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Directory > Associations and Support Groups > Selangor and Kuala Lumpur
| Name 1 | Badan Amal Bagi Kanak-Kanak/ Dewasa Istimewa Selangor (BAKIS) | | Address | JKR 229, Jalan Syed Masyor
44000 Kuala Kubu Bharu
Hulu Selangor, Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-60644472 | | Operation Hours | Hotline open 24 hours. Office opens during school hours | | Description | Provides assistance with rehabilitation and education for children over age 13 years and adults with disabilities. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Blind Professional Affairs Centre | | Name 2 | (Part of the National Council for the Blind) | | Address | 94A, Jalan Tun Sambanthan,
Brickfields, 50470,
Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-22724959, 22721442 | | Fax | 03-22724960 | | Email | ncftb@po.jaring.my | | Description | Provides assistance and IT support for persons with visual impairment who wish to set up businesses or professions. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Care Home | | Address | 167, Jalan Gasing
46050 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
| | Telephone | 012-354 8075, 012-233 7660 | | Description | Provides assistance and respite care services for amputees
| | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Chit-Chat@TMLC | | Address | Taman Midah Lutheran Church
No 2-4, Jalan Midah 10A
Taman Midah
Cheras
56000 Kuala Lumpur | | Telephone | 03-91317336 | | Fax | 03-91329943 | | Description | Provides parental support to families with children with special needs. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | DAMAI Disabled Persons Association Of Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan | | Name 2 | (Persatuan Damai Orang-Orang Kurang Upaya, Selangor & W.P.) | | Address | No. 4, Lorong 1A/71J
Jalan Carey
46000 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-77823603, 03-78736579, 78758609 | | Fax | 03-77823962 | | Email | info@damai.org.my | | Website | www.damai.org.my/index.html | | Description | DAMAI is a non-profit organization started by the disabled for the disabled in 1998. Our primary objective is to provide people with disabilities with the necessary skills to be independent. Since its inception five years ago, DAMAI has contributed immensely towards this goal. We are proud to say that we have brought about significant changes in the lives of those who have approached us. In brief, Damai is a stepping stone for disabled individuals who decide to embark on the long and arduous journey towards independence. Provides counselling, home visits, wheelchair workshops, computer training, language classes and other activities. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Douglas Bader Society, Kuala Lumpur | | Name 2 | (Persatuan Douglas Bader Kuala Lumpur) | | Address | c/o Medical Rehabilitation Unit
University Malaya Medical Centre
59100 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-7950 2856 | | Fax | 03-7953 5643 | | Email | zaliha.omar@mind.org.my | | Website | www.douglasbaderfoundation.com | | Description | The Douglas Bader Society, Kuala Lumpur was formed in September 2004, the first overseas branch of the Douglas Bader Foundation (UK). Its main objective is to promote and advance the physical, psychosocial and spiritual welfare and benefit of persons who are without limbs. It aims to get the target group i.e. the amputees themselves as the prime movers of the organization. The society will be involved in providing support for amputees and promote their empowerment e.g. through education programmes, increasing awareness on information technology, to enhance the maximization of their potential to be useful members of the society and others. Runs the UMMC Douglas Bader Walking School | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Down Syndrome Parent Support Group | | Name 2 | Kumpulan Sokongan Sindrom Down | | Address | KSSD-HUKM-KDSF
Mrs Stella Chan-Cheong
14 Jalan Jaya
Taman Midah
Cheras
56000 Kuala Lumpur | | Telephone | 03-91719063 / 012-2987801 | | Email | chitchatsc@yahoo.com | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Down Syndrome Parents' Support Group | | Address | 23 Jalan SS15/5D
47500 Subang Jaya
Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-56343076 | | Email | kamariah_amin@yahoo.co.uk | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Heart Club | | Name 2 | A part of the Calvary Life Ministries | | Address | Unit 20-2, Jalan PJU 8/50
Damansara Perdana
47820 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-77103360 | | Fax | 03-77263315 | | Email | heartclub@clm.org.my | | Description | A club for children (ages 7-18 years) with special needs and learning difficulties. Meets every 3rd Saturday of the month from 3-5pm. Provides opportunities for children to experience different types of creative activities. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Heart Club Plus | | Name 2 | A part of the Calvary Life Ministries | | Address | Unit 20-2, Jalan PJU 8/50
Damansara Perdana
47820 Petaling Jaya
Selangor | | Telephone | 03-77103360 | | Fax | 03-77263315 | | Email | clm@clm.org.my | | Description | A self-help group for parents and caregivers of special children. This is a parent led group that offers support and encouragement in caring for oneself and one’s family. Meets every 3rd Saturday of the month from 3-5pm. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Here I Am - Parent's Support Group | | Address | No 5 Jalan SS1/41A
47300 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-78772651, 012-2872686 | | Fax | 03-83178998 | | Email | g_darshini@hotmail.com | | Description | Parent Support Group for parents of children with any learning disability.
| | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Hua Ming Autism Society (HMAS) | | Name 2 | (Persatuan Penjagaan dan Latihan Kanak-Kanak Autisik Hua Ming) | | Address | No.2 Jalan 20/8,
Taman Paramount,
46300 Petaling Jaya, Selangor | | Telephone | 03-79587385 | | Fax | 03-79587386 | | Email | hmas@autism.org.my | | Website | www.autism.org.my | | Description | Persatuan Penjagaan dan Latihan Kanak-Kanak Autisik Hua Ming which is commonly known as Hua Ming Autism Society (HMAS) in short, was started and established by a group of parents of children with autism in early 1996 and was officially registered with the Registrar of Societies on 18 December 1996. At present, HMAS has a total membership of more than a hundred people. HMAS's main objectives, amongst others, ate to provide education and training to children with autism and counselling to their parents, and also to develop public awareness of autism and promote community involvement and support for the people with autism and their families. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Impresif Care Home | | Address | No 11, Jalan Bukit Mentri Utara 7/4
46050 Petaling Jaya
Selangor
| | Telephone | 012-354 8075, 012-233 7660 | | Description | Provides assisstance and respite care services for amputees
| | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Institut Pembangunan Keluarga & Kanak-Kanak NURY | | Name 2 | The NURY Institute of Family & Child Development | | Address | No. 9-11, Lorong Wangsa 5A,
Jalan Wangsa 5,
Bukit Antarabangsa,
Ampang , Selangor.
| | Telephone | 03- 4107 5487 | | Description | Established in 1984. Runs development programmes for special children. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation (National Centre) | | Address | Lot 13490, Jalan Jenjarum
Off Jalan SS23/1, Taman SEA
PJU 6A, 47400 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-78030179 | | Fax | 03-78064862 | | Email | info@kdsf.org.my | | Website | www.kdsf.org.my | | Operation Hours | Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:00pm | | Description | The Kiwanis Down Syndrome Foundation is committed to the welfare of children with Down Syndrome, its main focus being the education of these children below 6 years old. Its activities are geared toward the setting up and management of Centres of Education for Children with Down Syndrome below 6 years old where emphasis is on: Maintaining and upgrading Special Education Programmes; Training of teachers in Special Needs Education; Counselling of families of children with Down Syndrome; Maintaining a comprehensive Resource Centre with information on Down Syndrome and Special Educational aids; and Creating public awareness of Down Syndrome. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Kiwanis Stroke & Neurological Rehabilitation Centre | | Name 2 | Pusat Pemulihan Neuro & Strok | | Address | No. 62 Jalan Gasing,
Petaling Jaya | | Telephone | 603-7960 9049 / 603-7960 5309 | | Description | The Centre provides services to help maximize recovery for individuals with stroke, spinal cord injury, Parkinson Disease, prevent complications, and to assist the patient towards independence with confidence and dignity. With improved physical independence, the patient can participate fully in family, social and vocational pursuits. Equipped with facilities for neurological rehabilitation, the Centre is run by physiotherapists assisted by trained volunteers. The patient and his/her family form part of the team.
| | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Majudiri Y Foundation for the Deaf | | Name 2 | (A project of YMCA KL) | | Address | c/o YMCA Kuala Lumpur
95, Jalan Padang Belia,
50470 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-22741439 Extn. 119 | | Fax | 03-22720559 | | Email | pmy@ymcakl.com | | Website | www.ymcakl.com/PMY | | Operation Hours | Monday-Friday 9.00am - 5.00pm, Saturday 9.00am - 1.00pm, Sunday 2.00pm - 6.00pm. | | Description | Provides education, counselling, support, activities and training programmes for the deaf. Also has a resource centre and toy library. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Malaysia Information Network for the Disabled (MIND) | | Name 2 | (A Joint Project by BAKTI) | | Address | Unit 3-B, Bangunan Bakti Siti Hasmah
No. 6, Cangkat Abang Haji Openg
Taman Tun Dr Ismail,
60000 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-7724 2655 | | Email | info@mind.org.my | | Website | www.mind.org.my | | Description | The Malaysian Information Network for the Disabled (MIND) was established to promote and improve awareness, availability and accessibility of information that can help people with disabilities live, learn, love, work and play independently. Focusses on providing counselling and rehabilitative services. MIND was founded by Associate Professor Dr. Zaliha Omar, Head of the Medical Rehabilitation Unit of the University of Malaya Medical Center. This project was undertaken by a small group of volunteers (with and without disabilities) working in the rehabilitation and disability-related field as part of the Department's continuing efforts to provide community development programs and services for persons with disabilities in Malaysia. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Malaysian Christian Association For Relief (Malaysian CARE) | | Name 2 | Services* People with Special Needs | | Address | No 15, Jalan 3/146
