KUALA LUMPUR: The report on the fatal incident involving a visually impaired man who was run over by a train after falling onto the Titiwangsa Light Rail Transit (LRT) tracks on Feb 22 has been submitted to the Transport Ministry and the Land Public Transport Agency (Apad).
KUALA LUMPUR: A visually impaired man died after falling onto the railway tracks and then being struck by a train at the Titiwangsa Light Rail Transit (LRT) station on Saturday (Feb 22) morning, Malay language portal Astro Awani reports.
PETALING JAYA: The coming World Braille Day serves as an opportunity for society to honour the daily struggles of the blind and visually impaired, and calls have been made for more to be done for them.
Resorts World Genting (RWG) hosted a Christmas celebration for 23 visually impaired individuals from the Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB).
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd has released a new artificial intelligence model in its Qwen series that the company says can process text, pictures, audio and video, and is efficient enough to run directly on mobile phones and laptops.
KUALA LUMPUR: Police are appealing for the public's help to locate a visually impaired girl who has not returned home since Saturday (Dec 7) morning.
Tulus Project donated laptops to Malaysian Association for the Blind (MAB) to support its administrative tasks and empower its visually impaired members.
EIGHT teams of visually impaired Malaysians faced off in a fast-paced table game called Showdown.
OUTRAGED by yet another case of negligence towards the disabled community, over 50 people with disabilities (OKU) and seven non-governmental organisations (NGOs) staged a protest outside Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) headquarters on Wednesday (March 12), demanding urgent action to protect their right to safe and accessible public spaces.
TOKYO: (Bernama-Kyodo) A Japanese startup backed by Honda Motor Co. has launched a shoe-mounted vibration device to help visually impaired people navigate their surroundings.
Tan Jing Jie, a third-year doctorate student from Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR), is the Malaysian champion of the Asean-IPR Cybersecurity Youth Essay Competition.
THE world might appear monochromatic to them but for three visually impaired massage therapists, being a Malaysian feels like a vibrant rainbow.
Members of the public learned to empathise with the visually impaired community at the 14th Blind Leading the Blind (BLB) charity walk that kicked off at MAB Complex in Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur.
A DYNAMIC group of students from Taylor’s University’s engineering, medical and business schools – called Team Visionaries – has come together to bring about education equality for the visually impaired through their innovative invention, the BraillePad.
It's less furry than a traditional companion, but a six-legged Chinese robot "guide dog" could one day help vision impaired people live more independently, according to its research development team in Shanghai.
TANDEM biking opened up a whole new world of sensory exploration for the visually impaired at the Ride for Sight 2023.
Teenager Siti Nursuhaila Jamil travels to SMK Pendidikan Khas in Setapak, Kuala Lumpur to gain skills for her future.
TEENAGER Penny Rose has never let her disability stop her from striving for academic excellence and being active in co-curricular activities.
KUALA LUMPUR: Installing barriers in high-risk areas, including on light rail transit platforms, is crucial to ensure the safety of Persons with Disabilities, especially those with visual impairments.
Hong Kong Blind Union says it has offered the service at 105 sports events over the past 4½ years