Disability in Malaysia
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Disability in Malaysia refers to the people with disability in Malaysia (Malay: Orang Kurang Upaya or OKU). As of June 2024, there are 707,242 registered disabled persons in Malaysia with various category of disability.{{cite web|author=Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability |url=http://www.apcdfoundation.org/?q=content/malaysia |title=Malaysia | Asia-Pacific Development Center on Disability |publisher=Apcdfoundation.org |date= |accessdate=14 April 2018}} The country is a state party to the United Nations' Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, having signed on 8 April 2008 and ratified the treaty on 19 July 2010.{{cite web|title=United Nations Treaty Collection|url=https://treaties.un.org/Pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=IV-15&chapter=4&clang=_en|publisher=United Nations|accessdate=14 April 2018|language=EN}}
Categories
File:Mahkota Parade - Disabled Parking.jpg, Melaka.]]
The Department of Social Welfare Malaysia lists disabilities into seven categories, which are hearing, visual, speaking, physical, learning, mental and multiple disabilities.{{cite web|url=http://www.jkm.gov.my/jkm/index.php?r=portal/left&id=UnN2U3dtUHhacVN4aHNPbUlPayt2QT09 |title=Portal Rasmi Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat |publisher=Jkm.gov.my |date= |accessdate=14 April 2018}}
Law
File:Nurul Muttaqin Mosque - Wheelchair Ramp.jpg at a mosque in Pontian, Johor.]]
In 2008, the Parliament of Malaysia passed the Persons with Disabilities Act (PWDA) to ensure access for disabled people to public facilities, transportation, recreation, leisure and sport services.{{cite web|url=https://www.angloinfo.com/how-to/malaysia/healthcare/people-with-disabilities |title=People With Disabilities - Malaysia |publisher=Angloinfo |date= |accessdate=14 April 2018}}
National-level organisations
- Alzheimer's Disease Foundation of Malaysia
- Kiwanis Disability Information and Support Centre
- Malaysia Information Network for the Disabled
- Malaysian Association for the Blind
- Malaysian Braille Press
- Malaysian Federation of the Deaf
- Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled
- Malaysian Mental Health Association
- Malaysian Mentalink Foundation
- Malaysian Parkinson's Disease Association
- Malaysian Spinal Injury Association
- National Council for the Blind, Malaysia