliance and full equality by people with disabilities.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;We urge the government to address the following important issues, which were highlighted at a Workshop. The following recommendations are submitted for the consideration of the Economic Planning Unit of the Prime Minister’s Department for appropriate budgetary allocations for the development of disabled persons under the 9th Malaysia Plan. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;1. Recommendations on education&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;2. Recommendations on vocational training&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;3. Recommendations on Employment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;4. Recommendations on housing&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;5. Recommendations for an Accessible Built Environment &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;6. Recommendations for Accessible Transportation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;7. Recommendations on Health and Medical Care &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;8. Recommendations on Social Provision&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;9. Recommendations on Public Awareness &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;10. Recommendations on Information Technology &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;11. Recommendations on Non Government Organisations (NGOs)&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;12. Recommendations on Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;13. Recommendations on Legislation &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;There are 13 recommendations listed but the most important issues that i would like to highlight here is:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:130%;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#330033;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;"&gt;1. Recommendations for an Accessible Built Environment&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;The Uniform Building By Laws(1984) under the Street, Drainage and Building Act 1974 was amended in 1990. It makes it mandatory for all new building to have facilities and amenities for people with disabilities. Subsequently, The Malaysian Standard (MS 1184:91) Code of Practice for Access for the Disabled People to Public Buildings was drawn up to provide the specifications for the essential provisions that need to be incorporated into such buildings. However, due to lack of monitoring the enforcement of the Act and Code of Practice, many buildings are still inaccessible to people with disabilities. Therefore we recommend the following;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The government should consider measures to monitor the enforcement of the laws regarding barrier-free access of the disabled to public buildings. All public places should have appropriate toilet facilities and adequate parking spaces. Roads, pavements, pathways and walkways, pedestrian crossing (with traffic lights and bleeps) must made more accessible for people with disabilities.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;More parking lots in the shopping complexes should be allocated to the disabled car drivers and motorbike users. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;2. Recommendations for Accessible Transportation&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;Lack of accessible transportation appears to be greatest problem faced by people with disabilities who have mobility impairments. It should be recognised that providing accessible transportation benefits everybody, especially the growing number of elderly people and also parents with young children. We urge the government to introduce a policy to provide accessible transportation in phases, particularly in urban areas. We therefore recommend the following :&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Public transport should be made user-friendly. For example, wheelchair users have difficult coping with fast closing doors of the commuter trains. The public buses should revert to the old system where all seats face one way so that the seats railings are easily accessible to guide blind passengers. The railings on the roof should be easily reached by disabled standing passengers and the seats themselves should be lower in height for better balance especially during emergency brakes . Although there are seats reserved for people with disabilities, this policy must be enforced and special services for people with disabilities must be made available. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The local authorities should consider the users bigger taxis to accommodate both wheelchair and passenger. A coupon system with a 50% discount for people with disabilities using taxi service should be introduced until the public transport is more accessible to the people with disabilities. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The introduction of a special service at airports to ensure the safety of wheelchair and luggage for disabled passengers.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The government should encourage people with disabilities to buy their own cars by removing the excise duty imposed on cars ( at least those of locally produced cars).It is not only disabled persons that benefit.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;Incentives should be offered to transport operators for providing accessible vehicles.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Enact standards for accessible public transport vehicles and transport infrastructure based on universally accepted practice but appropriate for conditions and users in Malaysia; then require new public transport vehicles and infrastructure to comply with these&lt;/em&gt; &lt;em&gt;standards.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;Require transport operators to provide low-floor buses in urban areas where conditions are suitable.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Train and sensitise staff of transport vehicles at all levels to be aware of the special needs of disabled person and to know how to assist them appropriately. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Enforce the design standards for an accessible external built environment which is vital to provide the link between accessible transportation and accessible buildings.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;The above recommendations are, of necessity, only a selection and reflect the extent of support systems that people with disabilities currently require. The demand from people with disabilities to become equal members of society has been voiced consistently over the past two decades. Therefore, when this issues are given serious attention that it deserves people with disabilities and their families tend to benefit in several ways.