Masalah OKU - peluang mencari kerja dan kemudahan asas -

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Wheelchair gifts for 2 to cherish


Nadzirah Zambrul Amir and Mohd Adam Irfan Zambrul Amir with their
mother Hafizah Salleh. Both children were born with brittle bone disease.

MENTAKAB: A brother and sister sit in the doorway of their dilapidated wooden house, wistfully watching the village children play.

Every now and then, the girl smiles down at her younger brother, gently stroking his hair as she listens to his excited chatter.

Four-year-old Mohd Adam Irfan Zambrul Amir is probably too young to realise he will never be able to run and play with the other children. However, Nadzirah Zambrul Amir, 11, has accepted it.

Both children were born with osteogenesis imperfecta, or brittle bone disease, a genetic disorder in which the body is unable to produce the protein collagen, an important building block of bone structure.

Their 31-year-old mother Hafizah Salleh says she has lost count of the number of times her children have broken their bones.

"I have to be very careful, even when I lift them in my arms. A simple mistake could cause a fractured limb," she said at their Kampung Mambang Berulang home last Tuesday.

Usually the condition is passed down from the parents, but there is no history of the disease in the family. Their eldest child, 14-year-old Najwa Syahirah is completely healthy and excels at sport in school. Nadzirah and Adam are the victims of a "de novo", or sporadic mutation of their genes.

Hafizah takes her children to the hospital in Temerloh twice a month for check-ups and medication. Both are scheduled for another round of surgery soon to improve their bone structures.

Hafizah says Nadzirah is doing well in school. She is in Year Five at Sekolah Kebangsaan Bandar Mentakab. A neighbour drives her to school, as her condition does not allow her to take the bus.

She used to move around in a wheelchair donated by generous New Straits Times readers seven years ago, but it is too old now.

But the NST Charity Unit has been keeping track of Nadzirah and recently gave her a new one, along with another one for Adam. The RM1,900 wheelchairs have special features for children.

"We are grateful for these gifts. My husband and I wouldn抰 have been able to buy them ourselves," says Hafizah, a housewife.

Her husband, Zambrul Amir Toshin, 34, works at an electrical appliances shop, earning RM900 a month.

"It抯 tough for our family, but we will not despair. This is a divine test."

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bila baca cerita2 tentang how kind some people are
hati saya selalu rasa macam sayu dan terusik - kerana
walaumacamana cruel life out there tapi memang ada r
amai lagi yang baik dan bersimpati  begini --

selalu teringat pada my beautiful friend yang been
very kind to me -  helping in dealing with problems - means a lot
sometimes people tak tahu how kind they are -
and how much different they make
to other people life  and the positve effect of it --
i just wish that ... --   - anyway,
macam juga charity ni yang beri wheelchairs tu --
i am sure this means the world to them --
hanya tuhan yang membalasnya -




zaiwiy

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Equal rights
Wheel Power by ANTHONY THANASAYAN

WITH our 50th National Day celebrations just around the corner, I took the opportunity recently to speak to two advocates for disability issues. I quizzed them about their Merdeka wishes, especially in relation to the disabled community.  

Chong Tuck Meng, who hails from Bentong in Pahang, became permanently paralysed from his neck down after falling off his friend抯 motorcycle as they were travelling along the Karak Highway.

Now, 25 years later, Chong, 45, is a good example of someone who never says die, come what may.  

Three years ago, the wheelchair-user founded the Kuala Lumpur-based NGO, Perwira K9 Malaysia, which has 300 members. Chong, who is its current adviser, says that although he is unable to hold up the national flag and fly it because of his condition, it抯 all right.

揟here are other ways in which I

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Disabled villagers resort to begging

A MAJORITY of families living in Taman Rahmat

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Cross Country: A 憈rue Merdeka

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Disabled grad with cerebral palsy creates history at UPM

SERDANG: When he joined Universiti Putra Malaysia 13 years ago, Dr Ng Chee Kyun used a BMX bicycle to move around the campus grounds.

Dr Ng, who has cerebral palsy, described the bicycle as his 揻riend

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One-legged swimmer's 13km feat
By JACK WONG

KUCHING: Junaidi Pauzan, 55, a one-legged swimmer, has proven that physical disability and age are no barriers to accomplish great things.

He defied the odds by swimming 13km from Satang Island to Santubong beach.

