persons with disabilities act 2008 (act 685)

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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

A 685

perSOnS WIth dISAbILItIeS Act 2008


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Laws of Malaysia2 Act 685

Date of Royal Aent ... ... 9 January 2008

Date of publaton n theGazette ... ... ... 24 January 2008

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percetAkAn nASIOnAL MALAYSIA berhAd

All rght reerved. No part of th publaton may be reprodued, tored n a retreval ytem or tranmtted n any form or by any meaneletron, mehanal, photoopyng, reordng and/or otherwe wthout the pror permon ofpaa nasioal Malaysia ba

(Aoi pi o Govm of Malaysia).


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Persons with Disabilities 3

LAWS OF MALAYSIA

A 685


ARRANGEMENT OF sEcTiON

Part i

PRELiMiNARY

seton

1. short ttle and ommenement

2. interpretaton

Part ii

NATiONAL cOUNciL FOR PERsONs WiTH DisABiLiTiEs

3. Natonal counl for Peron wth Dablte

4. Alternate member

5. Revoaton of appontment

6. ceaton of memberhp

7. Meetng of counl

8. seretary to the counl

9. Funton of the counl

10. counl to be ated by the Department

11. Etablhment of ommttee

12. Delegaton of funton and power

13. counl to reommend hange to law

14. Reponblty of the Government

15. Reponblty of relevant mntre, etc.

16. Reponblty of the prvate etor and non-governmental organzaton

17. Follow up

18. Fund

19. Annual report


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36. Preventon of further ourrene of dablte

37. Avalablty of health peronnel

chapter 4

Protection of persons with severe disabilities

38. Lfelong proteton and oal ytem

39. Meanng of peron wth evere dablte

chapter 5

Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies

40. Ae to atane

Part V

GENERAL

41. Proteton agant ut and legal proeedng

42. Publ Authorte Proteton At 194843. Power to make regulaton

44. Thng done n antpaton of the enatment of th At

45. savng and trantonal

46. Preventon of anomale

seton


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LAWS OF MALAYSIA

A 685


An At to provde for the regtraton, proteton, rehabltaton,development and wellbeng of peron wth dablte, theetablhment of the Natonal counl for Peron wth Dablte,

and for matter onneted therewth.

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recOGnIZInG that dablty an evolvng onept andthat dablty reult from the nteraton between peron wth

dablte and atttudnal and envronmental barrer that hnderther full and effetve partpaton n oety on an equal bawth peron wthout dablte:

recOGnIZInG the valued extng and potental ontrbutonmade by peron wth dablte to the overall wellbeng anddverty of the ommunty and oety:

recOGnIZInG the mportane of aeblty to the phyal,oal, eonom and ultural envronment, to health and eduaton

and to nformaton and ommunaton, n enablng peron wthdablte to fully and effetvely partpate n oety:

recOGnIZInG that peron wth dablte are enttled to equalopportunty and proteton and atane n all rumtane andubjet only to uh lmtaton, retrton and the protetonof rght a provded by the Federal conttuton:

recOGnIZInG the mportane of the o-operaton betweenthe Government and the prvate etor and non-governmental

organzaton n enurng the full and effetve partpaton and

nluon of peron wth dablte n oety:


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nOW, thereFOre, enActed by the Parlament of Malayaa follow:

Part i

PRELiMiNARY

So il a ommm

1. (1) Th At may be ted a the Peron wth Dablte At2008.

(2) Th At ome nto operaton on a date to be apponted bythe Mnter by notfaton n the Gazette, and the Mnter mayappont dfferent date for the omng nto operaton of dfferentprovon of th At.

Iaio

2. in th At, unle the ontext otherwe requre

language nlude poken and gn language, Malaya sgnLanguage and other form of non-poken language;

Malaya sgn Language mean the offal gn languagefor the deaf n Malaya;

Regter mean the Regter of Peron wth Dablte keptand mantaned under eton 21;

prerbed mean prerbed by regulaton made under thAt;

habltaton refer to a proe amed at enablng peronwho are born wth dablte to attan and mantan ther fullphyal, mental, oal and voatonal ablty and full nluonand partpaton n all apet of lfe;

Department mean the Department for the Developmentof Peron wth Dablte reponble for the regtraton,

proteton, rehabltaton, development and wellbeng of peronwth dablte;


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Kad OKU mean the ard ued under eton 25;

Government mean the Federal Government;