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;They will be able to develop a higher level of self-reliance as well as economic and social independence. The families of people with disabilities will have access to some financial relief while more opportunities will be created for people with disabilities in education, training and employment. Someday soon it is anticipated that people with disabilities will be able to finally enjoy "full participation and equality" in society through economic and social integration. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5405655320787754356?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5405655320787754356/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/memorandum-on-disability-issues.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5405655320787754356'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5405655320787754356'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/memorandum-on-disability-issues.html' title='MEMORANDUM on disability issues'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4740281264197073578</id><published>2009-02-27T23:11:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T10:03:43.278+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Perangin Mall'/><title type='text'>The New Episod at Prangin Mall...</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SagII2NBQLI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Jha69MfMIWk/s1600-h/DSCN0298.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307501108938227890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 183px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SagII2NBQLI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Jha69MfMIWk/s320/DSCN0298.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SagIISFYd8I/AAAAAAAAAOA/AcHIH6iGJcM/s1600-h/DSCN0300.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307501099242518466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SagIISFYd8I/AAAAAAAAAOA/AcHIH6iGJcM/s320/DSCN0300.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307501092647570402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SagIH5hBi-I/AAAAAAAAAN4/lPyquiMTEOo/s320/DSCN0299.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307500062389685154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SagHL7gZy6I/AAAAAAAAANw/-QssWR4fFJw/s320/DSCN0301.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Welcome back!..This is a new episod at Prangin Mall. Let's check...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;This is a pictures of the parking space and the handicap ramp for persons with disabilities at Prangin Mall's sub-basement. As we saw there are only two parking space for persons with disabilities and the space of the parking is big. But, is it enough if only provides two parking space? hmm...I think that is quite enough because there are only a few persons with disabilities go to the mall and maybe they go with their family and of course they don't use that parking space...(..that is our opinion). That area is only for persons with disabilities because the sign showed "strictly for disabled only". Hopefully the society not use the facilities like parking space that provides for them. The handicap ramp for disable also provided. It is suitable but the lenght between parking space to the handicap ramp are look far. Why not the building administrator build that ramp near the parking space? Because, as we see they need to walk along through the parking space before they enter to the mall. So, that path must be build near parking space to make them easy to enter to the mall. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;That all for this part. See you all again in the next finding... wait aa...~peace~&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4740281264197073578?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4740281264197073578/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-episod-at-prangin-mall.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4740281264197073578'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4740281264197073578'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/new-episod-at-prangin-mall.html' title='The New Episod at Prangin Mall...'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SagII2NBQLI/AAAAAAAAAOI/Jha69MfMIWk/s72-c/DSCN0298.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-6542339907641590712</id><published>2009-02-27T12:14:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T15:33:14.318+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Bukit Jambul shopping complex'/><title type='text'>Let us see what is provided at Bukit Jambul shopping complex,Penang</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307330330764565762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sads0P7g3QI/AAAAAAAAALI/olxRji0a6vE/s320/1.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Welcome back…Most of us like to go for shopping right…so now I bring you to Bukit Jambul(BJ) shopping complex, Penang. But not to buy anything…just want to do a survey on the facilities provided for disability. Now we present to you the facilities provided at BJ.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307330840229368098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SadtR51Y0SI/AAAAAAAAALo/tIMThHxNnwA/s320/2.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Picture shown above is the main entrance to BJ shopping complex. How is the situation if persons with disability especially for those who are using wheel chair join their family to do their shopping here? They can’t use this stair. I guess those who are not using the wheel chair can use this stair to come into BJ shopping complex because it is provided with handrail at both side. The step is also quiet wide and not too high for them to step.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SadtM_VXNdI/AAAAAAAAALg/elKFvcroSgk/s1600-h/3.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307330755806311890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SadtM_VXNdI/AAAAAAAAALg/elKFvcroSgk/s320/3.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;We found the ramp for person with disability which is using wheel chair but it is quiet far from the entrance to that building. It is located at the left and right side of the main entrance and they might take few minutes to find the ramp. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SadtFNebL3I/AAAAAAAAALY/FOptY6bp42c/s1600-h/4.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307330622163464050" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SadtFNebL3I/AAAAAAAAALY/FOptY6bp42c/s320/4.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;But what is happened here? Can you see... can you imagine how they want to use this ramp? I don’t think is a better accessibility. What do you think? This conditition might bring difficulties to persons with disability who are using wheel chair. Besides that, this is not the straight ramp but a bit circle and quiet long. In addition, there is no landing area for them to rest while they are tired.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5307330481927187874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sads9DDfbaI/AAAAAAAAALQ/L8CiSFOtzW4/s320/5.