A brief, strength-based guide for families and caregivers. Understanding, supporting, and respecting autistic children.
Category: Professionals
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Brief introduction to sensory processing differences in children.
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Checklist for planning safe and inclusive school trips.
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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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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 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…
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Published Date: December 2019 Type: Report Author: Zoe Gan, UNICEF Malaysia The purpose of this issue brief is to outline the national context for girls and boys with disabilities in Malaysia. In recognition of a rights-based approach to disability, this analysis briefly highlights key attitudinal, environmental and institutional barriers that can prevent children and adults…
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Published: Type: Author: 15 April 2019 Article Dato’ Dr Amar-Singh HSS This article outlined the challenges faced by children with disabilities through different stages of life and calls for substantive support by the government and the Malaysian society to support the needs of persons with high support needs. Links: Article published in:
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Date: 27th March 2019 Symbols and labels matter in everyday life. They determine how we look at and shape our opinion of an area/subject. Children and persons with disability often get labelled or typecast in symbols that are limiting and hinder their progress. The common symbol we use to depict all children and persons with…
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Published: December 2018 Type: Research – Survey Authors: Amar-Singh HSS, Alvin Teoh, Shyielathy Arumugam, Sarini Bujang, Edmund Lim, Ng Lai Thin Inclusive education of children with disabilities is accepted internationally as a standard and right for all children. While Malaysia appears to subscribe to this opinion in principle, the reality on the ground appears to…