Regtrar General and Deputy Regtrar General meanthe Regtrar General for Peron wth Dablte and DeputyRegtrar General for Peron wth Dablte repetvelyapponted under paragraph 20(1)(a) and (b);

ommunaton nlude language, dplay of text, Bralle,tatle ommunaton, large prnt, gnal, aeble multmedaa well a wrtten, audo, plan-language, human-reader andaugmentatve and alternatve mode, mean and format of

ommunaton, nludng aeble nformaton and ommunatontehnology;

counl mean the Natonal counl for Peron wthDablte etablhed under eton 3;

Mnter mean the Mnter harged wth the reponbltyfor oal welfare;

peron wth dablte nlude thoe who have long term

phyal, mental, ntelletual or enory mparment whh nnteraton wth varou barrer may hnder ther full and effetvepartpaton n oety;

soal Welfare Offer mean any soal Welfare Offern the Mntry reponble for oal welfare and nlude anyAtant soal Welfare Offer;

Regtrar mean the Regtrar for Peron wth Dablteapponted under paragraph 20(1)(c);

prvate healthare erve provder mean the provder of aprvate healthare falty under the Prvate Healthare Falteand serve At 1998 [Act 586];

reaonable aommodaton mean neeary and appropratemodfaton and adjutment not mpong a dproportonate orundue burden, where needed n a partular ae, to enure toperon wth dablte the enjoyment or exere of the qualty

of lfe and wellbeng on an equal ba wth peron wthoutdablte;


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rehabltaton refer to a proe amed at enablng peronwth dablte to attan andmantan ther fullphyal,mental,oal and voatonal ablty and full nluon and partpaton

n all apet of lfe;

unveral degn mean the degn of produt, envronment,programme and erve to be uable by all people, to the greatetextent poble, wthout the need for adaptaton or pealzeddegn and hall nlude atve deve for partular groupof peron wth dablte where th needed;

prvate etor refer to any peron or body whether orporateor unnorporate other than the Government or state Government,

agene, bode or organzaton of the Government, but exludeany referene to non-governmental organzaton.

Part ii

NATiONAL cOUNciL FOR PERsONs WiTH DisABiLiTiEs

naioal couil fo psos wi disailiis

3. (1) A body to be known a Natonal counl for Peron wthDablte hall be etablhed for the purpoe of th At.

(2) The counl hall ont of the followng member:

(a) the Mnter who hall be the charman;

(b) the seretary General of the Mntry reponble foroal welfare, who hall be the Deputy charman;

(c) the Attorney General of Malaya, or h repreentatve;

(d) the seretary General of the Mntry reponble forfnane;

(e) the seretary General of the Mntry reponble fortranport;

(f) the seretary General of the Mntry reponble forhuman reoure;

(g) the Dretor General of Eduaton;

(h) the Dretor General of Health;


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(i) the charman of the commeral Vehle LenngBoard;

(j)

not more than ten peron havng approprate experene,knowledge and experte n problem and ue relatngto peron wth dablte to be apponted by theMnter.

(3) The member of the counl apponted under ubeton (2)may be pad uh allowane a the Mnter may determne.

(4) A member of the counl apponted under paragraph (2)(j),unle he ooner regn or vaate h offe or h appontment

ooner revoked, hall hold offe for a term not exeedng twoyear and elgble for reappontment for a term not exeedngtwo oneutve term.

Ala mms

4. (1) The Mnter may appont a peron to be an alternatemember n repet of eah member apponted under paragraph

3(2)(d)

,(e)

and(f)

to attend, n plae of that member, meetng ofthe counl f that member for any reaon unable to attend.

(2) When attendng meetng of the counl, an alternatemember hall for all purpoe be deemed to be a member of thecounl.

(3) An alternate member hall, unle he ooner regn hmemberhp or h appontment ooner revoked, eae to bean alternate member when the member n repet of whom he

an alternate member eae to be a member of the counl.

rvoaio of aoim

5. The Mnter hall revoke the appontment of a member ofthe counl apponted under paragraph 3(2)(j)

(a) f h ondut, whether n onneton wth h dute aa member of the counl or otherwe, ha been uh

a to brng dredt on the counl;


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(b) f there ha been proved agant hm, or he ha beenonvted on, a harge n repet of

() an offene nvolvng fraud, dhonety or moralturptude;

() an offene under a law relatng to orrupton; or

() any other offene punhable wth mpronment;

(c) f he beome a bankrupt; or

(d) f he beome of unound mnd or otherwe napableof dhargng h dute.

cssaio of mmsi

6. A member of the counl apponted under paragraph 3(2)(j)hall eae to be a member

(a) f he abent from three oneutve meetng of thecounl wthout leave of the charman;

(b) f h appontment revoked;

(c) f he de; or

(d) f he regn h offe by gvng one month note nwrtng to the Mnter.