揑 think the challenge is not my disability but my age,

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ONE-LEGGED MAN: Junaidi Pauzan (centre) being escorted by Fire and
Rescue Department personnel after completing his swim from Pulau Santang
to Santubong beach on Saturday evening


One-legged man conquers rough seas for Merdeka
By : Sulok Tawie

KUCHING: For anyone, braving the high seas and strong winds in a seven nautical mile (13km) swim from Pulau Satang to Santubong beach would be quite a feat. But for a man with only one leg, it would be an exceptional achievement.

Junaidi Pauzan, 55, who lost his leg in an accident four years ago, did just that on Saturday evening, setting perhaps a record of sorts for the disabled in Sarawak.

The government driver, exhausted after the gruelling marathon swim, looked elated.

"I had always wanted to swim from the island to Santubong. I am happy that I have done it," said Junaidi, who had tried twice before but failed.

He had been warned by the Fire and Rescue Department that the seas were unfriendly. In fact, he was even asked to try another time.

But, he refused and is glad he did.

He also rejected a suggestion that he should swim within the protection of a net, as is the practice for swimmers over long distances.

Due to his persistence , he was asked to write a letter that he and his family would not take legal action against anyone, including the government, if something were to happen to him along the way.

"I wanted to do this badly as a present to Malaysia on its 50th Merdeka anniversary and for my family and I."

After a delay of an hour due to very rough seas and strong winds, Junaidi finally jumped into the sea about 8am and arrived at Santubong beach at 4.15pm.

"It was a very tough swim, especially for a person of my age and a person with one leg," he said, stressing however that his determination to achieve his ambition compelled him not to give up.

The rough seas and being stung by jellyfish nearly made Junaidi give up after the first few nautical miles.

Santubong MP Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar praised Junaidi, calling him a role model for all Malaysians.

"He showed great determination and self-belief despite his physical disability. He has shown to us that willpower overrides limitations. Any obstacle can be overcome."

Junaidi抯 wife, Hasanah Sidi, and their five children, greeted him warmly when he arrived at Santubong beach.

Also present were several friends from the Sarawak Society of the Disabled, tourists and villagers of Kampung Santubong.

As soon as Junaidi reached dry land, he raised the Jalur Gemilang, signifying his pride in being a Malaysian




tahniah pada junaidi; wa nak berenang 100m ada dua kaki pun nak mampos rasa  dia ni satu kaki aje boleh renang 13km;
wa salute orang cam ni

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Masters graduates do it with grit and determination
By : Nisha Sabanayagam


Raj Morgan (left) congratulates Mohd Nasir (in wheelchair) while
Sumathi (second from left), Sherry Ann (third from left) and
Ravinther (right) look on


KUALA LUMPUR: Wheelchair-bound Muhammad Nasir Hashim had a point to prove and prove it he did at University Malaya抯 (UM) convocation ceremony yesterday.

The 48-year-old graduate received his Masters degree in Analytical Chemistry and Instrumental Analysis, proving that age and disability were no barrier when one was determined to succeed.

揑 have done it,

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Si kudung tak kenang budi
Oleh Ahmad Tajol Ansar Ibrahim


MARANG: Seorang lelaki yang kudung sebelah kaki diberkas selepas didakwa mencabul seorang suri rumah di Kampung Gong Kassim, Merchang, di sini, kelmarin.

Lelaki berusia 30 tahun yang dikenali mangsa dikatakan melakukan perbuatan terkutuk berkenaan di sebuah tanah perkuburan di kampung itu sebelum melarikan diri tetapi berjaya ditahan.

Sebelum kejadian, mangsa berusia 26 tahun dan hamil lapan bulan dikatakan dalam perjalanan pulang ke rumah dari sebuah kedai dengan menaiki motosikal, kira-kira jam 11 pagi.

Ketika dalam perjalanan, motosikal mangsa ditahan suspek yang meminta pertolongan menghantarnya ke sebuah tanah perkuburan dan mangsa yang bersimpati dengan keadaan suspek bersetuju memb

Mangsa dikata membenarkan suspek membonceng motosikalnya, namun apabila tiba di kawasan dituju, suspek dikatakan meminta mangsa meneruskan lagi perjalanan.

Bagaimanapun, di pertengahan jalan, suspek meminta mangsa berhenti dan menunggunya sebentar.

Namun, mangsa yang berasa tidak sedap hati dikatakan cuba menghidupkan enjin motosikalnya untuk beredar, tetapi tidak berhasil.

Menyedari tindakan wanita itu, suspek segera menolak motosikal berkenaan menyebabkan mangsa terjatuh dan pada masa itu, lelaki terbabit cuba mengambil kesempatan mencabul mangsa yang kemudiannya menjerit meminta pertolongan.

