Malaysia legislation

Section 32

of *PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ACT 2008

Section 32

(2)

The Council shall take appropriate measures—

(a)

to encourage and promote the participation, to the fullest extent possible, of persons with disabilities in mainstream sporting activities at all levels;

(b)

to ensure that persons with disabilities have an opportunity to organise, develop and participate in disability specific sporting and recreational activities and, to this end, encourage the provision, on an equal basis with persons without disabilities, of appropriate instruction, training and resources;

(c)

to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to sporting, recreational and tourism venues;

(d)

to ensure that children with disabilities have equal access with other children without disabilities to participation in play, recreation and leisure and sporting activities, including those activities in the school system; and

(e)

to ensure that persons with disabilities have access to services from those involved in the organization of recreational, leisure, sporting activities and tourism.

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