The groups that are actively involved with SILA include:
* Society of Disabled Persons, Penang
* Eden Handicap Centre
* Old Nicolites Association and St. Nicholas Association for the blind
* Society of the Blind, Malaysia (SBM), Penang Branch
* BAM Braille Library
* Penang Deaf Association
* YMCA Deaf Club and Self-Reliance Centre for the Deaf
* Spastic Childrens' Centre (SPC)

Among the smart partnerships achieved by this group is bringing together:
* People with physical disabilities and who are visually impaired (those with problems of access to physical environment) together with people who are hearing-impaired (those with problems with access to information and communication.)

* People with disabilities and architects, signage-experts, lawyers and advocates for sustainable transport and equitable access.

Achievements:

1. Documentation carried out by people with disabilities on the problems of disabled access on:

a) Penang Botanic Gardens
b) Caring Society Complex - a major public facility catering to civic and welfare groups
c) KOMTAR - The City's Main Administrative Centre
d) St. Nicholas Home for the Blind to One-Stop Midlands Shopping Centre Footpath

2. Memorandum presented to the City Mayor outlining problems faced by people with disabilities on issues of access.

3. Participating in the UN-ESCAP Beijing Pilot Project Final Workshop.

4. Participating in the Expert Group Meeting on Training Persons with disabilities for the promotion of non-handicapping environments, Pattaya, Thailand


ur Achievements:

1. Documentation carried out by people with disabilities on the problems of disabled access on:

a) Penang Botanic Gardens
b) Caring Society Complex - a major public facility catering to civic and welfare groups
c) KOMTAR - The City's Main Administrative Centre
d) St. Nicholas Home for the Blind to One-Stop Midlands Shopping Centre Footpath

2. Memorandum presented to the City Mayor outlining problems faced by people with disabilities on issues of access.

3. Participating in the UN-ESCAP Beijing Pilot Project Final Workshop.

4. Participating in the Expert Group Meeting on Training Persons with disabilities for the promotion of non-handicapping environments, Pattaya, Thailand

5. Organising a Training Workshop for the training of trainers for people with disabilities

Last modified on Thursday, February 07, 2002