Jeritan mangsa kemudian didengar seorang wanita yang kebetulan melalui kawasan itu bersama anaknya berusia lima tahun menyebabkan suspek melarikan diri dari tempat kejadian.

Berikutan kejadian itu, mangsa membuat aduan di Balai Polis Merchang, kira-kira jam 11.43 pagi hari yang sama.

Timbalan Ketua Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah negeri, Superintendan Khairi Ahrasa, ketika mengesahkan kejadian itu, berkata susulan aduan suri rumah berkenaan, suspek berjaya ditahan di pekan Merchang, kira-kira jam 11.30 pagi semalam.

Menurutnya, kes itu disiasat mengikut Seksyen 354, Kanun Keseksaan kerana menyerang atau menggunakan kekerasan jenayah kepada seseorang dengan niat mahu mencabul kehormatan.

"Jika sabit kesalahan boleh dipenjara maksimum sepuluh tahun atau denda atau kedua-duanya sekali," katanya.




ini kudung tak guna ni; dah la cacat  masih nak cabul orang lagi  biar kudung dua2 kaki nanti  bagi aje hukuman potong kaki  tak pun potong penis  hehe

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Kerajaan prihatin nasib OKU

KUALA LUMPUR: Pertubuhan sukarela menyifatkan Bajet 2008 memperlihatkan kerajaan tidak pernah meminggirkan orang kurang upaya (OKU) dalam sebarang projek pembangunan yang dirancang, sebaliknya setiap kali bajet diumumkan, OKU menjadi antara golongan yang sentiasa berada dalam senarai teratas diberi perhatian.

Langkah memberikan potongan cukai kepada majikan ke atas kos pengubahsuaian tempat kerja bagi pekerja OKU akan menggalakkan sektor swasta mengambil lebih ramai pekerja OKU.

Malah, pemberian bantuan khas RM300 sebulan kepada penjaga OKU yang terlantar dan penghidap penyakit kronik serta pertambahan elaun bulanan daripada RM200 kepada RM300 dapat meringankan beban golongan itu.

Presiden Persatuan Mobiliti Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan, Anthony Arokia, berkata keprihatinan kerajaan mampu membuka mata lebih ramai majikan untuk mengambil OKU bekerja di syarikat mereka tambahan pula pengubahsuaian prasarana ini akan mendapat potongan cukai.

揢saha majikan mengupah OKU bukan saja membantu OKU mendapatkan sumber pendapatan, malah memberi peluang kepada kami untuk turut sama menyumbang kepada pembangunan negara.

揝aya harap dalam bajet akan datang, kerajaan akan mengadakan perbincangan dengan OKU bagi mendapatkan pandangan mengenai kemudahan yang diperlukan supaya setiap peruntukan yang disediakan boleh dimanfaat OKU,

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Blind girl aims for 8As in PMR
By : Rina De Silva


Amanda Kong Hwei Zhen is inspired by the adventures of boy magician
Harry Potter and the children in the Famous Five series by Enid Blyton.


KUALA LUMPUR: The adventures of fictitious boy magician Harry Potter and the Famous Five series fired the imagination of a 13-year-old blind student.

Blind since birth, Amanda Kong Hwei Zhen has been reading J.K. Rowling抯 Harry Potter novels and Enid Blyton抯 books in Braille even before she started school.

The stories sparked her determination to succeed in life and to live life to the fullest like her heroes in the novels.

Shy by nature, Amanda insisted on going to a national school rather than to a school for the blind as she wanted to experience the same challenges as sighted students.

It wasn抰 easy as Amanda could only listen to the lessons and not see the explanations on the blackboard. She only attended Braille class for Mathematics.

But the gutsy girl refused to give up and her hard work finally paid off when she became the top blind student nationwide in the Ujian Pencapaian Sekolah Rendah (UPSR) examination last year.

Amanda scored 5As, making her one of the 17 top scorers among the 50 students who sat the examination at her school, Sekolah Kebangsaan Sungai Kantan, Kajang.

Yesterday, her hard work was recognised by the Society of the Blind in Malaysia (SBM), which awarded her a certificate of recognition and RM200.

Spurred by her success in the UPSR, Amanda, who is now in Form One, has set a target of 8As for her Penilaian Menengah Rendah (PMR) examination in two years

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OKU perlu diberi peluang majukan diri

Redz-XacK

salam ...

thanz dexa for posting useful articles which driving the OKU's spirit towards the comfort life and a chance to success in life ..   

