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OKU: Guna istilah baru
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Wednesday September 30, 2009
The woes of the disabled
By CHRISITINA LOW
IT takes K. Bathmavathi some time to manoeuvre herself out of her car with some assistance and she is used to this. But what she dreads is going round and round looking for a parking bay designated for the disabled.
“Time is wasted looking for a place to park and it is frustrating to find that others are using lots meant for the disabled.
Bathmavathi, wheelchair-bound since 19, said life was tough as very little was being done for people like her.
StarMetro went along with her recently and saw just how bad facilities for the disabled are.
Dangerous: A disabled person using the road to get
about as the kerb is just too high to go over.
Some had been vandalised while others were not done in accordance to the needs of a disabled person.
Even going to the banks is a problem as the buildings are not disabled-friendly - with high entrances and some without ramps.
So how do they do their banking?
“We usually wave from outside the glass door and if the security guard notices, he will come over and help carry the wheelchair up the kerb or stairs,” said Thomas Yeo.
When going out with friends, Yeo who uses a motorised wheelchair, said he could only go to a few cafes or restaurants in SS2 as not all were disabled friendly.
“Every shop has its own design and it is like travelling on a rocky road,
Not disabled-friendly: A wheelchair-bound person needs
help to access buildings like this one.
“Our wheelchairs cannot go up a kerb and it is not easy to push yourself up without assistance,” said Yeo, who lives with some friends at the Beautiful Gate home near SS2.
He said the journey home was also a scary one at night when cars speed past without noticing them.
He added that most of them had an emergency light attached to them or wear fluorescent vests to be noticed.
While the council has allocated parking lots for the disabled, extra space would help as they need this to get out with their wheelchairs.
StarMetro found only certain areas had allocated parking lots for the disabled but the signages had been vandalised.
The residents would be compiling a list of recommendations that the council could look into implementing to make the city a disabled-friendly city.
“We will compile a list and send it to the mayor so that he could look into it and make the necessary changes,” said Bathmavathi who is also in the sub-committee for the All Petaling Jaya Residents’ Asso­cia­tion Coalition (APAC) as well as the Association of Women with Disabi­lities Malaysia.
Razali Adom, who lives in Taman Medan, said disabled people were always looking for places to meet with their friends, sometimes for small gatherings.
“Having to organise such events in community halls is difficult as most are not disabled-friendly.
“Sometimes we want to hold gatherings with friends in larger areas but this is a problem. We have no choice but to hold this events in our houses where we are more comfortable,” said Razali who is also a member of the Malaysian Spinal Injuries Association.
Sam Foong said she only obtained her driving licence recently and realised that getting around on her own was much easier in the city.
However, just like the rest, Foong hopes the council would make available better public facilities for the disabled as they, too, want to move around and enjoy various activities like everyone else.
During a recent council full board meeting, PJ mayor Datuk Roslan Sakiman said all building plans would have to comply with the MS1184:2002 code of practice of Access for the Disabled People Outside Buildings and urged the departments involved to look into planning guidelines for disabled facilities.
He said several aspects that the council would be looking into seriously were the accessibility of ramps, connectivity, tactile and guilding block, lift, railings, pedestrian crossing, hand rails, grab bars, toilets and signages.
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...when i read about the difficulties faced by disabled people in this article
i am very deeply saddened by lack thereof the facilities and services for them -
.. some of the taxpayers money should be channeled to help this people to
lead their life as normal as they can and deserved as a citizen too -
malaysian gov't should pay close attention how other countries especially in
north america helping out their people in order to give good opportunities for this
unfortunate people
disabled people have a special place in my heart especially the younger people
i.e. teenagers and children... if government can provide better facilities in 'the
special school/sekolah khas or shelters for spastics children... i am sure parents generally
and these kids especially will be thankful and appreciate the contribution -
let's hope malaysia can give and provide better services and facilities to these unfortunate
people... and we - the fortunate ones - give them a helping hand - |
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lambat lagi la Msia nak ikut spek negara maju. Duit byk dihabiskan utk bayar komisen & rasuah. hi hi... |
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Rasa rendah diri dan jemu punca OKU sukar dapat kerja
19/03/2010 5:45pm
KOTA BAHARU 19 Mac — Perasaan rendah diri dan mudah jemu terhadap kerja yang dilakukan adalah antara faktor yang menyebabkan golongan Orang Kurang Upaya (OKU) sukar mendapat pekerjaan.
Pengarah Jabatan Tenaga Kerja Kelantan Pezman Che Hussin berkata selain itu ketiadaan kemudahan khas untuk mereka di tempat kerja juga menyebabkan OKU sukar bertahan lama dengan sesebuah majikan.
Menghurai lanjut isu itu kepada Bernama di sini hari ini, Pezman berkata sesetengah OKU terlalu mudah berasa rendah diri apabila menjadi tumpuan masyarakat menyebabkan mereka enggan keluar mencari kerja yang sesuai.
"Golongan OKU ini seolah-olah mentafsirkan masyarakat yang melihat mereka itu kerana mengejek sedangkan masyarakat sebenarnya bersimpati.
"Kadang kala ada golongan OKU yang benar-benar serius untuk bekerja mencari pendapatan tanpa mempedulikan kekurangan diri tetapi ianya terbatas pula kerana tiada kemudahan yang sewajarnya disediakan majikan untuk mereka.
Sumber : Bernama
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Pendapat sy : Orang OKU jika tidak mempunyai sokongan moral dari keluarga dan masyarakat sekeliling sudah tentu akan mudah putus asa dan rendah diri. Menurut pengalaman sy, semakin tinggi cabaran dan tanggungjawab, semakin tinggi kesabaran, profesionalisme dan "never say die attitude" amat diperlukan dalam diri OKU. Hanya ciri2 tersebut boleh mengubah pandangan dan persepsi masyarakat terhadap OKU... |
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