Migs of couil

7. (1) The counl hall meet at leat three tme a year for

the performane of t funton at uh tme and plae a thecharman may determne.

(2) Eleven member hall form the quorum of a meetng ofthe counl.

(3) The charman hall prede over all t meetng.

(4) if the charman unable for any reaon to prede any

meetng of the counl, the meetng hall be preded by theDeputy charman.


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(5) The counl may nvte any peron to attend any meetngor delberaton of the counl for the purpoe of advng t onany matter under duon, but that peron hall not be enttled

to vote at the meetng.

(6) At any meetng of the counl, the charman hall have adelberatve vote and hall, n the event of an equalty of vote,have a atng vote.

(7) Any peron nvted under ubeton (5) may be pad uhallowane a the Mnter may determne.

(8) subjet to the provon of th At, the counl may make

regulaton for regulatng t meetng and proeedng.

Say o couil

8. The Dretor General of soal Welfare hall be the seretaryto the counl.

Fuios of couil

9. (1) The funton of the counl hall be a follow:

(a) to overee the mplementaton of the natonal polyand natonal plan of aton relatng to peron wthdablte;

(b) to make reommendaton to the Government on all apetof peron wth dablte nludng matter relatng tothe upport, are, proteton, rehabltaton,developmentand wellbeng of peron wth dablte;

(c) to o-ordnate and montor the mplementaton of thenatonal poly and natonal plan of aton relatngto peron wth dablte wth relevant mntre,government agene, bode or organzaton and theprvate etor;

(d) tomontor and evaluate the mpat of pole, programmeand atvte degned to aheve full and effetvepartpaton of peron wth dablte and n dong omay enter nto uh arrangement wth relevant mntre,

government agene, bode or organzaton and theprvate etor a t deem neeary;


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(e) to revew the atvte of all mntre, governmentagene,bode or organzaton and the prvate etorthat are nvolved n the mplementaton of the natonal

poly and natonal plan of aton relatng to peronwth dablte;

(f) to reommend to the Government hange to the extnglaw a well a to propoe new law n order to eurefull and effetve partpaton n oety of peron wthdablte, nludng to faltate aeblty;

(g) to develop programme and tratege amng at eduatngthe oety and to rae awarene throughout oety,

nludng at the famly level, regardng peron wthdablte nludng ther apablte and ontrbutonn order to promote potve perepton and greater oalawarene and to foter repet for the rght and dgntytoward peron wth dablte;

(h) to adopt effetve and approprate meaure to promotereognton of the kll, mert and ablte of peronwth dablte, and of ther ontrbuton to the workplaeand the labour market;

(i) to foter at all level of the eduaton ytem, nludngn all hldren from an early age, an atttude of repetfor the rght of peron wth dablte;

(j) to adve the Government on the ue of dabltenludng development at the nternatonal level;

(k) to ollet and ollate data and nformaton, and undertake andpromote reearh relatng to peron wth dablte;

(l) to promote the development of ntal and ontnungtranng for profeonal and taff workng n habltatonand rehabltaton erve;

(m) to promote employment opportunte and areer advanementfor peron wth dablte n the labour market, awell a atane n fndng or obtanng employmenton equal ba wth peron wthout dablte; and

(n) to perform any other funton a dreted by the Mnter

for the proper mplementaton of th At.


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(3) The counl hall have all uh power a may be neeary

for, or n onneton wth, or ndental to, the performane of

t funton under th At.

couil o assis y dam

10. The counl hall be ated by the Department n the

performane of t funton and the exere of t power under

th At.

esalism of ommis

11. (1) The counl may etablh uh ommttee a t deem

neeary or expedent to at t n the performane of t

funton and the exere of t power under th At.

(2) A ommttee etablhed under ubeton (1)

(a) hall be hared by any member of the counl pefed

under paragraph 3(2)(b) to (i);

(b) hall onform to and at n aordane wth any dreton

gven to t by the counl; and

(c) may determne t own proedure.

(3) Member of the ommttee etablhed under ubeton

(1) may be apponted from amongt member of the counl or

uh other peron a the counl thnk ft.

(4) Exept for member of the ommttee apponted fromamongt member of the counl, any other peron apponted

a member of the ommttee may be pad uh allowane a

the Mnter may determne.

