Legislation must be amended immediately, says OKU law reform group

The Harapan OKU Law Reform Group has revived its call for the government to amend the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 (PwD Act), following recent discrimination allegations involving a disabled student.

The group urged the government to do so after a disabled student was denied admission into a local public university of her choice due to her disability.

“At (an) international level, there is a clear recognition that ‘inclusion,’ or...