Not A Good Start To 2007

Barely one week into the New Year, the disability movement has lost a tireless worker. Diana Khoo, former Regional Training Officer of Cheshire Home Far East Region, passed away yesterday evening. I have known her for as long as I have spinal cord injury. She was working with my physiotherapist on some rehabilitation projects in the late-eighties and I was the subject of one of those projects.

Diana is a well-known figure among the disabled persons’ community in Penang. After her stint with Cheshire Home, she carried on working independently in disability-related projects, among them, providing day care to disabled persons. At the same time, she was also planning to work with hospitals in providing resources for patients with disabilities.

I had the opportunity to meet her again in April last year to discuss on how we could work together on Independent Living projects that I was initiating in Penang. We had agreed to meet up again to explore further the possibilities as I had to come to Kuala Lumpur that time and she was about to fly off to England too. Sadly, I will never have the privilege of working with her again. Rest in peace my dear friend.

You may also be interested in the following posts:

Monster Blog – January 11, 2007: 10 Questions About Disability
Monster Blog – January 25, 2007: Wheelchair Etiquette
Monster Blog – January 30, 2007: Apa Macam Malaysia?
MoNSTerBlog – September 5, 2007: Budget 2007 A Letdown To Disabled Persons
Monster Blog – April 18, 2007: Disabled Persons Do Not Need Special Buses

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