PERSATUAN KANAK-KANAK ISTIMEWA HULU LANGAT (PKKI)
WHY THE NEED FOR DAY TRAINING CENTRES LIKE PKKI?
| • | Despite the government's efforts to cater for the needs of the
thousands of disabled persons in the country, the Ministry of National Unity
& Development (Department of Social Welfare) and the Ministry of Education
realised that they are unable to cope with the magnitude of the work
involved. |
| • | The Welfare Department therefore encourages and welcomes non-governmental
organisations or individuals that are willing to look into the needs of the
disabled, and in our case, the giving of special education to children. |
| • | The Ministry of Education only admits children with learning
difficulties from the age of seven, therefore leaving out the vital learning
years (0-7 years) when early intervention is most successful and
beneficial. |
| • | Even though the Ministry of Education has special classes and special
schools to cater to the needs of the deaf, the blind and children with
learning difficulties; the needs of thousands of others with
multiple disabilities that do not fit into these
categories are not met. |
| • | Other problems faced include the shortage of special classes
and teachers trained in Special Education. This leads to a great number of
children, especially those with behavioral problems, to be rejected for
admission to special classes in government schools.
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