Malaysia

Ras Adiba urges for equal opportunities in education, employment for PWDs

OKU Sentral president calls for support, empowerment from Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim

Updated 3 years ago · Published on 03 Dec 2022 12:18PM

Ras Adiba urges for equal opportunities in education, employment for PWDs
Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi has shared her hopes for the new unity government to give equal opportunities to persons with disabilities in education and employment to improve their quality of life. – The Vibes file pic, December 3, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – Senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi has expressed hope that the unity government will give equal opportunities to persons with disabilities (PwD) in education and employment to improve their quality of life.

The OKU Sentral president also said the negative perception and discrimination of society towards the community should also be eliminated.

“Don’t discriminate against us because of our physical conditions and disabilities.

“I hope Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will give us (PwDs) the necessary support so that we will continue to be empowered and given equal rights,” she said at the Sime Darby Foundation’s International Day of Persons with Disabilities 2022 near here recently.

Ras Adiba also hoped that the higher education institutions would pay attention to the needs of the community to ensure that they would also enjoy quality higher education. – Bernama, December 3, 2022

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