Metro Centre, Bandar Tasik Selatan
57000 Kuala Lumpur
| | Postal Address | PO BOX 13230
50804 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-90582102 | | Fax | 03-90584057 | | Email | mcarespd@po.jaring.my, adservice@mcare.org.my (adu | | Website | www.mcare.org.my | | Operation Hours | Monday-Friday 8:30am-5:30pm | | Description | This service supports and trains people with learning difficulties by providing :- Early Intervention Programmes (below 6 years), Day Training Centre - Independent living skills (13 - 25 years); Employment Support & Placement; Toy Library and Parents Resource Centre and Referral Services. Crucial needs of non-disabled children who come from poor and disadvantaged communities are also helped. Has an Early Intervention Programme, Toy Library and Resource Centre in partnership with SPICES at Wangsa Maju. They also run Pusat Harapan, a non residential centre to assist people with mental health problems. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | MyADHDSupport | | Name 2 | (Online LD Parent Support Group) | | Email | myadhdsupport@yahoogroups.com, ealiddell@yahoo.com | | Website | health.groups.yahoo.com/group/myadhdsupport/ | | Description | We are aiming to help families within Malaysia & South East Asia with information, resources & support for ADHD, ADD, specific Learning Difficulties, Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, OCD(Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), ODD (Oppositional Defiance Disorder),CD (Conduct Disorder), & other related "Hidden" disabilities. If you would like to discuss with other like minded people, ADHD & other disabilities & you live in Malaysia or South East Asia, please join us. Also Organises talks in the Selangor and FT Areas | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | National Association of People with Disabilities Malaysia | | Address | No 39, Jalan 20C
Off Jalan Badam 1
Taman Cheras
56100 Kuala Lumpur | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM) - Ampang Branch | | Address | No 9, Lorong Awan 1
68000 Ampang
Selangor Darul Ehsan
| | Telephone | 03-4256 1234 | | Fax | 03-4256 5360 | | Email | nasamampang@nasam.org | | Website | www.nasam.org/ | | Operation Hours | Monday-Friday 9am-1pm | | Description | Provides assistance, counselling and therapy for stroke victims. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | National Stroke Association of Malaysia (NASAM) - PJ Branch and HQ | | Address | No. 12, Jalan 7/2
46050 Petaling Jaya
Selangor Darul Ehsan
| | Telephone | 03-7956 4840 / 7956 1876 | | Fax | 03-7954 2275 | | Email | nasampj@nasam.org | | Website | www.nasam.org/ | | Operation Hours | Monday-Friday 10am-4pm (Lunch 12pm-2pm) | | Description | Provides assistance, counselling and therapy for stroke victims. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Dyslexia Wilayah Persekutuan | | Name 2 | (also called The Dyslexia Association, Federal Territory Kuala Lumpur) | | Address | 6 Persiaran Kuantan
Off Jalan Titiwangsa, Setapak
53200 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-40255109 | | Fax | 03-40255109 | | Email | dyslexia@maxis.net.my, carolieleong@yahoo.com | | Website | www.cikgu.net.my/english/dyslexia | | Operation Hours | Visit the Pusat Kegiatan from 1:00pm to 5:00pm Mondays-Fridays, or 9:00am to 1:00pm on Saturdays | | Description | An Association concerned with the education and welfare of dyslexia children and adults. Activities at the Dyslexia Association include : Small-Group Tuition Classes, Diagnosis and Assissment Services, Parent Seminars and Workshops, and Activities. Children may join their 3-month session that is available from Mondays - Fridays 8.30am - 5.30pm. Alternatively, their Saturday classes from 8.30am - 12.30pm (RM200 @ mth). 1:5 Teacher-Student ratio. School holiday sessions are also available. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Spastik Selangor Dan Wilayah Persekutuan | | Name 2 | (Spastic Children's Association of Selangor and Federal Territory) | | Address | No 14, Lorong Utara
PO Box 48
46700 Petaling Jaya, Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-79582393 / 79550296 | | Fax | 03-79561511 | | Email | scasft@tm.net.my | | Operation Hours | Mondays-Fridays 8:00am-4:15pm, Saturdays 8:00am-12:45pm. | | Description | There are at present about 210 spastic children from ages 1 to 18 receiving education therapy and rehabilitation training at the centre. Another about 30 spastic adults work in the sheltered workshop. There are several facilities at the Spastic Centre to provide free transport, education and treatment (including physiotherapy, speech therapy and occupational therapy) to the spastic children. Some of these facilities include clinics, classrooms, hydrotherapy pool, training kitchen, computer laboratory, library, music room, buses, shops, special sports training equipment and a multi-purpose hall. Other therapies include hydrotherapy, hippotherapy (riding for the disabled) and selective posterior rhizotomy. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Kebajikan & Penjagaan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Kuala Lumpur | | Address | No 2, Jalan Wangsa Siaga 1
