STREETS, New Straits Times
Sheila Sri Priya
Taman Medan assemblymember Haniza Talha (right) handing over a cheque for RM2,500 to Zainal for reconstruction works in his flat’s washroom.
Taman Medan assemblymember Haniza Talha (right) handing over a cheque for RM2,500 to Zainal for reconstruction works in his flat’s washroom.
PETALING JAYA: Fifty-one-year-old Saleha Tahya goes out every day to sell her homemade pastries. While out, she worries about her wheelchair-bound husband.
The bathroom in their low-cost flat is not disabled-friendly, and Zainal Abidin Hashim, 55, has fallen and injured himself five times in the last month. But she will soon have greater peace of mind.
Taman Medan state assemblyman Haniza Talha has contributed RM2,500 to adapt the bathroom to her husband's needs. Non-governmental organisation Habitat will contribute another RM2,500.
"Low-income families in the Taman Medan area with similar problems should register with us for aid," she said.Haniza said there were no open spaces in PJS, 2 and 3 for the disabled and retirees.
"Zainal is trapped at home. It would be good if a centre could be set up for senior citizens and the disabled to go to, to pass the time more productively instead of staying homealone."
She said that with the longer life expectancy in Malaysia, the number of elderly people will grow. Their needs need to be considered in the design of new buildings and housing estates.
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