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Mission to Malaysia
31 May - 3 June 2006

APCD collaborated with a disability-related project under the JICA-Malaysia Office by training 5 persons with disabilities on IL and peer-counseling. The project was organized by Dr. Kenji Kuno, Chief Advisor who supported these ex-trainees by organizing a 1 week domestic training on IL and peer-counseling. The first day was a seminar for 30 officials from the Department of Social Welfare to understand the basic concept so that they can become effective supporters for IL; the second day was leaders with disabilities of 2 relevant NGOs, Beautiful Gate and Double Blessing to facilitate the IL movement and 3-day intensive training for 13 selected persons with disabilities to become peer-counselors. Ms. Kanitta Kamolwat, APCD Director and Mr. Suporntum Mongkolsawadi, APCD Executive Board and Resource Person of IL presented the IL implementation in Thailand.

Dr. Asiah Abdul Rahim, Associate Professor of the International Islamic University, a high-profile APCD ex-trainee on Non-Handicapping Environment (NHE), organized a NHE forum inviting approximately 30 persons from the federal and local governments, academic institutes on architecture and organizations of persons with disabilities. The Forum was an excellent opportunity for the participants to update their current work related to NHE, raise issues in a direct manner and discuss how to address these issues.

Through the IL monitoring meeting on 2 June 2006, the mission discovered that the group of ex-trainees has good teamwork and helps each other with IL activities. Through the active leadership of Beautiful Gate's Executive Director, various activities are being conducted to establish a solid foundation for a planned new IL Center. Although the IL movement has just started in Malaysia, APCD ex trainees have become a driving force promoting IL by empowering persons with disabilities at the grassroots level through peer-counseling and cooperating with a wider-range of non-disabled persons in society.