(5) A member of a ommttee hall hold offe for uh a term

a may be pefed n h letter of appontment and elgble

for reappontment.

(6) The counl may revoke the appontment of any member ofa ommttee wthout agnng any reaon for the revoaton.


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(7) A member of a ommttee may, at any tme, regn bygvng note n wrtng to the harman of the ommttee.

(8) The counl may, at any tme, dontnue or alter theonttuton of a ommttee.

(9) A ommttee hall hold t meetng at uh tme andplae a the harman of the ommttee may determne.

(10) A ommttee may nvte any peron to attend any meetngof the ommttee for the purpoe of advng t on any matterunder duon but that peron hall not be enttled to vote atthe meetng.

(11) Any peron nvted under ubeton (10) may be paduh allowane a the Mnter may determne.

dlgaio of fuios a ows

12. (1) The counl may, ubjet to uh ondton, lmtaton orretrton a t deem ft to mpoe, delegate any of t funtonand power, exept the power to make regulaton under eton

43, to

(a) the charman of the counl;

(b) any member of the counl apponted under paragraph3(2)(b) to (i); and

(c) a ommttee etablhed under eton 11.

(2) Any peron or ommttee delegated wth uh funtonand power hall onform and have regard to all ondtonand retrton mpoed by the counl and all requrement,proedure and matter pefed by the counl.

(3) Any funton or power delegated under th eton hallbe performed and exered n the name and on behalf of thecounl.

(4) The delegaton under th eton hall not prelude thecounl telf from performng or exerng at any tme any of

the delegated funton and power.


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couil o omm ags o law

13. (1) in performng t funton under th At, t hall be the

reponblty of the counl to reommend to the Governmenthange requred to be made to any law or to propoe theprovon of new law n order to eure full and effetvepartpaton n oety of peron wth dablte, nludng tofaltate aeblty or any other matter a t deem neearyor expedent.

(2) For the purpoe of makng any reommendaton underubeton (1), the counl

(a) hall onult the relevant mntre, government agene,bode or organzaton; or

(b) may onult the prvate etor or any non-governmentalorganzaton a t deem neeary or expedent to doo.

(3) in formulatng t reommendaton or propoal under ubeton(1), the counl hall have regard to uh pole, nformatonand other onderaton reeved durng the onultaton puruantto ubeton (2) that appear to t to be relevant.

rsosiiliy of Govm

14. The reponblty and oblgaton to be dharged by theGovernment under th At hall be n furtherane of t poly relatngto peron wth dablte and hall be o dharged

(a) by takng nto onderaton the avalable fnanal andhuman reoure and uh other fator a may be

relevant; and

(b) n omplane wth the provon of the Federal conttutonand other wrtten law a may be relevant.

rsosiiliy of lva miisis, etc.

15. it hall be the reponblty and oblgaton of every relevantmntre, government agene or bode or organzaton

(a) to o-operate wth and at the counl n the performaneby the counl of t funton under th At;


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(b) to gve due onderaton to the natonal poly andnatonal plan of aton of the Government relatng toperon wth dablte; and

(c) to undertake tep, meaure or aton requred to betaken by t n uh form or manner a may be provdedfor under any other wrtten law or otherwe relatng toperon wth dablte.

rsosiiliy of iva so a o-govmalogaizaio

16. it hall be the reponblty and oblgaton of the prvateetor and non-governmental organzaton

(a) to o-operate wth and at the counl n the performaneby the counl of t funton under th At;

(b) to gve due onderaton to the natonal poly andnatonal plan of aton of the Government relatng toperon wth dablte; and

(c) to undertake tep, meaure or aton requred to betaken by t n uh form or manner a may be provdedfor under any other wrtten law or otherwe relatng topeon wth dablte.

Follow u

17. (1) The counl may requre the relevant mntre, governmentagene or bode or organzatonto ubmt report to the counlon tep, meaure and aton requred to be undertaken by themn omplyng wth the provon of th At at uh nterval athe counl may pefy.

(2) it hall be the duty of the relevant mntre, governmentagene or bode or organzaton referred to n ubeton (1)to ubmt full report regardng the progre of tep, meaureor aton undertaken by them and uh report hall be gvenuntl the onluon thereof.

(3) The counl may requre the relevant mntre, government

agene or bode or organzatonto provde explanaton f thecounl of the opnon that the progre of tep, meaure or

aton nadequate or unatfatory.


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(4) The Regtrar General hall have the power and exere

the funton onferred on hm by th At, and n h abene,

uh power and funton may be had or exered by the Deputy

Regtrar General.

