Publication date: 14 September 2024 Type: Report In 2021, the National Early Childhood Intervention Council (NECIC) published a document on the ‘Future of Early Childhood Intervention Services in Malaysia’. The document called for significant changes in how early childhood intervention (ECI) services. It identified 4 key movements that ECI service providers need to shift towards…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
Published: November 2017 Type: Report Author: UNICEF Malaysia This study was commissioned to gauge the knowledge, attitude and practices, understand community perceptions of disability, and provide an evidence base to inform communication for behaviour and social change that addresses the root causes of stigma and discrimination. Links: Childhood disability in Malaysia – Full report (English,…
Published: March 2014 Type: Report This report is summary of the key points and issues raised with the Director of Ministry of Education regarding education of children with disabilities in Malaysia. Downloads: NECIC Dialogue with Ketua Pengarah Pelajaran Malaysia (MOE) (pdf)
Published: March 2014 Type: Report Author: Dr Lim Boon Hock Themed ‘Inclusion: A child’s right to education’, the conference announced as its focus the importance of inclusive education (IE), particularly the current initiatives and innovations in policy, curriculum and pedagogy in Malaysia. The objective of the conference was to provide an avenue for teachers, parents and…
Published: 2014 Type: Report Author: UNICEF Malaysia This report mapped the policies, programmes, interventions and stakeholders for children with disabilities in Malaysia, to enable the realization of the full rights of children with disabilities in Malaysia. In the course of the mapping exercise, the interconnection, but lack of effective synergy, in the provision of healthcare,…
Published: June 2013 Type: Report This brief paper was prepared for a roundtable discussion organized by UNICEF Malaysia in response to the State of the World’s Children 2013 Report. It looks at the provision of services, focusing specially on the key challenges and obstacles that limit the full realisation of rights of children with disabilities…