Walking hand-in-hand with the volunteers, they could be heard chanting and cheering during the 3.5km walk which was led by Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow recently. Held for the 10th time, the walk is a platform to create awareness about the need for volunteers and more facilities for the disabled. “We also hold it in different states to measure the accessibility and facilities in the state and the local authority. Chow, during his speech, pledged RM10,000 from his allocation for SBM and an additional RM10,000 for the state SBM branch. “We also have conditions that developers need to follow the ‘universal design’ to ensure the buildings are disabled-friendly, ” he said.

Source: The Star October 19, 2019 23:15 UTC