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Here is the main entrance to this building. I guess it is not easy for those who are using wheel chair pass this step by themselves. There must be someone help them to lift and push the wheel chair or else they will just stop there. This is just the view outside the building. Next time I will bring all of you to judge the accessibility inside this building…Tunggu…:) &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-6542339907641590712?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/6542339907641590712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/let-us-see-what-is-provide-at-bukit.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/6542339907641590712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/6542339907641590712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/let-us-see-what-is-provide-at-bukit.html' title='Let us see what is provided at Bukit Jambul shopping complex,Penang'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/Sads0P7g3QI/AAAAAAAAALI/olxRji0a6vE/s72-c/1.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-3129069550609168317</id><published>2009-02-24T00:00:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-01T18:14:15.090+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='23 februari 2009'/><title type='text'>Sharing on Accessibility with Miss Tan Chin Chin</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="center"&gt;Last two weeks ago our special guest, MissTan Chin Chin has came to our class and share her experince and knowledge about accessibility. Before this, we don't have so much information about (persons with disabilities) OKU. Sometime we confuse about this issue because, we think that all facilities provided are suitable for them. We has learn a lot from her and now we will share the information with all of you. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Accessibility &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;disabled persons can, without assistance, approach, enter, pass to and from, and make use of a built environment without undue difficulties (Society of the Disabled Persons Penang’s website)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Areas to be considered&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;•Ramp&lt;br /&gt;•Step ramp&lt;br /&gt;•Pathways and corridors&lt;br /&gt;•Parking space&lt;br /&gt;•Toilets&lt;br /&gt;•Steps and stairs&lt;br /&gt;•Doorways&lt;br /&gt;•Tactile surface / Guilding block&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;•Drainage grating&lt;br /&gt;•Overhead hazards&lt;br /&gt;•Lifts&lt;br /&gt;•Signage&lt;br /&gt;•Public phone&lt;br /&gt;•ATM machice&lt;br /&gt;•Service counter&lt;br /&gt;•Tables&lt;br /&gt;•Storage spaces, etc&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Understanding Space Requirements&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;Typical dimensions of wheelchairs commonly used by adults&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303639042256450194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 305px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 373px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpPm-qWspI/AAAAAAAAAEg/IcP3PWrCrMg/s320/Picture2.png" border="0" /&gt; •Minimum floor space required to accommodate a wheelchair user&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc0000;"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303640919541261922" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 298px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpRUQF7pmI/AAAAAAAAAE4/j-IS5A86S2Q/s320/Picture5.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Minimum clear turning space &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;1500mm&lt;/span&gt;(m'sia)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Minimum floor space required&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Reach range for person in wheelchair&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Forward Reach&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303644559523682770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpUoIFXmdI/AAAAAAAAAFY/jcSY-U5n7qc/s320/Picture9.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303644491203488098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpUkJkkKWI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/xGJ9O-yW_3Q/s320/Picture8.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;Side Reach&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303653376361871986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpcpVXZunI/AAAAAAAAAFg/UaGPw-77fLo/s320/Picture2.png" border="0" /&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303653894876348850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 284px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpdHg-4wbI/AAAAAAAAAFo/SiSLnqrUpQ4/s320/Picture3.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RAMP&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303654639994447314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpdy4w4pdI/AAAAAAAAAF4/PWLt9v7EEk8/s320/Picture5.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;RAMP &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•Wide should be minimum 1200mm&lt;br /&gt;•Handrails should be provided: (1) at both side, (2) at correct height (and also its diameter), (3) extend horizontally beyond the top and bottom of the ramp with minimum 300 mm&lt;br /&gt;•Raised kerb at open edge – to avoid accident&lt;br /&gt;•Gradient – not steeper than 1:12&lt;br /&gt;•Should have a landing space (1200mm min.) for every 600mm&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="left"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PARKING SPACE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpfJV86PVI/AAAAAAAAAGA/iT-2mSuW3ws/s1600-h/Picture6.png"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303656125298261330" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 302px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 292px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpfJV86PVI/AAAAAAAAAGA/iT-2mSuW3ws/s320/Picture6.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;•Wide: not less than 3600mm&lt;br /&gt;•A sign incorporating the symbol for access by disabled persons should be visible&lt;br /&gt;•Access route from parking lots to the building should be accessible by wheel chair users.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;TOILET&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;•3 methods of wheelchair transfer:&lt;br /&gt;–frontal transfer&lt;br /&gt;–side transfer&lt;br /&gt;–diogonal transfer&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Toilet for Disabled Person&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpf5AkO7TI/AAAAAAAAAGI/9QFMYXGSTqw/s1600-h/Picture7.png"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303656944191335730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 253px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 256px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpf5AkO7TI/AAAAAAAAAGI/9QFMYXGSTqw/s320/Picture7.