Implementing the World Report on Disability in Malaysia: A student-led service to promote knowledge and innovation

Abstract

The lead article by Wylie, McAllister, Davidson, and Marshall (2013) puts forward pertinent issues facing the speech-language pathology profession raised by the World Report on Disability. This paper continues the discussion by reporting on a capacity building action research study on the development, implementation, and evaluation of a new approach to early intervention speech-language pathology through clinical education in Malaysia. This research evaluated a student-led service in community-based rehabilitation that supplemented existing and more typical institution-based services. A Malaysian community-based rehabilitation project was chosen due to its emphasis on increasing the equitability and accessibility of services for people with disabilities which was a catalyst for this research. Also, expanding awareness-building, education, and training activities about communication disability was important. The intention was to provide students with experience of working in such settings, and facilitate their development as advocates for broadening the scope of practice of speech-language pathology services in Malaysia. This article focuses on the findings pertaining to the collaborative process and the learning experiences of the adult participants. Through reflection on the positive achievements, as well as some failures, it aims to provide deeper understanding of the use of such a model.

CBR Workers' Training Needs for People with Communication Disability

“…Working together with CBR will also benefit SLPs to become more aware about the multisectoral nature of disability work. These collaborations with workers can thus enhance and inform SLP training (Van Dort et al, 2013). Furthermore, working with the community will help increase knowledge and skills, and raise community awareness about communication disability.…”

“…Given the limited numbers of SLPs in Malaysia (Van Dort et al, 2013), it was no surprise that the majority of workers (n=320; 76%) had never worked with SLPs. This is unfortunate, especially given the high prevalence of persons with communication disability, with 61.4% of workers noting they often encountered such clients.…”

A Literature Review Of Community Based Rehabilitation (Cbr) Research In Malaysia

“…From the 47 sources, 15 were found to be consistent and relevant to examine on CBR/PDK. From the 15, 6 articles namely (Bury, 2005;Dort et al, 2013;Hamza et al, 2011;Kamaruddin, 2007) were eliminated as the core issues not directly related to CBR/PDK.…”

The Response of Accessibility Infrastructures for PWD to National Disability Policies in Higher Institutions of Developing Countries: Case Study of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur

“…Yet, the bill has not been passed to law till date. Malaysian commitment towards the implementation of UN CRPD was comprehensive and documented with research evidences (Dort, Coyle, Wilson, & Ibrahim, 2013).…”