Ras Adiba wants sign language to be third language in Malaysia

Group chat: Ras Adiba (left) with recipients after the ceremony to provide them with wheelchairs at Batu Gajah near Ipoh. — Bernama

BATU GAJAH: A Dewan Negara senator, appointed to represent persons with disabilities, plans to raise the issue of introducing sign language as a third language at the upcoming Senate meeting.

Ras Adiba Radzi said the move was to facilitate communications between the disabled community and all sections of society, making Malaysia a disabled-friendly country.