Comments on: Letter To MPAJ

By: » Inaccessible Pandan Perdana/Letter To MPAJ - Update #1 | Peter Tan - The Digital Awakening |

Fri, 02 May 2008 06:05:29 +0000

[...] Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) never responded to my complaint. Is this indifference common among the local councils in Malaysia? The silence is more than [...]

By: » First Step Towards An Accessible Pandan Perdana | Peter Tan - The Digital Awakening |

Fri, 02 May 2008 05:48:51 +0000

[...] the middle of the walkway that caused Wuan and I to fall onto the road in May last year. Read this, this and this for [...]

By: » Second Complaint Letter To MPAJ Regarding Inaccessible Pandan Perdana | Peter Tan - The Digital Awakening |

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:56:12 +0000

[...] is absolutely disappointing that Majlis Perbandaran Ampang Jaya (MPAJ) never responded to my complaint regarding the inaccessible and dangerous walkways around Pandan Perdana. This was despite a letter from the Jabatan Kerajaan Tempatan (Department of Local Government) [...]

By: » MoNSTerBlog - August 1, 2006: Fishing Without Lines And Rods | Peter Tan - The Digital Awakening |

Wed, 19 Mar 2008 03:49:10 +0000

[...] and the disabled community, what makes this new approach any different? When one particular municipal council cannot even get its act right, who can blame me for being [...]

By: galadriel

galadriel — Tue, 20 Jun 2006 01:20:53 +0000

As someone who had studied building construction and facilities for the disabled in the UK, I was also disappointed to find that Malaysia truly lacks provisions for the disabled individuals. We require:
1.) More ramps for wheelchairs in our shopping complexes and cinema, especially at entrances and carpark areas.
2.) Bigger lifts that can accommodate wheelchairs. Especially in condos and apartments and shopping centres.
3.) Braille on the buttons of lifts and under certain signage (like doors to public toilets).
4.) Fire alarms for the hearing-impaired. Ringing fire-bells should also have flickering lights for those who are hearing-impaired. Especially in condos and apartments.
5.) Better pedestrian walkways (wider, with no obstructions) – as mentioned above.
6.) Better taxi-stands and bus stops for wheelchair users (especially LRT feeder bus stands) – should be covered and wide enough.
7.) Ramps / lifts in LRT stations. Yes, all of them have lifts but to get to some of the LRT stations, you’d have to climb some stairs before you reach the main area with the ticketing booths and lifts…!
8.) Fire escape routes for the disabled (like self-powered lifts with its own generator). Can you imagine what would happen if a disabled person was trapped on the 18th floor of a condo / office and all the lifts were not working?!
Just my 2 cents.

Peter:
You have covered many aspects of the inaccessility in Malaysia. Those problems have been identified but nothing is being done to address it. It ill be a long struggle but we have to advocate for these facilities.