Redz-XacK

sejak baca artikel dari page 1 sampai page 13,

i'm conclude that OKU should involve together with normal national education system and also with normal student because OKU's learning skill will more increase and improved in term of input knowledge receive in normal class rather than OKU receive special programme education for disable ...

insya Allah.. OKU person will more easy to adapt in the way to road of success in future despite high challenge in the normal education system ...  

[ Last edited by  Redz-XacK at 17-9-2007 07:50 AM ]

nazurah

orang yang kesian ramai...
orang yang sedia membantu dan memberi pekerjaan??

peluang sangat terhad kerana orang yang sempurna sifatnya menganggap OKU ini kurang efficient...

kat opis aku ni ada sorg OKU... kena banyak sabar dengan dia... lebih2 lagi bulan puasa ni...termasuklah aku. sifatnya sempurna, tapi akalnya aa kurenggg sikit.... tp bukanlah kerana nila setitik rosak susu sebelanga dan aku yakin bahawa rezeki itu hak Allah, siapa yang berusaha maka dialah yg akan mendapatkannya...

HijauNature

korang dah baca kosmo ahad lepas?pasal oku kat upm tu dan basikal bmx dia.rasa agak kelakar.tp salute kat dia.

Mulan

Originally posted by de?erci at 27-7-2007 12:47 PM
sepatutnya by right tak yah la kena bayar rm24 tu ; apa pun selamat jalan dan aku harap kau punya trip berjalan lancar ;

Alhamdulillah, my trip went well. As can be expected from a Low Cost Carrier, FireFlyz has rescheduled both confirmed flights. Perhaps Ffly has to fill up the seats before it can fly to minimize cost.



Treatment:-

- Myself as OKU - not in question here as the crew were not aware nor did I feel the need to inform. Blame it on the Fokker engine noise for my not hearing. Heehee...



- My mother - I had to get a wheelchair because it hurt her left foot to walk and it was quite a distance from the departure gate to the airoplane. Airport and airline crew were very helpful, they helped my mother climb the stairs right up to her seat and the same goes when we stepped down the plane.



Of all the people I had to deal with - MAS and Firefly - I'd say only 1 of 15 of them who was annoying. This dude had his nose higher in the air than the rest. He told me that Firefly does not allow wheelchair bound persons to fly. I replied than my mother can walk up the stairs slowly, she's not an invalid. It's not like I couldn't understand the Rules & Regulations when booking the tix. Then, when my mother was seated & waiting for me to check in, he passed by and told me that to use the wheelchair, I had to pay. I held on to my patience and said simply: I have already paid. Dang loser! The rest of the crew were very nice to us. I didn't mind paying RM24 for the use of wheelchair as it was better than dragging the one at home around.



To be honest, it doesn't seem likely that low-cost carrier will be willing to install the required equipment for disabled people (wheelchair bound) since Fokker plane is tiny & cramped. It will take a lot of modification and drive up the cost to fly for not only disabled persons but normal passengers as well. If Firefly or AirAsia were to install the ramp/lift/seat for disabled passenger,  I believe the airlines will spread the extra cost over the normal overhead. Additional issues are related to higher insurance and safety during emergency landing. I doubt if the majority is willing to sacrifice for the minority - that's life.

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OKU tagih janji penganjur konsert
Oleh Fazallah Pit dan Rudy Syareme Sheriffudin

GEORGETOWN: Empat puluh warga emas dan orang kurang upaya (OKU) menagih janji daripada penganjur konsert amal yang menjanjikan bantuan kepada mereka ketika menghadiri persembahan itu di sini, April lalu.

Bagaimanapun, selepas empat bulan konsert disertai artis terkenal termasuk Mawi yang berlangsung di Arena Sukan Antarabangsa Pulau Pinang (Pisa) berlalu, mereka belum menerima sebarang bantuan melainkan sehelai baju-T yang diberikan sebelum konsert.

Mereka mendakwa usaha menghubungi penganjur, Hati Budi Events Sdn Bhd serta pihak yang terbabit dalam penganjuran konsert itu tidak berjaya.

Pengerusi Persatuan Kebajikan Warga Emas Barat Daya dan Kurang Upaya Barat Daya, Salmah Ibrahim, yang kecewa dengan perkembangan itu, berasa mereka dipermainkan dan diperalatkan untuk kepentingan pihak tertentu.

"Kami berharap perkara ini dapat diselesaikan secepat mungkin. Jika bantuan boleh disampaikan pada Ramadan ini, alangkah baiknya," katanya ketika ditemui pejabat persatuan itu di Bayan Baru di sini, semalam.

