Bad news and good news
THIS has been a year of high drama for me. From being invited to speak at a prestigious international conference,…
Browsing: Breaking Barriers
Kindness from strangers
I STARTED taking the KLIA Transit to work this week. This is the train service that runs from KL Sentral…
A day in my life
WHEN I started blogging many years ago, a reader asked me to write a story of one day in my…
Developing a more sustainable and resilient society
THE UN General Assembly passed a resolution to proclaim Dec 3 as the International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD)…
On enforcing rules with compassion
ENFORCEMENT officers from the Penang Island City Council (MBPP) clamped the car of a woman for using an accessible parking…
Stop mocking disabled people
PENANG suffered the worst floods as far as anyone living in the state can remember earlier this month. Personally, I…
A disappointing Budget 2018 for the disabled
THE dust for Budget 2018 has finally settled. The one announcement I was anxiously waiting for didn’t materialise. There was…
The real meaning of disability
“WHAT is a meaning of disability?” I asked the participants in one of my Disability Equality Training workshops. “Unable to…