‘Make KL accessible and inclusive to all’


Visually impaired colleagues Hafiyyan Laili (front) and Abian Jambot encountering obstructions along Kuala Lumpur streets. Here their path featuring tactile paving, meant to help the visually impaired get around independently, is curtailed by stalls and the hawkers’ tables and chairs. — Photos: AZLINA ABDULLAH and YAP CHEE HONG/The Star

FORMER senator Datuk Ras Adiba Radzi is urging the authorities to make public areas more inclusive and accessible for persons with disabilities.

The non-governmental organisation OKU Sentral president said local governments needed to accelerate efforts to equip facilities and buildings for disabled folk to have easy access.

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