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Pemulihan Dalam Komuniti (PDK) is organised by Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Malaysia to reach out communities around the country in providing education and training for families and caregivers of individuals with special needs. Read about PDK     Hari Orang Kurang Upaya Kebangsaan is celebrated in Malaysia on the 3rd December every year in observant of the International Day of Disabled Person proclaimed by United Nation General Assembly in 1992 Realiti Kehidupan (Theme song for Hari Orang Kurang Upaya Kebangsaan)

The definition of 'disabilities' in Malaysia according to Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Malaysia is "Seseorang yang tidak berupaya menentukan sendiri bagi memperolehi sepenuhnya atau sebahagian daripada keperluan biasa seorang individu dan/ atau tidak dapat hidup bermasyarakat sepenuhnya disebabkan kekurangan sama ada dari segi fizikal atau mental dan sama ada ia berlaku semenjak lahir atau kemudian dari itu.". Read more by clicking Definisi OKU     There are about 6,000 people in Malaysia, registered under Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Malaysia as Orang Kurang Upaya (Disable Person). Find out more by clicking Statistik OKU

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