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303657364793189170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 241px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpgRfbh4zI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/ATBTffwVOUM/s320/Picture7.png" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303659002086348562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 261px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZphwy0o1xI/AAAAAAAAAGY/rdNAKZcO-Fs/s320/Picture8.png" border="0" /&gt; Source:Code of Accessibility in the built environment 2007 Singapore&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-3129069550609168317?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/3129069550609168317/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/sharing-on-accessibility-with-mrstan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3129069550609168317'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/3129069550609168317'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/sharing-on-accessibility-with-mrstan.html' title='Sharing on Accessibility with Miss Tan Chin Chin'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpPm-qWspI/AAAAAAAAAEg/IcP3PWrCrMg/s72-c/Picture2.png' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5785982157063036750</id><published>2009-02-21T03:00:00.002+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T12:31:31.532+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='19 Februari 2009'/><title type='text'>Seharian di Evergreen Laurel Hotel Di Gurney Plaza</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;Minggu lalu kami telah pergi ke Hotel Evergreen yang terletak di Gurney Plaza untuk meninjau kemudahan yang di sediakan oleh pihak hotel kepada golongan OKU. Di sini kami melihat segala kemudahan berada dalam keadaan yang sempurna..Maklumla hotel..heheeh..5 star pula tu..Mesti la jaga kualiti. Rasa seronok berada di sana walaupun keadaan yang agak sunyi pada petang itu..Paling penting untuk golongan OKU ialah kemudahan tandas yang disediakan...Tempat pertama yang kami kunjungi..Kedudukan tandas berada dalam keadaan yang selesa,dengan penyediaan pemegang di kedua-dua belah.Tetapi jika dilihat dengan teliti pemengangnya tidak boleh dilaras mengikut saiz dan keperluan pengguna terutama yang berkerusi roda.Tempat tisu yang rendah selaras dengan kegunaan mereka serta sinki dan cermin juga berada dalam kedudukan yang rendah..Cukup selesa dan amat memuaskan hati kami..Kemudahan lain turut tersedia ialah terdapat 4 lif yang beroperasi, salah 1 untuk kegunaan golongan OKU. OKU hanya perlu menekan punat simbol OKU dan lif yang khusus untuk mereka akan terbuka. Dari tinjauan kami hampir setengah hari hanya di Hotel tersedia kemudahan lif untuk OKU..Tempat-tempat yang lain semua tidak tersedia..Walaupun ada tetapi tidak sesuai..terutama di shopping complex. Sepatutnya tempat seperti Shopping complex yang perlu ada kerana tempat itu kunjungan umum..jadi bagaimana dengan kemudahan seperti ini??..Adakah perlu??Mereka juga memerlukan kemudahan yang lengkap.Walaupun Mall mempunyai keluasan bangunan yang besar tetapi kemudahan yang seiring perlu disediakan untuk mereka yakin pada diri dan tidak bergantung harap pada keluarga dan orang terdekat dengan mereka..Ini gambar2 yang sempat kami rakamkan dan kongsikan dengan rakan2 sepanjang berada di Hotel berkenaan..Jadi fikir2kan la kemudahan yang tersedia.&lt;/span&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#006600;"&gt;Di sekitar Hotel Evergreen&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Pemandangan luar Hotel&lt;/span&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303617684173711458" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 276px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 303px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZo8LxmnaGI/AAAAAAAAAC4/26q1yuCYWqo/s320/IMGP0621.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Punat lif untuk OKU... sesuai untuk golongan OKU kerana faktor pembinaan yang agak rendah mengikut kriteria yang bersesuaian dengan golongan OKU..&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5305817361044749298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 270px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SaIMx0gsO_I/AAAAAAAAAK4/OQ7itFmKvjw/s320/IMGP0590.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Punat lif untuk OKU dan orang biasa.Hal ini jelas menunjukkan keperihatinan pihak pengurusan terhadap golongan OKU,kerana lif ini khusus untuk mereka sahaja.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303620339783733842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 265px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZo-mWhYklI/AAAAAAAAADI/1wfyy9mPpnM/s320/IMGP0591.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Punat lif OKU yang rendah dari punat lif biasa,memudahkan mereka untuk menekan punat tanpa meminta pertolongan daripada orang lain.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303620879319331394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 263px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 268px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZo_FwcsckI/AAAAAAAAADQ/E4-lb5nEvS8/s320/IMGP0593.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Pemegang di dalam lif yang fleksibel untuk kegunaan mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303621423800728850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 250px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 260px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZo_lczLPRI/AAAAAAAAADg/E_FVSM39ZvA/s320/IMGP0597.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Struktur lif yang selesa dan luas memudahkan kerusi roda untuk masuk dan pergerakan kerusi tidak terbatas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303621298320729714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 274px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZo_eJWaZnI/AAAAAAAAADY/k6WUAz_YUJ8/s320/IMGP0598.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Simbol tandas OKU yang dipamerkan di luar pintu masuk ke tandas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303622693128092706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 241px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpAvVaZvCI/AAAAAAAAADo/c7BbjqQYRMQ/s320/IMGP0585.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Tandas yang siap dengan pemegang, tetapi tidak boleh dilaraskan untuk kesesuaian pengguna kerusi roda. Keluasan antara pemengang dan mangkuk tandas sempit menyukarkan golongan OKU untuk beralih dari kerusi roda ke mangkuk tandas.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303623154746443778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpBKNEyyAI/AAAAAAAAADw/DuJcOaINwEA/s320/IMGP0577.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Tempat tisu yang agak rendah memudahkan mereka untuk mengambilnya.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303623477668787090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpBdADes5I/AAAAAAAAAD4/4ZfBJABWnQU/s320/IMGP0578.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Sinki yang rendah untuk memudahkan membasuh tangan sesuai bagi mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303623816650613762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpBwu3C5AI/AAAAAAAAAEA/JiLPG2-cZnE/s320/IMGP0584.