(5) subjet to the dreton, ontrol and upervon of the

Regtrar General, the Deputy Regtrar General or Regtrar may

exere all the power and funton onferred on the Regtrar

General by or under th At.

(6) subjet to the dreton, ontrol and upervon of the

Regtrar, an Atant Regtrar hall at the Regtrar n the

exere of h power and the performane of h funton nthe area of whh he apponted.

(7) Appontment of the Regtrar General, Deputy Regtrar

General, Regtrar and Atant Regtrar under th eton hall

be publhed n the Gazette.

rgis of psos wi disailiis

21. (1) Every Regtrar hall keep and mantan a Regter of

Peron wth Dablte.

(2) The Mnter may make regulaton for the keepng and

mantenane of Regter of Peron wth Dablte and uh

regulaton may nlude provon to authorze the Regtrar or

Atant Regtrar to update the Regter by makng hange to

the partular of the peron wth dablte or to delete the

name of peron wth dablte who have ded or eaed to

be peron wth dablte.

Aliaio fo gisaio

22. (1) Applaton for regtraton a peron wth dablte

hall be made to the counl.

(2) The Mnter may make regulaton for the regtraton of

peron wth dablte and for all matter ndental thereto.


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(3) Wthout prejude to the generalty of ubeton (2), theregulaton may

(a) prerbe the proedure to be followed n makng anapplaton for regtraton;

(b) prerbe who may be regtered a peron wthdablte and who eae to be regtered a peronwth dablte; and

(c) prerbe the manner of uane and anellaton of KadOKU.

pow of rgisa o all fo aiioal oum oifomaio

23. (1) The Regtrar may, n relaton to any applaton madeunder eton22, all for uh addtonal doument or nformatonto be uppled by the applant wthn the perod to be pefedby the Regtrar.

(2) Where a peron makng an applaton fal to upplythe addtonal doument or nformaton alled for wthn the

pefed perod or uh other perod a may be extended bythe Regtrar, the applaton deemed to have been wthdrawnwthout prejude, however to a freh applaton beng made.

rgisaio a fusal o gis

24. (1) After onderng an applaton under eton 22 and anyaddtonal doument or nformaton uppled puruant to eton23, f any, the Regtrar hall

(a) regter a peron to be a peron wth dablty f he atfed that the peron who the ubjet of theapplaton a peron wth dablty; or

(b) refue to regter a peron a a peron wth dabltyf he atfed that the peron not a peron wthdablty.

(2) A peron aggreved by the deon of the Regtrar under

paragraph 1(b) may appeal to the Mnter and the deon ofthe Mnter hall be fnal.


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Issua of ka OkU

25. (1) The Regtrar hall ue a peron who regtered a

a peron wth dablty a Kad OKU.

(2) A Kad OKU ued under ubeton (1) hall, unleproved to have been anelled, be onluve evdene for allpurpoe that the peron ha been duly regtered a a peronwth dablty under th At.

(3) The Kad OKU hall be urrendered to the Regtrar whena peron eae to be a peron wth dablty.

Part iV

PROMOTiON AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE QUALiTY OF

LiFE AND WELLBEiNG OF PERsONs WiTH DisABiLiTiEs

chapter i

Accessibility

Ass o uli failiis, amiis a svis auiligs

26. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to aeto and ue of, publ falte, amente, erve and buldngopen or provded to the publ on equal ba wth peronwthout dablte, but ubjet to the extene or emergeneof uh tuaton that may endanger the afety of peron wthdablte.

(2) For the purpoe of ubeton (1), the Government andthe provder of uh publ falte, amente, erve andbuldng hall gve approprate onderaton and take neearymeaure to enure that uh publ falte, amente, erveand buldng and the mprovement of the equpment relatedthereto onform to unveral degn n order to faltate therae and ue by peron wth dablte.

Ass o uli aso failiis

27. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to ae toand ue of publ tranport falte, amente and erve open


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or provded to the publ on equal ba wth peron wthoutdablte.

(2) For the purpoe of ubeton (1), the Government andthe provder of uh publ tranport falte, amente anderve hall gve approprate onderaton and take neearymeaure to enure that uh falte, amente and erveonform to unveral degn n order to faltate ther ae andue by peron wth dablte.

Ass o uaio

28. (1) Peron wth dablte hall not be exluded from thegeneral eduaton ytem on the ba of dablte, and hldrenwth dablte hall not be exluded from pre-hool, prmary,eondary and hgher eduaton, on equal ba wth peron orhldren wthout dablte, nludng voatonal tranng andlfelong learnng.

