9th National Early Childhood Intervention Conference on 14-16 September 2024 at St. Giles Wembley Penang.
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Date: 9th January 2023 Many of us who work with children with disabilities, are care partners, or persons with disabilities, were heartbroken this week with the terrible and inhumane abuse and killing of a six-year-old disabled girl in Sarawak. This poor girl was abused, murdered and then stuffed into a sack before being dumped in…
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Date: 20 September 2022 With the impending tabling of the Budget 2023, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh spoke to BFM89.9 about allocating a budget that prioritises children’s their education, health, and general well-being. Link: Full podcast of the interview.
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Date: 26 May 2022 Following the pandemic, most children in Malaysia have had a major loss in education progress. The challenges are even more pronounced for children with disabilities, including those with learning difficulties. Together with Dr Rajini Sarvanathan, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh discussed the impact of the Covid-19 on these vulnerable children, and what to…
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Published Date: May 2022 Type: Report Authors: Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS, Dr Ong Puay-Hoon, Gill Raja, Srividhya Ganapathy, Ng Lai-Thin, Yuenwah San With school closures totalling more than 40 weeks in Malaysia due to the COVID-19 pandemic, most children have experienced a major loss in education progress. Unless swift and bold action is taken, it…
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Publication Date: August 2021 Type: Guidance Toolkit The Covid-19 pandemic exposed the critical gaps in provision and practices of early childhood intervention services in Malaysia. The paper was written as a resource document for all early childhood intervention service providers to reflect on the direction of their practice in meeting the needs of children with…
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Published: June 2021 Type: Guidance Toolkit Authors: UNICEF Malaysia and Sime Darby Property A Best Business Practice Circular & Guidance Toolkit on building inclusive playgrounds has been carefully curated to guide private sector property developers and local authorities. The guidance and tools in these publications will enable the replication of child friendly and disability inclusive…
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Published Date: November 2020 Type: Report In response to the Covid-19 pandemic, NECIC coordinated the remote educational and intervention support (Teletherapy) for children with disabilities and their parents in partnership with UNICEF Malaysia. This case study reports on the provision of remote educational and intervention services to children with disabilities and its implications for practice. …
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Published Date: November 2020 Type: Webinar In this webinar session organised by SEED Autism Services, Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS, advisor of NECIC, answers the following questions: Links: The webinar is shared on SEED Autism’s Youtube channel. Resources mentioned in the webinar include:
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Published Date: November 2020 Type: Report Author: Zoe Gan, UNICEF Malaysia This paper draws on UNICEF global experience and recent research conducted in Malaysia to set out the key risks facing children with disabilities in Malaysia. It identifies a range of immediate, medium and longer-term measures that should be considered during key national policy and…