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Ruang pintu tandas yang lebar untuk memudahkan &lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;penggunaaan kerusi roda untuk masuk ke dalam tandas.Ianya memberi keselesaan kepada mereka.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303624304138473170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 239px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpCNG5NTtI/AAAAAAAAAEI/rnEtypsOXuE/s320/IMGP0580.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Ruang telefon awam yang rendah sesuai untuk golongan OKU jika berlaku kecemasan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5303624794885877186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZpCprEgbcI/AAAAAAAAAEQ/ChkLnWBhNiU/s320/IMGP0587.JPG" border="0" /&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5785982157063036750?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5785982157063036750/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/seharian-di-evergreen-laurel-hotel-di.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5785982157063036750'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5785982157063036750'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/seharian-di-evergreen-laurel-hotel-di.html' title='Seharian di Evergreen Laurel Hotel Di Gurney Plaza'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZo8LxmnaGI/AAAAAAAAAC4/26q1yuCYWqo/s72-c/IMGP0621.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4332405111939799332</id><published>2009-02-20T11:32:00.001+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-03T10:12:36.506+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Membeli-belah di Giant...</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#33cc00;"&gt;Pada kali ini kami berkesempatan ke Giant untuk melihat segala kemudahan yang disediakan bagi golongan OKU.Giant ialah sebuah Hypermarket yang menyediakan kemudahan membeli barangan dapur,memasak,pakaian dan lain-lain...Sudah tentu masyarakat yang mengunjungi terdiri dari pelbagai lapisan masyarakat,tua, muda dan tidak dilupakan juga golongan OKU..Sempat juga kami bertanya kepada beberapa pengunjung mengenai kemudahan yang tersedia bagi golongan OKU..Walaupun Giant mempunyai ruang yang besar, tetapi kemudahan kepada golongan ini tidak lengkap dan masih kurang terutamanya perkhidmatan lif. Giant Bayan Baru mempunyai 2 tingkat ,dan hanya eskulator untuk barangan dan pengunjung sahaja..Bagaimana pula ragamnya dengan golongan OKU??..Adakah mereka hanya mampu berpusing ditingkat bawah sahaja..tanpa ke tingkat atas...Dari hasil tinjauan kami..jelas OKU hanya duduk di bawah...keluarga mereka..shopping....emmm...apa yang perlu dilakukan..kesiankan..kena tunggu barang ja...Ketidakupayaannya menjejaskan mereka untuk bergerak seperti orang lain.. Kalau dilihat tempat letak kereta juga jauh dari tempat masuk utama, dan tiada kemudahan khas yang tersedia untuk OKU..Bab yang kami seronok pasal tandas..ke mana saja yang kami pergi, perkara utama yang terfikir...TANDAS????Adakah ianya sesuai..ialah takkan nak berkongsi dengan kita yang tandasnya unik nie..Emmm..tandas yang tersedia amat memuaskan..bersih..dan selesa..Tandas yang mempunyai ciri-ciri untuk kegunaan OKU,tetapi belum selamat untuk mereka..Secara keseluruhan pihak pengurusan perlu meningkatkan tahap kemudahan yang lebih efektif untuk membantu golongan ini menggunakan perkhidmatan khas untuk mereka dengan mudah..tidak perlu membataskan pergerakan mereka dengan hanya kemudahan tidak mencukupi...Selalu "Caring and Sharing"&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc66cc;"&gt;Jika dilihat pintu masuk utama ke Giant amat jauh dari tempat letak kereta. Hal ini amat menyukarkan golongan OKU untuk bergerak. Walaupun tempat letak kereta itu luas tetapi pihak pengurusan kurang menitikberatkan kemudahan kepada golongan ini.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4mPZgZOoI/AAAAAAAAAKw/xcwkobTHvOQ/s1600-h/IMGP0530.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304719457075673730" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4mPZgZOoI/AAAAAAAAAKw/xcwkobTHvOQ/s320/IMGP0530.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304719316716301298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4mHOoHK_I/AAAAAAAAAKo/DDrLvZK_zIk/s320/IMGP0529.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Tempat letak kereta yang luas dan selesa tetapi tiada tempat khas untuk golongan OKU....mcm mana ya...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304719177375022818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4l_Hij_uI/AAAAAAAAAKg/w4p2ou7tfdU/s320/IMGP0532.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304719072555849362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4l5BDuVpI/AAAAAAAAAKY/0ohfO6Imgjk/s320/IMGP0531.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Mesin ATM yang berada ditingkat 2 bangunan amat menyukarkan golongan OKU untuk naik kerana perkhidmatan seperti lif tidak ada dan eskulator yang ada tidak sesuai untuk kegunaan mereka...Adakah mesin ini sesuai dan apakah pendapat anda??...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304718885187040850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4luHDhNlI/AAAAAAAAAKQ/Lf6gkXCQOiU/s320/IMGP0526.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Eskulator yang disediakan hanya sesuai untuk pelanggan dan troli barangan. Ianya tidak sesuai untuk golongan OKU. Hal ini jelas kelihatan simbol yang melarang golongan OKU (berkerusi roda) untuk menggunakannya. Jadi bagaimana untuk mereka ke tingkat atas?..&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304718187572631154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 316px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4lFgPSFnI/AAAAAAAAAKI/q-9O4ZAeRyw/s320/IMGP0525.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304718123693570690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4lByRU-oI/AAAAAAAAAKA/9YmNHTZWOXk/s320/IMGP0523.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717959468871986" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4k4OfG8TI/AAAAAAAAAJ4/04HfD6J879o/s320/IMGP0522.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Palang yang disediakan hanya 1 dan tidak boleh dilaraskan pula. Ianya amat menyukarkan penggunaan kepada mereka. Ciri-ciri keselamatan yang betul perlu diletakkan 2 palang serta boleh dilaras bersesuaian dengan saiz serta keperluan.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717895844261762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 311px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4k0hd0b4I/AAAAAAAAAJw/dEs0F6NyYBw/s320/IMGP0521.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717776881307666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4ktmS10BI/AAAAAAAAAJg/aZ93k9FKXD0/s320/IMGP0519.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717612749910642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4kkC23cnI/AAAAAAAAAJQ/WaLZyWnZMrE/s320/IMGP0517.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663300;"&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Sinki dan mangkuk tandas amat dekat. Hal ini amat menyukarkan penggunaan kerusi roda untuk bergerak jauh dan agak terbatas.