Ministry to resolve disability law amendment, rights convention in 2023

The Women, Family and Community Development Ministry is targeting to resolve amendments to the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act 2008 and the report on the Convention on the Rights of Persons With Disabilities (CRPD) next year.

The ministry’s secretary-general Maziah Che Yusof said the ministry was studying the proposals of stakeholders regarding amendments to the PWD Act before they are tabled for the first reading in the Dewan Rakyat while the CRPD National Report will be forwarded to the United Nations.

“We are aware of...