Malaysia*
General Country Information
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 26,150,256 (July 2010)
Form of Government: Constitutional Monarchy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone - main lines: 4.292 million (2008)
Telephone - mobile: 27.125 million (2008)
Internet hosts: 362,968 (2009)
Internet users: 16.903 million (2008)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.50
World Rank 2005/2006: 57
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
Damai Disabled Persons Association of Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan
No. 4, Lorong 1A/71J, Jalan Carey,
46000 Petaling Jaya
Malaysia
http://www.damai.org.my/
Email: info@damai.org.my
Tel: +60-3-7782 3603
Fax: +60-3-7782 3962
Dignity and Services
P.O. Box 498
Jalan Sultan
46760 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
http://dignityandservices.blogspot.com
Email: dignityandservices@yahoo.com
Tel / Fax: +603-772-555-69
Handicapped and Mentally Disabled
Lot 5042, Jalan Indah Permai 9
Taman Saleng Indah,
81400 Saleng, Senai, Johor
Malaysia
http://www.handicapjb.org.my
Email: jeevah@handicapjb.org.my
Tel: +603-7-598-9676
Fax: +603-7-598-9677
Independent Living and Training Centre
76, Taman Garing
Rawang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, 48000
Malaysia
http://www.iltcmalaysia.org.my
Email: info@iltcmalaysia.org.my / iltcmalaysia@gmail.com
Tel: +603-6091-2531 / +603-6093-6292
Fax: +603-6091-2531
Majudiri Y Foundation for the Deaf
26A, First Floor
Jalan Padang Belia, Brickfields
Kuala Lumpur 50470
Malaysia
http://www.mydeafoundation.org/
Email: sign@pd.jaring.my
Tel/Fax: +60-3-2274-0839
Malaysian Association for the Blind
P.O. Box No. 10687
50722 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
http://mab.org.my
Email: enquiry@mab.org.my
Tel: +603-2272-2677
Fax: +603-2272-2676
Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled (MCD) - DPI National Assembly
931 Jalan 17/38
Petaling Jaya
Selangor 46400
Malaysia
Email: mymcd@tm.net.my
Tel: +603-7956-2300
Fax: +603-7956-2615
Malaysian Council for Rehabilitation
Room 3, 4th flr Bangunan Sultan Salahuddin Adbul Aziz Shah,
16 Lorong Utara (A),
46200 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
Malaysia
http://rehabmalaysia.org/background
Email: myrehab@tm.net.my
Tel: +603-795-53510
Fax: +603-795-53514
Malaysia Federation of the Deaf
No. 6-13A, Tingkat 6, Menara KLH
Bandar Puchong Java, Puchong
Selangor Darul Ehsan, 47100
Malaysia
http://www.mfd.org.my
Tel: +603-8070-9308
Fax: +603-9076-1090
Malaysia Information Network for the Disabled
Unit 3-B, Bangunan Bakti Siti Hasmah
No. 6, Cangkat Abang Haji Openg
Taman Tun Dr Ismail
60000, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
http://www.mind.org.my
Email: info@mind.org.my
Tel: +603-7724-2655
Fax: +603-7724-2648
Malaysian Leprosy Relief Association
Lot 339 Third Floor
Wisma HLA, Jalan Raja Chulan
Kuala Lumpur 50200
Malaysia
http://www.sabah.org.my/scss/malra/
Email: ssssb@tm.net.my
Tel: +60-32142-4552
Fax: +60-32148-8163
Malaysian Spinal Injuries Association
No 19 Jalan 5/7
46000 Petalind Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
Malaysia
http://www.masia.org.my
Email: contact@masia.org.my
Tel / Fax: +603-90803198
National Council for the Blind
94B Jalan Tun Sambanthan
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
Email: ncftb@po.jaring.my
Tel: +603-227-24959 / +603-227-35508
Fax: +603-227-24960
Persatuan Bagi Orang Buta Malaysia (Malaysian Association For The Blind)
Kompleks MAB, Jalan Tebing
Off Jalan Tun Sambanthan 4,
50470, Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
http://www.mab.org.my
Email: info@mab.org.my
Tel: +603-2272-2677
Fax: +603-2272-2676
Pusat Majudiri Y (The YMCA Self-Reliance Center for the Deaf)
c/o YMCA Kuala Lumpur
95, Jalan Padang Belia, Brickfields
Kuala Lumpur
Wilayah Persekutuan, 50470
Malaysia
http://www.ymcakl.com/pmy
Email: pmy@ymcakl.com
Tel: +603-2-274-1439
Fax: +603-2-274-0559
Society of the Blind in Malaysia
40A, Jalan Padang Belia
50470 Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
http://www.sbm.org.my
Email: admin@sbm.org.my
Tel: +603-2274-6162
Fax: +603-2274-3818
Society for Disabled Persons Penang
Kompleks Masyarakat Penyayang,
CO-19-GF Jalan Utama,
Georgetown, 10450 Penang
Malaysia
http://www.disabledpersonspenang.org
Email: admin@disabledpersonspenang.org
Tel: +603-42281058
Fax: +603-42281058
Sustainable Independent Living and Access (SILA)
10, Jalan Brown
10350 Penang
Malaysia
http://surf.to/sila
Email: khorseri@po.jaring.my
Tel: +603-4-228-3306
Fax: +603-4-226-7042
The Kiwanis Disability Information and Support Centre (KDISC)
http://www.disabilitymalaysia.com
Email: info@disabilitymalaysia.com
Tel: +603-12-2100679 (Adeline)
Tel: +603-19-6638288 (Sew Chin)
Yayasan Sultan Idris Shah (YSIS)
Lot 158413, Lorong Bercham11
Bercham, 31400 Ipoh, Perak
Malaysia
http://ysis.org.my
Email: ysis@tm.net.my
Tel: +603-5-5481066