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717839566098418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4kxP0Dz_I/AAAAAAAAAJo/uCW5Rs4beQw/s320/IMGP0520.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#cc33cc;"&gt;Kelebaran pintu muat untuk kerusi roda. Dari pemerhatian ianya sesuai dan mengikut saiz serta kriteria yang ditetapkan.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5304717552739527858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4kgjTRrLI/AAAAAAAAAJI/ozF_YpGVrNA/s320/IMGP0516.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;#Sorry atas kesulitan yang kami alami semasa mengeluarkan artikel yang sama sebelum ini.Artikel ini telah lengkap sepenuhnya.Selamat membaca...Always "caring and sharing" &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4332405111939799332?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4332405111939799332/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/membeli-belah-di-giant.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4332405111939799332'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4332405111939799332'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/membeli-belah-di-giant.html' title='Membeli-belah di Giant...'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZ4mPZgZOoI/AAAAAAAAAKw/xcwkobTHvOQ/s72-c/IMGP0530.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-7091954011536436903</id><published>2009-02-17T00:16:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-17T00:24:41.740+08:00</updated><title type='text'>PLIGHT OF THE DISABLED</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/2/14/north/3025108&amp;amp;sec=north"&gt;http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/2/14/north/3025108&amp;amp;sec=north&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This article is about the some problems that are faced by the disabled at some places in Penang.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let's check.... =)&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-7091954011536436903?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/7091954011536436903/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/plight-of-disabled.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7091954011536436903'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/7091954011536436903'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/plight-of-disabled.html' title='PLIGHT OF THE DISABLED'/><author><name>Vyneryne</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C5ng0zrXxvY/TiU82h6RTXI/AAAAAAAAAbY/ijS9Dyx35o0/s220/24.jpg'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-855247748173611790</id><published>2009-02-16T14:08:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-16T14:39:55.658+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Buses for the disabled</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/2/16/north/3276029&amp;amp;sec=North"&gt;http://thestar.com.my/metro/story.asp?file=/2009/2/16/north/3276029&amp;amp;sec=North&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Congratulation to Rapid Penang company for their aim to increase the number of Rapid Penang buses for Jun (added 200 buses). It's not the number i'm impressed of but their intention in social welfare by providing the new buses with the facilities for persons with disabilities. The new buses will be disabled-friendly.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;How will it disabled-friendly?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The new buses will be fitted with a ramp each to enable wheelchair-bound passengers to board the bus. In addition, the Rapid Penang had also installed the Global Positioning System (GPS) on all its buses to monitor their (OKU) movements.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;So, let us wait until Jun and see how is the accessibility provided. Is it match with the persons with disability need or it just only the implementation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Let us wait until its time...jeng..jeng..jeng.&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-855247748173611790?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/855247748173611790/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/buses-for-disabled.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/855247748173611790'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/855247748173611790'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/buses-for-disabled.html' title='Buses for the disabled'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5985513936496201647</id><published>2009-02-15T19:37:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-15T19:37:08.757+08:00</updated><title type='text'>ILTC MALAYSIA: MBPJ sedia kemudahan untuk OKU</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://iltcmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/08/mbpj-sedia-kemudahan-untuk-oku.html"&gt;ILTC MALAYSIA: MBPJ sedia kemudahan untuk OKU&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5985513936496201647?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='related' href='http://iltcmalaysia.blogspot.com/2008/08/mbpj-sedia-kemudahan-untuk-oku.html' title='ILTC MALAYSIA: MBPJ sedia kemudahan untuk OKU'/><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5985513936496201647/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/iltc-malaysia-mbpj-sedia-kemudahan.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5985513936496201647'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5985513936496201647'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/iltc-malaysia-mbpj-sedia-kemudahan.html' title='ILTC MALAYSIA: MBPJ sedia kemudahan untuk OKU'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-4556708601526824498</id><published>2009-02-12T02:46:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-02-23T14:42:45.331+08:00</updated><title type='text'>Findings on access for persons with disabilities at Pacific Komtar</title><content type='html'>&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Hi everyone…we meet again. Here I would like to share with you our new findings on the access for persons with disabilities. Our target place for this time is Komtar building.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOL5Qi1RPI/AAAAAAAAABc/grO38oeV-N4/s1600-h/DSCN0098.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301735002155074802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOL5Qi1RPI/AAAAAAAAABc/grO38oeV-N4/s320/DSCN0098.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;Here it is the place we go to do our survey&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;On 1st February 2009, we do our survey at Komtar and try to find out either there are access for persons with disabilities. Luckily we met with the security which are working at “Pacific” shopping complex at Komtar. We introduce ourselves and told him the purpose we are taking pictures at that building and Thanks God, he willing to help us. He explain to us the access that are provided to persons with disabilities in that building. In addition, he also recommended us to see the manager so that we can get more information about it.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOLcI-BpGI/AAAAAAAAABU/0Qr96p7l_a4/s1600-h/DSCN0103.