Review disabilities law

THE Persons with Disabilities (PWD) Act, 2008, fails to protect and uphold the rights of persons with disabilities.

The PWD Act also fails to be fully in line with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD), to which Malaysia has been a state party for more than 11 years.

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