Senator: Community deserves better, ditch 'kurang upaya' term

INTERVIEW | Just over a year ago, long-time PKR member Isaiah Jacob was sworn in as a member of the Dewan Negara.

He took the mantle of representing the specially abled community from the likes of former newscaster Ras Adiba Radzi and her predecessor, Bathmavathi Krishnan.

While Dewan Negara members are not as visible as their counterparts from Dewan Rakyat, he is determined to make his presence felt and make a difference for the nearly 600,000 Malaysians registered with the Social Welfare Department as persons with disabilities.

On April 3 last year, Isaiah, who was born with a congenital hip dislocation, made news when his fellow senators stood on one leg for one minute in solidarity after he...