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301734501905441890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOLcI-BpGI/AAAAAAAAABU/0Qr96p7l_a4/s320/DSCN0103.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;"&gt; This is the ramp at the entrance of “Pacific”&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;This is the ramp usually used by the persons with disabilities especially for individual that are using a wheel chair. Take a look at this picture. Do you think that it is applicable for them? Isn’t it is difficult to use this ramp. Or is this really a ramp for persons with disabilities or it is just for unload thing? If this is really a path for disabilities, why is it doesn’t has a handrails on both sides. This is very dangerous for them.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301731142915297426" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOIYnwXkJI/AAAAAAAAAA0/-hz-cDK8iIs/s320/DSCN0108.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;"&gt;There are 3 lift were provided at “Pacific” shopping complex&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Next, we go and see the lift that are provided here. Here, lift are the only facilities provided for disabilities to move from one level to another. Can you see what is the problem there? The flowers is located near to the call button and it bring difficult for those who are using wheel chair. Supposedly, there should be no obstruction below or next to the lift call button. &lt;/div&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301613837574399234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZMdsjTq5QI/AAAAAAAAAAk/sNjTTp0BdYs/s320/DSCN0112.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;color:#009900;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt;Space inside the lift&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301730381299347026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOHsSg-blI/AAAAAAAAAAs/s9e2IrHFxFc/s320/DSCN0110.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:78%;color:#ffffff;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;The number of a button inside the lift&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div align="justify"&gt;Ok, next let us see how is inside the lift. I think the space is enough if the person using wheel chair come in to the lift. The problem is with the button for the number. I think it is quite high to reach the button for number 5 if sitting on wheelchair. Other than that, the number should be embossed or use Braille number so that it is easy for the blind.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOK09hsKgI/AAAAAAAAABM/RtCA1SGVZ5Q/s1600-h/DSCN0105.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301733828818905602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOK09hsKgI/AAAAAAAAABM/RtCA1SGVZ5Q/s320/DSCN0105.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Toilet for persons with disabilities&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p align="justify"&gt;Furthermore, we check how is the toilet. For your information, there are a toilet provided for persons with disabilities at every level of this complex. The toilet is located between the ladies and gent toilet. Here is the picture of the toilet that are provided there.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;div align="center"&gt;&lt;a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOI92Iw6zI/AAAAAAAAAA8/SS28tZH4XlE/s1600-h/DSCN0107.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301731782430878514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOI92Iw6zI/AAAAAAAAAA8/SS28tZH4XlE/s320/DSCN0107.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span style="font-size:85%;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ffffff;"&gt; &lt;span style="font-size:78%;"&gt;View inside the toilet&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301774361130364882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOvsQJy79I/AAAAAAAAABk/3jVVW1AEs0A/s320/DSCN0106.JPG" border="0" /&gt; That’s all for now. I hope can hear any comment , opinion or suggestion from you all about the facilities provided for persons with disabilities at this shopping complex. Thank you for spend some time reading our blog. Until we meet again for the next findings. See you…&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-4556708601526824498?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/4556708601526824498/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/findings-on-access-for-persons-with.html#comment-form' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4556708601526824498'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/4556708601526824498'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/02/findings-on-access-for-persons-with.html' title='Findings on access for persons with disabilities at Pacific Komtar'/><author><name>Lydia-Serin-Izan-Nas</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/12051820613043071664</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='24' height='32' src='http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZouFpfX-QI/AAAAAAAAABw/DglItD5AQ2c/S220/Group+name+copy.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_K8TNBwLwRW8/SZOL5Qi1RPI/AAAAAAAAABc/grO38oeV-N4/s72-c/DSCN0098.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1586908287014240730.post-5558219883136975835</id><published>2009-01-30T14:36:00.000+08:00</published><updated>2009-03-02T15:33:39.488+08:00</updated><category scheme='http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#' term='Perangin Mall'/><title type='text'>Access For Persons With Disabilities at Prangin Mall Shopping Complex,Georgetown,Penang</title><content type='html'>&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQsZV_XwiI/AAAAAAAAAFw/gkeLDkO5Ftc/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSCN0013.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301911475233210914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQsZV_XwiI/AAAAAAAAAFw/gkeLDkO5Ftc/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0013.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt; &lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301911469993852578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 229px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQsZCeNfqI/AAAAAAAAAFo/2E_PPLZsRZc/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0011.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;This is the paths which is outside the mall. This paths are very useful for persons with disabilities if they wish to do shopping at Prangin Mall. The condition of the available paths is not easy to use,I guess. This is because the paths also not providing the handrails along the paths. It is difficult for person with disabilities to walk along the paths. The ramp or landing area also not provide at the centre of the paths. It is important to provide the ramp so that person with disabilities can rest for a while before they continue to move. I think that the surface of the paths is a bit slippery.