United Voice: Self-Advocacy in Malaysia in Covid times
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is a self-advocacy group for people with learning disabilities based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In fact, United Voice was the first self-advocacy organisation for people with learning disabilities to be set up in Malaysia back in 2005. |
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United Voice exists to support people with learning disabilities to speak up for themselves and for one another. |
United Voice also supports people with learning disabilities to get paid jobs through its transition program, supported employment and counselling services. |
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United Voice has played an important role in supporting people with learning disabilities all across Malaysia. |
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COVID-19 has made life hard for self-advocates. Self advocacy groups have struggled to stay in touch with their members and to continue to support one another. |
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A lot of people feel stuck at home. |
It has been difficult for people to stay in touch, especially when they don’t have access to the internet. |
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During the pandemic, family members and other supporters have had less time to support self-advocates. |
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But good things are still happening. |
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United Voice opened The I’m Possible Cafe for business on 9th March, 2021. |
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People are looking forward to their vaccines. |
And working together with ºù«Ӱҵ, Inclusion North and Learning Disability England, United Voice has recently. |
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Everyone hopes that people with learning disabilities will be able to be together again soon. |