Comments on: It’s Cyber Heaven: Cyberspot, Malay Mail – January 6, 2009 http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/01/07/its-cyber-heaven-cyberspot-malay-mail-january-6-2009/ Living One Day At A Time Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:42:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: eleanor http://www.petertan.com/blog/2009/01/07/its-cyber-heaven-cyberspot-malay-mail-january-6-2009/comment-page-1/#comment-23242 eleanor Wed, 07 Jan 2009 10:06:38 +0000 http://www.petertan.com/blog/?p=1195#comment-23242 Thanks for the mention Peter, but I meant going home as a visitor but that is another point, I cannot, in all sincerity, invite disabled people to visit Malaysia, there are too many barriers. While I love Malaysia and its people, I think sometimes we can be a bit defeatist. We say 'Malaysian like that, lah, what can you do?' I think you do well in your blog (like the shaming of cars parked in disabled parking spaces') but we do not think about disabled people and the barriers they face and how not to add to the barriers. The only way to make them think is if it hits them in the pocket- and I don't think we have the economic clout to make that kind of impact, and unless the government decides to legislate and enforce the legislation. We have the DDA in the UK, it has made a good deal of difference to changing opportunities for disabled people and now the Olympics in 2012, there is much more preparation for that -in facilities in London anyway. Look at Beijing, apparently access there has been much improved. <strong>Peter: For someone who has experienced accessibility in various countries, I am sure you are an authority about this with regards to Malaysia. Hopefully one day you may be able to come back and visit. Keeping my fingers crossed.</strong> Thanks for the mention Peter, but I meant going home as a visitor but that is another point, I cannot, in all sincerity, invite disabled people to visit Malaysia, there are too many barriers. While I love Malaysia and its people, I think sometimes we can be a bit defeatist. We say ‘Malaysian like that, lah, what can you do?’ I think you do well in your blog (like the shaming of cars parked in disabled parking spaces’) but we do not think about disabled people and the barriers they face and how not to add to the barriers.
The only way to make them think is if it hits them in the pocket- and I don’t think we have the economic clout to make that kind of impact, and unless the government decides to legislate and enforce the legislation. We have the DDA in the UK, it has made a good deal of difference to changing opportunities for disabled people and now the Olympics in 2012, there is much more preparation for that -in facilities in London anyway. Look at Beijing, apparently access there has been much improved.

Peter:
For someone who has experienced accessibility in various countries, I am sure you are an authority about this with regards to Malaysia. Hopefully one day you may be able to come back and visit. Keeping my fingers crossed.

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