Disability in Malaysia
Disability in Malaysia refers to the people with disability in Malaysia. As of 2007, there are 197,519 people in Malaysia with various category of disability. 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.Categories
The Department of Social Welfare Malaysia lists disabilities into seven categories, which are hearing, visual, speaking, physical, learning, mental and multiple disabilities.Law
In 2008, the Parliament of Malaysia passed the Persons with Disabilities Act to ensure access for disabled people to public facilities, transportation, recreation, leisure and sport services.National-level organisations