(2) The Government and prvate eduatonal provder hall, norder to enable peron and hldren wth dablte to purueeduaton, provde reaonable aommodaton utable wth the

requrement of peron and hldren wth dablte n term of,among other, nfratruture, equpment and teahng materal,teahng method, urrula and other form of upport that meetthe dvere need of peron or hldren wth dablte.

(3) The Government and prvate eduatonal provder hall takeapproprate tep and meaure to enable peron and hldrenwth dablte to learn lfe and oal development kll norder to faltate ther full and equal partpaton n eduatonnludng the followng:

(a) to faltate the learnng of Bralle, alternatve rpt,augmentatve and alternatve mode, mean and formatof ommunaton and orentaton and moblty kll,and faltatng peer upport and mentorng;

(b) to faltate the learnng of Malaya sgn Language andthe promoton of the lngut dentty of the deafommunty; and

(c) to enure that the eduaton of peron, and n partularhldren, who are blnd, deaf or deaf-blnd delvered n


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the mot approprate language and mode and mean ofommunaton for the ndvdual, and n envronmentwhh maxmze aadem and oal development.

Ass o mloym

29. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to aeto employment on equal ba wth peron wthout dablte.

(2) The employer hall protet the rght of peron wthdablte, on equal ba wth peron wthout dablte, to jutand favourable ondton of work, nludng equal opportunteand equal remuneraton for work of equal value, afe and healthyworkng ondton, proteton from harament and the redreof grevane.

(3) The employer hall n performng ther oal oblgatonendeavour to promote table employment for peron wth dablteby properly evaluatng ther ablte, provdng utable plae ofemployment and ondutng proper employment management.

(4) The counl hall, n order to promote employment of peronwth dablte n the prvate etor, formulate approprate poleand meaure whh may nlude affrmatve aton programmeand other meaure.

(5) The counl hall promote opportunte for tranng for peronwth dablte n the labour market a well a opportunte forelf employment, entrepreneurhp, the development of ooperatve,tartng one own bune and reatng opportunte to work

from home.

(6) For the purpoe of th eton, employer nlude theGovernment.

Ass o ifomaio, ommuiaio a ology

30. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to ae tonformaton, ommunaton and tehnology on equal ba wth

peron wthout dablte.


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(2) The Govern ment an d the provder of nfo rmaton,

ommunaton and tehnology hall n order to enable peron

wth dablte to have uh ae, provde the nformaton,

ommunaton and tehnology n aeble format and tehnologeapproprate to dfferent knd of dablte n a tmely manner

and wthout addtonal ot.

(3) The Government and the prvate etor hall aept and

faltate the ue of Malaya sgn Language, Bralle, augmentatve

and alternatve ommunaton, and all other aeble mean,

mode and format of ommunaton of ther hoe by peron

wth dablte n offal tranaton.

Ass o ulual lif

31. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to ae to

ultural lfe on an equal ba wth peron wthout dablte.

(2) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to enjoy

ae

(a) to ultural materal n aeble format;

(b) to televon programme, flm, theatre and other ultural

atvte, n aeble format; and

(c) to plae for ultural performane or erve uh

a theatre, mueum, nema, lbrare and tourm

erve, and, a far a poble, to monument and te

of natonal ultural mportane.

(3) The counl hall take approprate meaure to enable

peron wth dablte to have the opportunte to develop and

utlze ther reatve, artt and ntelletual potental, not only

for ther own beneft, but alo for the enrhment of oety.

(4) Peron wth dablte hall be enttled on equal ba

wth peron wthout dablte to reognton and upport of

ther pef ultural and lngut dentty, nludng Malaya

sgn Language and deaf ulture.


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Ass o aio, lisu a so

32. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to partpate

n rereatonal, leure and portng atvte on an equal bawth peron wthout dablte but ubjet to the extene oremergene of uh tuaton that may endanger the afety ofperon wth dablte.

