Abstract
People with disabilities (PWDs) are often excluded from the surrounding community due to their physical or mental health deficiencies. This special group needs special care to enable them to have equal opportunities in all aspects. This project aims to develop PWDfriendly modules specially designed to train and build PWD skills on basic bakeries products including pizza bread, red bean bun, sausage bread and “paung” bread (plain bun). Considering their disabilities in reading for most of the PWD, the modules are more focused on visual presentations rather than instructions. To access the functioning of the modules, direct practical experience was conducted in a series of workshops in community-based rehabilitation (CBR). The effectiveness of the modules was evaluated in terms of their feasibility and acceptability including colour scheme, language used, skills and knowledge enhancement, user friendly and attractiveness level. Most of the respondents either strongly agreed or agreed on the components of feasibility and acceptability of the PWD-friendly modules. The modules were said to user friendly, helpful and recommended to be used by others. Not only these modules could improve the PWD skills on bakeries products for commercialization but also increased their motivation and self-confidence to get involved with the community.
Highlights
According to the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2008, “OKU or disabled is defined as a person who has long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society” (Social Welfare Department, 2021)
To assist People with disabilities (PWDs) candidates in measuring the weight of each ingredient, the amount was converted from grams into cups and spoons, based on the size and colour for the classification
The importance of each ingredient is stated at the bottom of the picture to assist the teacher/staff or parents if they want to explain to PWD during the preparation session
Summary
According to the Persons with Disabilities Act, 2008, “OKU or disabled is defined as a person who has long term physical, mental, intellectual or sensory impairment which in interaction with various barriers may hinder their full and effective participation in society” (Social Welfare Department, 2021). Inability to live independently is the main concern, especially for the young age to prepare them for greater job opportunities. The Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Suhakam) said People with Disabilities (PWD) in Malaysia continue to face inequalities in their aspects of life including employment, education and health, resulting in being marginalized from social participation (Babulal, 2017). People with disabilities usually face unprecedented challenges in seeking jobs. The unemployment rate of PWD remains significantly higher than those without disabilities. National social policy that was launched by the Malaysian government on 19 August 2003 proposed
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