Treasure Hunt Wish List

Motorised Wheelchair
24 units @ RM 8,800 per unit

The most upsetting fact for those with severe physical disability but mentally healthy children is that they cannot even operate a basic wheelchair. The thought of always having to fully depend on the help of others is the main cause towards their loss of determination to live. A motorised chair only requires one finger to operate, this is at least still within their ability. Your gift will open a whole new future path for them to live independently.

Detachable Lightweight Wheelchairs
54 units @ RM 1,200 per unit

Disabled friends living in poverty have only basic wheelchair and some of them are even WITHOUT one! They depend heavily on others to carry out simple daily activities. As a result of mobility restriction, many of them lose the opportunity to attend school, seek employment and make friends. A detachable lightweight wheelchair will allow them to take care of their daily activities independently without troubling others therefore giving them a chance to step out of their house into the society, this will also lessen the burden on their family members. Your act of kindness gives them the opportunity to go into school, gain employment, and most importantly, give them hope for the future.

Medicated Cushion
23 units @ RM 1,800 per unit

Spinal injury paralyses the lower body. As a result, these disabled friends suffer from bowel malfunction and easily develop pressure sore that force them to be in bed for an extensive period of time. With a specially designed medical cushion, it protects their vulnerable hips from further injury and infection, thus allowing them to lead a normal life instead spending the rest of their lives in bed.

Motorcycle for Disabled
10 units @ RM 5,880 per unit

The numerous traffic and industrial accidents have created many middle-aged disabled persons, causing them to lose their ability to work, and cutting off the main course of income for their families. With a three-wheeled motorcycle, not only does it allow the disabled parents to run small businesses and fulfill their role as the main provider of the family, your gift will also allows them to continue contributing to the society regardless of their disabilities.

Treasure Hunt Organising Team

Jointly Organised By

MCA Wanita / MCA Life Long Learning Social Concern Pillar

Beautiful Gate Foundation For The Disabled

Organising Chairman

Dr Ng Yen Yen

Working Committee

Chairman Datin Roslind

Vice Chairman Serena Pang

Secretary Sia Siew Chin

Treasurer Wanita MCA

Event Coordinator

• Michael Pang
  
• Florence Teng

Members

• Chong Kar Yee
  
• Ivy Pua
  
• Isaac Tho
  
• Jacqueline Lee
  
• Phyllis Leow
  
• Thomas Yeoh
  
• William Lee

Volunteers

• Chan Kam Weng
  
• Faith H'ng
  
• Indren
  
• Kendra Lam
  
• Tan Ruey Shyan
  
• Tan Wee Keong

Be An Angel Treasure Hunt

1st December 2007

Start / Finish Venue :
The Summit, USJ

Entry Fee :
Minimum Donation of RM 300 per team

Format and details of this event

• 100% hunt. A no frills, just thrills event.
  
• Start venue & time : The Summit Shopping Center @ 8am
  
• Registration & briefing : 7.30am
  
• Finish venue & time : The Summit Shopping Center @ 12noon
  
• Answers and prize presentations @ 2.00pm
  
• Lunch will be provided.
  
• Questions
  35 route Qs x 2 pts (Part A – 15 Q , Part B – 20 Q)
  5 treasures x 5 pts
  5 Beautiful Gate & International Day of Disabled People Trivia Qs x 1 pts (10min - start at 12.00noon)
  
• Tie breakers – 1. Trivia Qs, 2. Treasures 3. Route Qs 4. Time.
  
• Collect t-shirts and car stickers from Beautiful Gate on Wed 28/11 and Thurs 29/11 10am -7pm.
  
• “Treasure Hunt 101” - a coaching session tailored for beginners will be conducted at The Summit Shopping Center on Friday 30/11 at 6.30pm All regular hunters need not attend.
  
• Clerk of course: Michael Pang
  
• Entry closing date: 5pm on Friday 23 Nov. 2007

Entry Fee & Instructions

Per team : A minimum donation of RM300
Please download Entry Form

Bank-in to

Beautiful Gate Foundation For The Disabled
Public Bank A/C No: 3139933307

Fax entry & payment slip to : 03- 7876 2686

Contact Person

• Datin Rosalind, Tel: 012-278 1687
  
• Sia Siew Chin, H/P 019-219 8440 (prefer SMS), bgcentre@yahoo.com
  
• Ivy Pua, Tel: 03-78736579/7875 8609
  
• Serena Pang, H/P 012-2270229, spcp129@yahoo.com

McDonald Car Park For Disabled People

Looking at this picture, just curious why there are two colour tones for the disabled car parking lot?

A lot of premises perceive to have disabled facilities for the disabled people, however, are these facilities friendly enough for them?

