Getting to know you: The VIPs chatting with (from right, in wheelchair) Society of the Disabled Persons Penang president Teh Lay Kuan, Nur Atiqah Abdullah and other members. MORE public places such as shopping complexes should be equipped with disabled-friendly facilities so that the disabled can also have convenient access to these places.
Penang Health, Welfare, Caring Society and Environment Committee chairman Phee Boon Poh said this was important so that no section of the society would be left out.
He made this call at the re-launching ceremony of the Penang Rotary Wheel Chair Club at the Cerebral Palsy (Spastic) Children’s Association of Penang.
Fun day: The players of the boccia getting ready to demonstrate the game to the guests. Club chairman Chuah Ah Bah said: Although the club was formed 10 years ago, the number of activities has dwindled over the years as members are tied up with other commitments.”
“Therefore, with the re-launch and recent renovation of the Rotary Heritage House (Youth Centre) to include more handicapped-friendly facilities, we hope the club will be more active in organising activities,” said Chuah.
Also present was Rotary Club of Penang president Francois Sigrist.
Phee (forth right) speaking with the members of the Cerebral Palsy (Spastic) Children's Association of Penang and Rotary Club of Penang after the ceremony. After the ceremony, several association members demonstrated a game of boccia, a target sport designed for people with cerebral palsy and other disabilities affecting motor skills.
The aim of the game was to throw leather balls as close as one could to a white ball known as the jack.
Players who could throw the ball with their hands were not eligible for assistance, while those with severe locomotor dysfunction may compete with the help of a ramp and an assistant.
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