#25 - Disability issues and policy: Power not pity

Disability issues and policy: power not pity

Host: Daryl

Guests: Yeong Moh Foong & Murugeswaran Veerasamy

The disabled community in Malaysia has been an overlooked community in Malaysia for a long time. Their plights often go unnoticed and they would have to help themselves due to a lack of support. However, even with all the struggles that they face, members of the community remain proud of themselves.

For this episode of Youthphoria, we spoke with Yeong Moh Foong of United Voice and Murugeswaran Veerasamy of Damai Disabled Person Association Malaysia on ableism, the differences between disabilities and what the public can do to help improve the rights of the disabled community.

Yeong Moh Foong is the current Lead Coordinator of United Voice, a Self-advocacy Society of Persons with Learning Disabilities. She is a senior Job Coach trainer under Job Coach Network Malaysia (a unit set up under Jabatan Pembangunan OKU, JKM Malaysia) and has conducted many trainings and TOT (Training of Trainers) for participants from Malaysia. 

Whereas as a wheelchair user himself, Murugeswaran has been leading a rights-based advocacy movement that has brought positive changes in the landscapes of public transportation, aviation, universal designs and more to the OKU Community of Malaysia.

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The Women Empowerment Conference

We believe that the persistent issue of male-dominated industries has been a topic that has not been explored and discussed fully within the Malaysian tertiary education circle, and we want to do our part to challenge the status quo.

The Women Empowerment Conference will be a hybrid event that highlights the stories of women in male-dominated work industries through sharing sessions from a panel of speakers. The panel of speakers consists of three women with different backgrounds, who will share their unique thoughts and experiences about this important matter. This event is held and organized by the Sunway University Student Council.

The objective of this event is to highlight the existence of gender inequality in certain industries, to share advice and real experiences from successful women to overcome the challenges of gender inequality in the workplace, and to inspire young women to thrive in any industry, against all the potential struggles and challenges.

Event Timing: June 24th, 3:00PM - 4:30 PM

Event Venue: JC3. Sunway University // Zoom (Virtual)

Register here.

Heroes Journey Malaysia 2022: Registrations are open

Calling all secondary students!

HEYA is excited to announce that registration for this year’s Heroes Journey Malaysia (HJM) Bootcamp is officially OPEN! In one of our most celebrated events, participants have the opportunity to meet other like-minded individuals and nurture their inner change-makers! This is an opportunity you do not want to miss, so what are you waiting for? Come join us and REGISTER NOW.

Event Details:

Date: 23rd and 24th July 2022 (2-Day Weekend Event)

Time: 9:00am - 6:00pm

Venue: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Bangi

Registration fee: RM 50 (Inclusive of meals & certificate)

REGISTRATION ENDS: 18th July 2022 11.59 p.m. (Monday)

Stay tuned and get excited for more details coming your way!

We hope to see you there 

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#HJMBootcamp2022

#TransformingYouthToElite

Go4Green webinar with Dr Subarna

As part of the Community Engagement Project (MPU4), we as UTP students will be hosting a Go4Green webinar with Dr Subarna as our speaker on 15th June 2022 from 7.45pm to 10.00pm.

Throughout this webinar, Dr Subarna will talk about the importance of sustainability and the role of the youths in climate change. Besides, the audience will be able to obtain knowledge of plant conservation for liveable and sustainable communities. The Closing Ceremony of the project will be held right after the webinar too.

The details of the webinar are as follows: Date: 15th June 2022 Day: Wednesday Time: 7.45pm to 10.00pm Platform: Microsoft Teams

The winners of the Plant N’ Shoot Competition and Short Quiz on Workshop will be announced during the closing ceremony, do register and join us now to find out if you are able to bring home any cash prizes! Participants will need to register and attend the webinar to claim their prizes.

Check out our official pages and make sure to follow us so that you will not miss out on any latest updates about our event: Facebook: UTPlant: Go4Green Instagram: utplantmpu4

If you have any questions regarding the event, please email at: [email protected] or contact: UTPlant: Go4Green Project Manager: Wong Wei Han (014-6492465) UTPlant: Go4Green Secretary: Cheah Mei Yun (018-5735764)