(2) The counl hall take approprate meaure

(a) to enourage and promote the partpaton, to the fulletextent poble, of peron wth dablte n mantreamportng atvte at all level;

(b) to enure that peron wth dablte have an opportuntyto organe, develop and partpate n dablty pefportng and rereatonal atvte and, to th end,enourage the provon, on an equal ba wth peronwthout dablte, of approprate ntruton, tranngand reoure;

(c) to enure that peron wth dablte have ae toportng, rereatonal and tourm venue;

(d) to enure that hldren wth dablte have equal aewth other hldren wthout dablte to partpatonn play, rereaton and leure and portng atvte,nludng thoe atvte n the hool ytem; and

(e) to enure that peron wth dablte have ae toerve from thoe nvolved n the organzaton ofrereatonal, leure, portng atvte and tourm.

chapter 2

Habilitation and rehabilitation

hailiaio a ailiaio

33. (1) The counl, the prvate healthare erve provderand non-governmental organzaton hall take effetve andapproprate meaure to enable peron wth dablte to attanand mantan maxmum ndependene, full phyal, mental, oaland voatonal ablty and full nluon and partpaton n all

apet of lfe.


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(2) For the purpoe of ubeton (1), the counl, the prvatehealthare erve provder and non-governmental organzatonhall organze, trengthen and extend omprehenve habltaton

and rehabltaton erve and programme, partularly n thearea of health, employment, eduaton and oal erve, n uha way that thee erve and programme begn at the earletpoble tage andare baed on the multdplnary aementof ndvdual need and trength.

(3) The counl, the prvate healthare erve provder andnon-governmental organzaton hall promote the avalablty,knowledge, and ue of atve deve and tehnologe degnedfor peron wth dablte a they relate to habltaton and

rehabltaton.

(4) The counl, the prvate etor and non-governmentalorganzaton hall take approprate meaure to promote andtrengthen ommunty-baed rehabltaton programme to provdeearly nterventon, rehabltaton and tranng for peron wthdablte n ther own ommunty through atve ommuntypartpaton.

I-om, siial a o ommuiy suo svis

34. The counl, the prvate etor and non-governmentalorganzaton hall take approprate meaure to enourage andpromote the provon of a range of n-home, redental and otherommunty upport erve to prevent olaton or egregatonof peron wth dablte from the ommunty.

chapter 3

Health

Ass o al

35. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to theenjoyment of health on an equal ba wth peron wthoutdablte.

(2) The counl, the prvate etor and non-governmentalorganzaton hall take approprate meaure to enure peronwth dablte have ae to health erve, nludng healthrelated rehabltaton, that are gender entve.


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pvio of fu ou of isailiis

36. (1) The Government and the prvate healthare erve

provder hall make avalable eental health erve to peronwth dablte whh hall nlude the followng:

(a) preventon of further ourrene of dablte, mmunzaton,nutrton, envronmental proteton and preervaton andgenet ounellng; and

(b) early deteton of dablte and tmely nterventon toarret dablte and treatment for rehabltaton.

(2) in takng meaure to prevent further ourrene of dablte,the Government hall

(a) undertake or aue to be undertaken urvey, nvetgatonand reearh onernng the aue of ourrene of uhdablte; and

(b) ponor or aue to be ponored awarene ampagn anddemnate or aue to be demnated nformaton onaue of dablte and the preventve meaure to beadopted and on general hygene, health and antaton.

Availailiy of al sol

37. (1) Any prvate etor and non-governmental organzatonprovdng nttutonal are for peron wth dablte hallhave n t employment peeh therapt, phyotherapt andoupatonal therapt, or uh health peronnel a the Mntermay deem neeary after takng nto aount the requrementand apablte of uh prvate nttuton, frequeny of erveand uh other fator a may be relevant.

(2) For the purpo e of ubeton (1), uh prvatenttuton

(a) regtered under the care centre At 1993 [Act 506],hall wthn x month of the omng nto operatonof th At ubmt to the counl the number of uhperonnel n ther employment; or

(b) applyng to be regtered under the care centre At 1993hall on and after the omng nto operaton of th At,


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before ommenng operaton, ubmt to the counl the

number of uh peronnel n ther employment.

(3) Notwthtandng ubeton (1), the Mnter may exemptany prvate etor or non-governmental organzaton provdng

nttutonal are for peron wth dablte, a he deem ft

and neeary, from havng n-houe health peronnel n ther

employment and ntead may allow perod vt of uh health

peronnel to uh prvate nttuton.

chapter 4

Protection of persons with severe disabilities

Liflog oio a soial suo sysm

38. (1) The Government hall provde the neeary lfelong

proteton and oal upport ytem nludng enurng that the

welfare of peron wth evere dablte reman unaffeted after

the death of ther parent or ther aregver n order to enable

the peron wth evere dablte to lead a better qualty oflfe.

(2) Any non-governmental organzaton ntendng to provde or

provdng nttutonal are for peron wth evere dablte

or the aregver for peron wth evere dablte may make

an applaton for an nentve for provdng uh are to the

counl n uh form and manner a may be prerbed.

