Differently Abled
Pusat Jagaan Saaii
Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped Selangor & Federal Territory (SSMH)
The Society for the Severely Mentally Handicapped Selangor & Federal Territory (Persatuan Orang Yang Amat Cacat Akal Selangor dan Wilayah Persekutuan) was created not only to care but also to open people’s eyes to the conditions of these severely disabled children. What we do 1. To provide day care and education for the severely mentally disabled children and youths, aged two to 19 years who belong to one or more of the following categories:- those who are mentally handicapped but can still respond to skill training in the use of legs, hands and jaws; those who are mentally...
Pusat Harian kanak-kanak Spastik Ipoh(PHKKS)
Pusat Harian Kanak-Kanak Spastik Bandar Ipoh is a welfare organization located in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. It was established in October 1988 and began with only five disabled children. The center’s primary goal is to offer free daycare services, education, and training for spastic children. In 1992, it expanded its services to include children with Down Syndrome and mental retardation, and it started to house orphans, abandoned, and underprivileged children. Currently, the center is staffed by 12 individuals and serves 80 people on its register, including children with Down Syndrome,...
PKK Homes for the Psychologically Challenged
This Home receives women facing psychological challenges. A range of activities with the support of the Church, public and Ministry of Health Malaysia are in place to help them. About Pusat Kebajikan Kalvari (PKK) Pusat Kebajikan Kalvari Johor’s first home started in December 1989 at ‘Jalan Dapat’ in Johor Bahru. Today 23 Homes and Centres have been set up within the Johor Bahru area. Our homes and rehabilitation centres are places of refuge for the sole purpose of touching our community with God’s love. By God’s grace, the needs of the helpless, abused, abandoned and the...
Persatuan Orang Pekak Kuala Lumpur (Kuala Lumpur Society of the Deaf) – KLSD
Persatuan Orang Pekak Kuala Lumpur (KLSD) is a Non-Governmental Organisation founded in 26 Jun 1987 by a group of deaf citizen. KLSD has been actively offering assistance to the deaf on improving their standard of living. They continue to stand for the deaf to fight for adequate human right to be served as ordinary Malaysian. Mission The objectives of KLSD: • To increase the quality of life in Deaf community. • To unite the Deaf community in working together for the socio-economy development and for the Deaf welfare. • To protect the rights for the Deaf as Malaysian and upload the...
Persatuan Ibu-Bapa Dan Penjaga Anak-Anak Pekak Kuala Lumpur (PESIBA)
Who are we PESIBA is an independent voluntary organisation founded with the objective to assist and guide deaf children to develop potential, ability, interest, talent, skill, knowledge, suitable attitude and social values. The Association has successfully organised language expansion and academic classes for its members. Our activities Through its arm, Remaja Pesiba (URP), PESIBA has successfully organised programme familiarisation trips, Kem Bina Insan, religious camp, Bengkel UPSR, sports activities and many more to give exposure on leadership and upbringing from the academic and spiritual...
Special Children Society Of Ampang
The Special Children Society of Ampang (SCSOA) is a tax-exempt and non-profit charitable organization located at 386 Jalan 3, Taman Ampang Utama, 68000 Kuala Lumpur². They provide a center for children and adolescents with various disabilities³. Their aim is to help these individuals maximize their full potential and achieve an independent, fulfilled life³. The center was established in June 1999 with three students and has now grown to 45 students, their ages ranging from three to thirty-five years³. Some of the disabilities they cater to include Down Syndrome, Autism, Cerebral...
Sarawak Cheshire Home
Although the Sarawak Cheshire Home was officially declared opened in November 1969, its formation went back to 1966. A group of people who had heard of the work of the Cheshire Homes, founded by Group Captain Leonard Cheshire began to make plans to establish a home in Kuching to serve the incurably sick and handicapped for whom there was no special places. By May of that year – 1966, Group Captain Cheshire himself visited Kuching to see into the possibility of establishing a Home in Kuching. The Sarawak Social Welfare Council gave momentum to the fund raising drive with a generous...