Selain Mawi, konsert yang dihadiri lebih 3,000 penonton, turut disertai Ramli Sarip, Awie dan Bintang AF4.

Salmah berkata, pihaknya didatangi wakil penganjur konsert amal meminta menghadiri persembahan itu bagi menerima bantuan, kononnya akan diserahkan oleh Mawi.

Oleh kerana persatuan itu mempunyai 20 ahli saja, beliau meminta kerjasama 20 lagi warga emas dan OKU di kawasan sekitar menghadiri konsert amal berkenaan sebagaimana diminta penganjur.

"Sebelum konsert penganjur memberi sampul surat yang kami sangka mengandungi wang bantuan, sebaliknya hanyalah tiket konsert amal.

揂pabila konsert tamat, kami dimaklumkan Mawi sudah pulang dan tidak sempat menyerahkan bantuan yang dijanjikan.

"Penganjur berjanji akan menyerahkan bantuan tetapi tidak menyatakan cara penyerahannya. Selepas empat bulan, persatuan belum menerima bantuan dan panggilan telefon kepada penganjur juga tidak berjawab," katanya.

Sementara itu, Pengarah Hati Budi Events Sdn Bhd, Ahmad Razif Hamzah, berkata segala urusan berkaitan kutipan tiket pada malam konsert dikendalikan Jabatan Kewangan Negeri.

Sehubungan itu, beliau menjelaskan pihaknya tidak dapat memastikan sama ada pengagihan kutipan kepada warga emas dan OKU berkenaan sudah dilakukan atau tidak.





wa mmg suka thread ni sbb adik lelaki wa disabled dan very brave  wa selalu baca artikel ni  bagus dan boleh beri semangat utk dia ;  pasal konsert konsert ni  wa tak tahu nak kata apa cuma wa rasa patut patutlah penuhi janji tu!!  kesian pulak pada mereka kan!!   pasal janji janji ni  bukan pada oku aje kena tunai  pada sumer!

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Folks unhappy with centre for special kids

By VIVIENNE PAL

AFTER nearly 15 years of existence, the Pusat Penjagaan Kanak-kanak Cacat Taman Megah in Petaling Jaya suddenly found itself the subject of a public controversy.

The centre occupies four houses in Jalan SS24/10 and Jalan SS24/12, and accommodates some 140 physically and mentally disabled children and adults, aged from eight months old to 54 years old.

The dispute arose after residents in the area complained about noise, poor hygiene and too many inmates.

The centre has alleged that the residents wanted it to move. The Taman Megah Residents Association (Tamera), representing the residents, however, has refuted the charge, saying that they merely want the centre to overcome the noise and hygienic problems and stop further expansion.

According to centre committee member Michael Lim , the premises

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Program pupuk sayang OKU
Oleh Samadi Ahmad

SERAMAI 167 mahasiswa Universiti Pendidikan Sultan Idris (UPSI) menjadi sukarelawan bagi menjayakan Sukaneka Mutiara Harapan, Golongan Kurang Upaya (OKU), di stadium Sirim Berhad, baru-baru ini.

Program julung kali anjuran Persatuan Taska Negeri Selangor (PTNS) itu mendapat kerjasama Sirim Berhad, Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat, Majlis Kebajikan dan Pembangunan Masyarakat Parlimen Shah Alam.


Mahasiswa itu terdiri daripada ahli persatuan dan bakal guru yang mengambil jurusan Pendidikan Awal Kanak-Kanak.

Ini memberi pendedahan serta medan latihan bagi menimba ilmu sebelum berhadapan kerjaya.

Aktiviti berkonsepkan khidmat masyarakat itu program kedua disertai pelajar selepas menganjurkan program motivasi sains bersama anak-anak yatim di kawasan sama, tahun lalu.

Pensyarah dan penasihat persatuan, Salimah Mohammad Ali, berkata aktiviti itu bukan saja memupuk kesedaran dan kasih sayang masyarakat terhadap golongan OKU tapi medium pengajian pelajar sewaktu di luar waktu kuliah.

Menurutnya, selain penggunaan multimedia, sukan satu pendekatan terbaik bagi mendidik pelbagai golongan kerana boleh mendatangkan keseronokan tanpa mengira situasi fizikal.

揝ukan platform terbaik membina kecergasan fizikal dan minda selain keseronokan.

揓usteru, pendekatan ini diharap mampu membina jaringan emosi dan hubungan erat di kalangan peserta dan OKU.

揋olongan mahasiswa perlu sedar tanggungjawab sosial kepada masyarakat apatah lagi apabila bergelar guru,