这是上天的考验，而不是惩罚

最近发生一件最震撼的事，莫过于Datuk Badruddin对Karpal Singh说了一句“坐轮椅是上天对你的惩罚”！

我想，这可能是他的无心之失，或一时激动说出来的一句话；可是，这一句话却伤透了成千上万残障人士的心。

在网上，也不难发现有很多的部落格格长在宣泄对Datuk Badruddin的不满。

然而Datuk Badruddin的观点，不也真正反映出一般公众对残障人士的心态吗？为什么我们只是把矛头指向他一个人呢？

我相信，很多残障朋友都曾遭受同样的待遇，那就是被骂“残障就不要出门”。你要知道被骂时心里有多酸，就是要等到如果有一天，你也成为残障人士。

这不是对任何人的诅咒，而是要提醒大家，残障人士在生活上所遇到的困难，并不是我们可以想像得到的。我就曾经目睹过一个短片，一些比较严重的，真的是连起床都是一个挑战。



是想，活下去，是需要有多少的勇气？而多少人，又有活下去的勇气呢？

没有人知道为什么他一生下人就是残障，也没有人知道什么时候他会一夜之间成为残障人士，这铁一般的事实，是没有人可以改变的结局。

孟子曰：“故天将降大任於是人也，必先苦其心志，劳其筋骨，饿其体肤，空乏其身，行拂乱其所为，所以动心忍性，曾益其所不能。”

人生就是一个旅程，一个上天要我们历经辛酸苦乐的旅程。我们是否也可以转个观点，这是上天对一个人的考验，而不是在惩罚任何人？

让我们大家一起来鼓励残障人士，让他们可以从黑暗走出来；也让我们大家一起来向他们致敬，因为，生活真的不容易，他们也不曾放弃。

每个人来到这个世界，就有活下去的权力，也应该有活下去的勇气。 当上天关上了一道门，它也正在为我们开启另一道门。

这个世界并不完美，但这不允许我们的心变得丑陋。

请参阅《生命的力量》

（文稿提供：屏）

Pass laws to make nation more disabled-friendly

WITH reference to the call by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi (“Employ The Disabled, says PM” – The Star, Nov 15), for more companies to show their caring side and employ disabled people, we would like the People with Disabilities Act to be passed by Parliament immediately to show that the Government really cares and support for the equal opportunities of disabled people in Malaysian society.

We would want a more strict implementation and enforcement of By-law 34A of the Uniform Building By-laws which requires all buildings to have access for disabled people.

Existing buildings should be surveyed and audited, and be upgraded to comply with the Building Regulations.

This requirement should be stressed in all government departments and policies.

We would also call upon the Malaysian Standard 1331: Access of Disabled Persons Outside Buildings (2003) to be incorporated in the Town and Country Planning Act, Highways Act and/or the Streets, Drainage and Building Act, so that the street environment will be accessible as well, and not just buildings.

Apart from that, we would want the Public Works Department to make sure that all government buildings are accessible, safe and usable for disabled people.

These must include accessible car parking, gentle ramps, accessible toilets, tactile guides, lifts and proper handrails for all existing and new government buildings.

The management and communications aspects of workplaces must also be inclusive for disabled people.

Braille lettering, tactile guides, sign language interpreters and easily read text must be available to create ease of communication and conveying of information.

The Government must lead the way for a caring society by getting all existing buildings to be accessible to the disabled.

When places of work are accessible, safe and usable for disabled people who have mobility problems, sensory impairment and learning disabilities, then they are more employable as there will be no physical and communication barriers.

Attitudes and prejudiced perceptions will be less when more disabled people are commonly seen in public and the work place.

Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, Dr Tiun Ling Ta, Francis Johen Anak Adam, Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled, Ananda Raj, Asia Community Service.

Source : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/19/focus/19511676&sec=focus

Employ the disabled, says PM

PM urges for a more caring society

By LOONG MENG YEE

KUALA LUMPUR: She is a capable woman and presentable enough to be a newscaster – but she could not get long-term employment because she is wheelchair-bound.

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, stressing that he wants Malaysia to have a culture of caring where those who need help know they will receive help, said it reminded him of the woman.

“She looks good and capable. I told her she could be in front of the camera or become a compere.

“But she told me, she had yet to find a job,” Abdullah said, not naming the woman.

Best of the lot: Abdullah presenting the overall award to DiGi chief executive officer Morten Lundal at the Prime Minister’s CSR Awards presentation in Kuala Lumpur yesterday while Shahrizat looks on.

“No one wanted to employ her because she sat in a wheelchair,” he told corporate bigwigs at the Prime Minister’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards presentation here yesterday.

Representatives from Petronas, Maybank, BP Malaysia, DiGi Telecommunications Sdn Bhd and Procter and Gamble (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd were among those who attended the event.

“Companies must give attention and be ready to employ disabled people who are able to perform the tasks given and do something for the company,” he said.

Abdullah said jobs should be offered to suitable candidates even if they were handicapped, adding that this is what folks in a caring society would do.

The Prime Minister said a progressive Malaysia meant that the people would enjoy quality of life.

More important, he added, the disadvantaged – such as the sickly, the poor and the handicapped – are assured they also have a place in this country and would be well cared for.

He said the nation and its people had demonstrated its caring nature in many ways and it was a contribution he hoped would continue to flourish.

The awards are given in recognition of companies that carry out strong community and social responsibility projects.

There were 316 entries from 161 companies for the award. They competed in seven categories, including education, environment and workplace practices.

DiGi Telecommunications was named the overall winner.

It also grabbed first places in two other categories – best workplace practice and protecting culture and heritage.

Present at the event were Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil and Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohd Effendi Norwawi.

Source : http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2007/11/15/nation/19478137&sec=nation