(3) The counl may, f t atfed that the applaton ofthe non-governmental organzaton or aregver referred to n

ubeton (2) hould be ondered, grant uh nentve a t

deem approprate wth the approval of the Mnter reponble

for fnane.

Maig of sos wi sv isailiis

39. For the purpoe of th chapter, peron wth everedablte mean a peron ufferng from one or more dablte

who dependent on other for ba daly lvng atvte.


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chapter 5

Situations of risk and humanitarian emergencies

Ass o assisa

40. (1) Peron wth dablte hall have the rght to haveatane on equal ba and reognton wth peron wthoutdablte n tuaton of rk and humantaran emergene,nludng armed onflt and the ourrene of natural dater.

(2) The Government hall take all neeary meaure toenure peron wth dablte to have the rght of atane n

tuaton of rk and humantaran emergene by way of legala well a admntratve mehanm.

Part V

GENERAL

poio agais sui a lgal oigs

41. No aton, ut, proeuton or other proeedng hall le orbe brought, nttuted or mantaned n any ourt agant

(a) the Government;

(b) the Mnter;

(c) the counl;

(d) any member of the counl or any member of a ommttee;or

(e) any other peron lawfully atng on behalf of thecounl,

n repet of any at, neglet or default done or ommtted byhm or t n good fath or any omon omtted by hm or t ngood fath n uh apaty.

puli Auoiis poio A 1948

42. The Publ Authorte Proteton At 1948 [Act 198] hallapply to any aton, ut, proeuton or proeedng agant


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the Government, counl or any member of the counl, anymember of a ommttee or agent of the counl n repet ofany at, neglet or default done or omtted by t or hm n uh

apaty.

pow o ma gulaios

43. (1) The Mnter may make regulaton a appear to hm tobe neeary and expedent to arry out the provon of thAt.

(2) Wthout prejude to the generalty of the power onferredby ubeton (1), the Mnter may make regulaton for all orany of the followng purpoe:

(a) to regulate the management of nttuton etablhed forperon wth dablte;

(b) to regulate the management of nttuton etablhed forperon wth evere dablte;

(c) to proe and regulate the regtraton of peron wth

dablte and uh matter relatng or ndentalthereto;

(d) to prerbe any other matter requred or permtted to beprerbed under th At; and

(e) to provde for any other matter whh the Mnter deemexpedent or neeary for the purpoe of th At.

tigs o i aiiaio of am of is A

44. All at and thng done on behalf of the Government orthe counl n preparaton for or n antpaton of the enatmentof th At and any expendture nurred n relaton thereto hallbe deemed to have been authorzed under th At, provded thatthe at and thng done are ontent wth the general ntentonand purpoe of th At; and all rght and oblgaton aquredor nurred a a reult of the dong of thoe at or thngnludng any expendture nurred n relaton thereto hall on

the omng nto operaton of th At be deemed to be the rghtand oblgaton of the Government or the counl.


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Savigs a asiioal

45. (1) Any peron who mmedately before the omng nto

operaton of th At regtered a a peron wth dabltywth the Department of soal Welfare hall, on the omng ntooperaton of th At, be deemed to be a peron wth dabltyregtered under th At.

(2) Any peron wth dablty to whom an dentfaton ardha been ued by the Department of soal Welfare mmedatelybefore the omng nto operaton of th At hall be ued aKad OKU under th At.

(3) All regter relatng to regtraton of peron wthdablte kept and mantaned by the Department of soalWelfare mmedately before the omng nto operaton of th Athall, on the omng nto operaton of th At, be deemed to beregter kept and mantaned under th At and hall be deemedto form part of the Regter of Peron wth Dablte.

pvio of aomalis

46. (1) The Mnter may, by order, make uh modfaton nthe provon of th At a may appear to hm to be neeary orexpedent for the purpoe of removng any dffulty oaonedby the omng nto operaton of th At only a regard to theperformane of the funton and the exere of the power bythe counl.

(2) The Mnter hall not exere the power onferred byth eton after the expraton of two year from the date ofomng nto operaton of th At.

(3) in th eton, modfaton mean amendment, addton,deleton and ubttuton of any provon of th At.

DicETAK OLEH

PERcETAKAN NAsiONAL MALAYsiA BERHAD,KUALA LUMPUR

BAGi PiHAK DAN DENGAN PERiNTAH KERAJAAN MALAYsiA

persons with disabilities act 2008 (act 685)

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