Sabah Cheshire Home
Who are we Sabah Cheshire Home, a member of the Malaysian Council Of Cheshire Homes and Services (member of the Leonard Cheshire Disability Global Alliance) is a disability resource centre that offers a plethora of programs to help individuals with disabilities succeed. As a registered, Non Government Organization, we provide residential care and training to promote independence for individuals with disabilities irrespective of race, religion, and culture. Our vision is to strive to create an enabling environment for people with disabilities to exercise their rights to lead a life as normal...
Penang Cheshire Home
History The Penang Cheshire Home was established in 1978 by Toh Puan Datuk Hajjah Sardiah (Consort of Tun Hj. Sardon Jubir, the then Governor of Penang) together with a group of volunteers, with the noble aim of housing the physically handicapped. Over the years, the Home became synonymous with the rehabilitation of the disabled. The Home began in a humble way. Donations from a generous public enabled a wing of the former Po Leung Kuk Home to be renovated and refurbished to house the pioneer batch of six residents. Our services As the years passed by, the Home steadily grew in stature and...
Selangor Cheshire Home
OUR VISION Working towards excellence for and with persons with disabilities OUR MISSION Creating opportunities for persons with disabilities towards an independent life. BACKGROUND Established in 1963, the Home provides residential care for residents of all races and religious background who are permanently disabled without means or resources. The disabilities are such as poliomyelitis,rheumatoid arthritis, muscular dystrophy,cerebral palsy and osteogenesis imperfecta. From 2007 the Home embarked on EEP in line with the United Nation Convention Rights of Persons With Disabilities, this...
Johor Cheshire Home
The Johor Cheshire Home is a unique establishment in Johor, Malaysia, and it was the first of its kind to be built and maintained by volunteers. The establishment of the Cheshire Home in Johor was initiated by His Highness the late Sultan Ibrahim and Her Highness the late Sultanah Marcella. They had followed the progress made by the Cheshire Home (Malaya) Singapore branch and gave their consent to set up a similar home in Johor Bahru. The primary objective of the Home is for the chronically ill who are unable to look after themselves but have no relatives or home to turn to and who...
Asrama Bintang Rumah Wanita Cacat Infant Jesus Convent
Who are we We are a residential home for women aged 25 years and above with intellectual, physical and emotional difficulties. The home, began in 1914, provides for the residents basic education, artwork, drawing, house chores, gardening, craftwork and pet rearing. The get-together and dinner has been an annual affair for the old boys, in line with the Lasallian ideal of service to the community.
Asrama Cahaya Rumah Wanita Cacat Infant Jesus Convent
A non-profit home situated in KL for elderly women with disabilities ranging from hearing, speech and sight impairments to mental disabilities. Approximately 35 women above the age of 60. Most occupants have been with the home since they were young having been abandoned as children. Services Retired sisters/caretakers manage the home utilising savings from their working days. They also receive a limited sum from the welfare department and donations from the public. Despite their disabilities, the women make crafts (rugs, blanket, purses, bags, etc) for sale to raise funds for the home. We...
Society of Interpreters for the Deaf in Selangor and the Federal Territory (S.I.D)
History The Society of Interpreters for the Deaf in Selangor and the Federal Territory, more often known by its acronym S.I.D., is a registered non-profit and non-governmental voluntary organisation founded in 1990. S.I.D. takes on the mission to serve as interpreters on the educational, judicial and other various fronts to enable the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community an opportunity of equal rights and access to information and communication. S.I.D. also provides a platform for interpreters to share and exchange ideas on issues relating to interpreting. Our services Over the years S.I.D. has...
Tasputra Perkim
“A little Heaven for special children” There are 250,000 people with special needs in Malaysia, one percent of its population of around 25 million. The country’s large proportion of young people means many of those with special needs are children. Dedicated therapies and care can help these physically, visually or mentally disabled children to meet their full potential. Tasputra Perkim, founded in the Malaysian capital of Kuala Lumpur in 1987, is a shining example of what is possible. The centre is run from a government-owned house in a quiet but central part of the city. The 50...
