- Dr Amar-Singh HSS, person with dyslexia, child-disability activist, advisor to National Early Childhood Intervention Council, advisor to National Family Support Group for Children and People with Special Needs, Member, The OKU Rights Matter Project, and member, Harapan OKU Law Reform Group.
- Yuenwah San, disability-ageing gender activist, care partner, and Honorary Senior Advisor (Disability Inclusion), Social Development Division, United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP); Member, The OKU Rights Matter Project; and member, Harapan OKU Law Reform Group.
- Meera Samanther, disability gender activist, parent advocate, chair (Persons with Disability), Civil Law and Law Reform Committee, Bar Council, committee member, Association of Women Lawyers, Malaysia, member, Harapan OKU Law Reform Groupm former President, Women’s Aid Organisation, and former President, Association of Women Lawyers.
- Anit Randhawa, advocate and solicitor, co-chair, Committee for Introduction of Mental Capacity Act, Civil Law and Law Reform Committee, Bar Council, member, The OKU Rights Matter Project, and member, Harapan OKU Law Reform Group.
- Mary Chen, founding chairperson, Challenges Foundation and member, Harapan OKU Law Reform Group.
- Sangeet Kaur Deo, advocate and solicitor, and member, Harapan OKU Law Reform Group.
- Dr. Naziaty Mohd Yaacob, polio survivor and person with multiple disabilities, Accessibility and Mobility Advisor, facilitator, Kuala Lumpur City Hall Strategic Plan on Accessibility Audits, former member, Majlis Kebangsaan Orang Kurang Upaya (MBOKU) 2008-2012, and former associate professor of Architecture, University of Malaya.
- Jessica Mak, president, Malaysian Sign Language and Deaf Studies Association.
- Annie Ong Hwei Ling, president, National Organisation of Malaysian Sign Language Instructors.
- Mutharasapan Lakshmanan, president, Kuala Lumpur and Selangor Deaf Media and Technology Association.
- Albert Wong Toung Chui, chairman, Sarawak Society for the Deaf.
- Sharifah Tahir, care partner, dementia and care partner advocate, Teepa Snow Positive Approach to Care (PAC) Certified Independent Advanced Consultant and Trainer, and Founder of UniquelyMeInitiatives.
- Edmund Lim, co-founder and president, Persatuan WeCareJourney, activist (child-disability, spinal muscular atrophy and rare diseases), and care partner.
- Wong Hui Min, president, National Early Childhood Intervention Council Malaysia.
- Simon Hoo, chairperson, Support for Parents, Infants and Children through Early Services (SPICES) Early Intervention Centre.
- Ng Lai-Thin, care partner and project lead, National Early Childhood Intervention Council, member, The OKU Rights Matter Project.
- Dr Wong Woan Yiing, consultant paediatrician, committee member, NETWORK for the Needs of Children with Disability Perak.
- Ai-Na Khor, chief executive, Asia Community Service.
- Mary Lam, chairperson, Pertubuhan Perkhidmatan Intervensi Awal (PPIA) Batu Pahat.
- Fatimah Saad, chairperson, Kiwanis Malaysia Academy, and charter president, Kiwanis Club Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI).
- Desiree Hersham Kaur, founder, Project Haans, co-founder of Adells Learning Centre, and vice-president, Kiwanis Club Taman Tun Dr Ismail (TTDI).
- Dunstan Soo, Sarawak OKU Skills Development Association.
- Wong Poh Lin, director, Siloam House, A Home for People with Disability.
- Loh Kong Kean, honorary advisor, Society of the Blind in Malaysia (SBM).
- Feilina Feisol, board member, National Autism Society of Malaysia (NASOM), and board member, Ronald McDonald House of Charity (RMHC).
- Mary Shanthi Dairiam, Women’s Right to Equality Expert; former United Nations CEDAW committee member, January 2005 to December 2008, founding director, International Women’s Rights Action Watch Asia Pacific, and former president, Women’s Aid Organisation, 2001 to 2003.
- Ivy Josiah, women’s rights advocate and gender educator, past president and executive director, Women’s Aid Organisation.
- Bina Ramanand, co-founder, Foreign Spouse Support Group, and women’s equality and gender justice activist.
- Dr. Lim Chee Han, main coordinator, Manifesto Rakyat, head of Political Cluster, Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia, co-convener, People’s Health Forum, co-founder, Agora Society Malaysia, and exco member, Family Frontiers.
- Nik Nadia Nik Mohd Yusoff, parent advocate.
- Wathshlah Naidu, gender and human rights activist.
- Tan Kuan Aw, artist with multiple disabilities and veteran disability rights activist.
- Moses Choo, former member, Majlis Kebangsaan Orang Kurang Upaya (MBOKU), 2016 to 2021.
- Anthony Alexander Chong, deaf advocate and Malaysian socio-linguistics expert and BIM poet.
- Haymasuthan Periasamy, deaf advocate and photographer.
- Tay Chia Yi, speech-language therapist and first Malaysian reading an MSc in Dementia Studies at Bangor University, United Kingdom.
- Dr Leela Koran, dementia care advocate and researcher (with particular interest in language loss and linguistic diversity).
- Prof Dr Toh Teck Hock, consultant paediatrician and child health and disabilities activist, vice-president, National Early Childhood Intervention Council, and advisor, National Family Support Group for Children and People with Special Needs.
- Dr Hasnah Toran, lecturer, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and autism expert.
- Prof Ruzita Amin, lecturer, International Islamic University Malaysia and OKU Fizikal.
- Dr Aizan Sofia, lecturer, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia and OKU Fizikal.
- Major-General Yusri, disability awareness activist.
- Dr Shatesh Kumar, youth activist.
- Ahmad Daniel, deputy president, OKU Sentral.
- Association of Women Lawyers.
- Pertubuhan Orang Cacat Penglihatan Malaysia.
- Methodist Care Centre Sarawak.
- Sibu Autistic Association.
- Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation.
- Pertubuhan Perkhidmatan Intervensi Awal (PPIA), Batu Pahat.
- Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Kajang Selangor (PKIK).
Reported by CodeBlue
Published on 19 April 2023
Source: https://codeblue.galencentre.org/2023/04/19/extend-second-term-for-senator-ras-adiba-people-with-disabilities-advocates-and-csos/