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQsZElDPpI/AAAAAAAAAFg/6u7tvRK9g8g/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSCN0117.JPG"&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301911470559411858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQsZElDPpI/AAAAAAAAAFg/6u7tvRK9g8g/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0117.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301910551042943058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQrjjHPaFI/AAAAAAAAAFY/eZb1QuVW_ak/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0083.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301910554161427890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 321px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 222px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQrjuuvtbI/AAAAAAAAAFQ/-0x6KNMRddM/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0119.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301910549726978722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 246px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQrjeNfYqI/AAAAAAAAAFI/kkh8L-Vow90/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0121.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301910548035536450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 323px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 242px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQrjX6OBkI/AAAAAAAAAFA/AW6ZfSjPv2Y/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0122.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301910548088721490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 322px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 248px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQrjYG5kFI/AAAAAAAAAE4/Gxw4psk_SjI/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0123.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;The first three picture above are the lifts which is situated at the back mall while the other pictures are the lifts which is situated inside the mall. The lift at the back mall has a big space while the lift inside the mall has a small space. The lift inside the mall which has a small space can only accommodating by one wheelchair and only 3 or 4 people can enter to the lift. They have to compete with the other person to use the lift and also have a problem to press the lift button because the button is too high. Both of lifts are look not very friendly. This is because the condition of the lifts are not providing the handrails especially the lift at the back mall. I think that the lift is suitable for the shop owner to loading their equipments or goods and also use by the workers to bring the garbages to the downstairs. Thera are also pieces of rubbish spreads and the liquids sticky on the lift's floor and cause a smell inside the lift. It is look not comfortable and dirty for persons with disabilities. Is it fair that if persons with disabilities use the lifts which is dirty, less accessibility and not comfortable? We, as a normal person also don't want to use that kind of uncomfortable accessibility, am I right?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301892160809325378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQa1GJ300I/AAAAAAAAAEw/zHLeoKfpCw0/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0094.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301892162979433218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQa1OPRCwI/AAAAAAAAAEo/BG72HcwI0oY/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0093.JPG" border="0" /&gt;The toilet? Hmm..I think that it is not suitable for persons with disabilities. The reason is the condition in the toilet is looks ordinary or not showing that is the accessibility for person with disabilities. There are no handrail on the wall that persons with disabilities use to move or transfer to the toilet. The toilet roll dispenser and the sink also not provided in the toilet. That accessibility only provide outside the toilet. I think that they need to use the sink and they have to compete with the other persons in the toilet. Sometimes, the toilet are full with people. It is difficult to them,right? =)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301881506000849810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQRI55ky5I/AAAAAAAAAEg/NhWwi-f1qL8/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0069.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301881501541554002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQRIpSZV1I/AAAAAAAAAEY/6INlvQ7Lris/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0072.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301881502749441154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQRItyYPII/AAAAAAAAAEQ/s5DBnflKe_g/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0071.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301881501453956274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQRIo9gtLI/AAAAAAAAAEI/0CEFiABM98Q/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0078.JPG" border="0" /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5301881498514537586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 237px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQRIeAsvHI/AAAAAAAAAEA/-wxlxNPKtk4/s320/Copy+of+DSCN0113.JPG" border="0" /&gt;This paths like the escalator and the ladder are not suitable for persons with disabilities. These paths also are not safety for persons with disabilities because the condition of the escalator is moving faster and the ladder is too steepest or sometimes the ladder's surface is slippery. It is dangerous and difficult for them to move and they need a long time to walking inside the mall. But i think that persons with disabilities never use this kind of path and I hope so. If you guys see any persons with disabilities try to use this kind of path, please help and show them the suitable path for use.... =)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SYK1eEUyXlI/AAAAAAAAAAc/pdcvE1i8-tg/s1600-h/Copy+of+DSCN0013.JPG"&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/1586908287014240730-5558219883136975835?l=access4disabilities.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/feeds/5558219883136975835/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/01/access-for-persons-with-disabilities-at.html#comment-form' title='3 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5558219883136975835'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/1586908287014240730/posts/default/5558219883136975835'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://access4disabilities.blogspot.com/2009/01/access-for-persons-with-disabilities-at.html' title='Access For Persons With Disabilities at Prangin Mall Shopping Complex,Georgetown,Penang'/><author><name>Vyneryne</name><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='27' src='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-C5ng0zrXxvY/TiU82h6RTXI/AAAAAAAAAbY/ijS9Dyx35o0/s220/24.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media='http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/' url='http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3aisRwk2W_M/SZQsZV_XwiI/AAAAAAAAAFw/gkeLDkO5Ftc/s72-c/Copy+of+DSCN0013.JPG' height='72' width='72'/><thr:total>3</thr:total></entry></feed>
