Demystifying Disability – Breaking Barriers – The Borneo Post – 15 February, 2015

Demystifying disability by Peter Tan. Posted on February 15, 2015, Sunday WHAT are the causes of disability? This is a question that even disabled people will give contradicting answers to. It was the same question 17 participants from six countries including Malaysia, repeatedly pondered over at a two-week Disability Equality Training (DET) course held in … Continue reading “Demystifying Disability – Breaking Barriers – The Borneo Post – 15 February, 2015”

Disabled people in need of a better peer support system – Breaking Barriers – The Borneo Post – 25 January, 2015

Disabled people in need of a better peer support system by Peter Tan. Posted on January 25, 2015, Sunday As disabled people, we have a lot to contend with in the course of trying to make something out of our lives. We have to deal with our own impairments and at the same time struggle … Continue reading “Disabled people in need of a better peer support system – Breaking Barriers – The Borneo Post – 25 January, 2015”

A matter of perspective – Breaking Barriers – The Borneo Post – 8 February, 2014

A matter of perspective by Peter Tan. Posted on February 8, 2014, Saturday Participants and trainers are seen during a session. MALAYSIA is the unlikely hub for the rapid growth of the Training of Trainers on Disability Equality Training (TOT DET) course outside of the United Kingdom where it originated. I say ‘unlikely’ because Malaysia … Continue reading “A matter of perspective – Breaking Barriers – The Borneo Post – 8 February, 2014”