53300 Wangsa Melawati
Kuala Lumpur | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Kebajikan Kanak-Kanak Istimewa Insan Wilayah Kuala Lumpur & Selangor | | Address | No 624, Jalan Riang 6
Jalan Kuchai Lama
Taman Gembira
58200 Kuala Lumpur | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Orang Cacat Pendengaran Selangor (POCPS) | | Name 2 | (Selangor Association of the Hearing Impaired) | | Address | No 25A, Tingkat 1
Jalan Pasar Baru, Off Jalan Meru
41050 Klang, Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-33430446, 019-359 8797 | | Fax | 03-33430446 | | Email | pocps@pd.jaring.my | | Website | www.geocities.com/pocpsel/ | | Description | Provides support and assisstance for persons with hearing impairment in Selangor. Organises sign language courses, social activities, sports as well as training in handicraft and performing arts. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Orang Pekak Kuala Lumpur | | Name 2 | Kuala Lumpur Society for the Deaf (KLSD) | | Address | 9B, 2nd Floor, Kompleks Perniagaan Seri Selangor
Jalan San Peng
55200 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-92230690 | | Fax | 03-92226536 | | Email | info@klsd.org.my, klsdeaf@pop.jaring.my | | Website | www.klsd.org.my | | Operation Hours | Mondays-Fridays 9am-5pm, Saturdays 9am-1pm. Closed First Saturdays. | | Description | Provides training, education and social activities for persons of all ages with hearing impairment. Also conducts courses in Sign Language and Information Technology. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Pusat Jagaan Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur | | Name 2 | (Kuala Lumpur Care Centres Association) | | Address | No 9 Jalan Tembaga,
Off Jalan Chan Chin Mooi,
Titiwangsa 53200, Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-40212415, 012-2708417 | | Fax | 03-40212415 | | Email | shaaru@tm.com.my | | Description | Serves to coordinate, regulate and advice all care centres in the Klang Valley. Provides courses and seminars for effective and proper magement of care centres. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Persatuan Sindrom Down Negeri Selangor | | Name 2 | (In Partnership with Persatuan Sindrom Down Malaysia) | | Telephone | 019-2275083 | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Pertubuhan Kebajikan Tunanitra (BUTA) W.P. & Selangor | | Address | 28 Blok D, Rumah Pangsa PKNS
Jln Tun Razak
Kampung Bahru, Kuala Lumpur
| | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Pertubuhan Keluarga Orang-orang Bermasalah Pembelajaran (PERKOBP) Sel & WP | | Name 2 | (Society of Families of Persons with Learning Difficulties) | | Address | 133 Lot 1995,
6.5 Miles, Jalan Puchong
58200 Kuala Lumpur
| | Postal Address | PERKOBP
No 4 Jalan Hujan Bubuk Dua
58200 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-77816467 | | Fax | 03-77816467 | | Email | chchng@tm.net.my | | Website | www.perkobp.org | | Operation Hours | Monday-Friday 9am-4pm | | Description | PERKOBP has its origin as an informal support group formed in early 1992 by a group of parents who were concerned with the welfare of their children with learning difficulties. Their main aim is to equip their special children with skills for independent living. Registered with the ROS as a society on 20th Nov 1993, the group now has about 300 members. Membership is opened to parents/guardians of persons, aged 17 years and above, with learning difficulties. Some of their activities include The Laundry Project, The Group Home Project, The Bakery Project and the The Organic Farm Project. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Pusat Pemulihan Kesihatan Rotary-PERKIM | | Name 2 | (Kuala Lumpur Rotary - PERKIM Rehabilitation Centre) | | Address | Flat Sri Perak, Tingkat Bawah, Blok 37
Bandar Baru Sentul
51100 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-40412482, 40417722, 40413722 | | Fax | 03-40427403 | | Email | info@perkim.net.my | | Website | www.perkim.net.my | | Description | The Kuala Lumpur Rotary - PERKIM Rehabilitation Centre helps the elderly victims of stroke and neurological dosorders, and post-operative patients who require social and therapeutic services. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | REACH Ministry for the Hearing Impaired | | Name 2 | (Reaching out Education and Awareness in society, Caring for the Hearing Impaired) | | Address | c/o St.Francis Xavier Church
135 Jalan Gasing,
Petaling Jaya, 46000, Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-79565977, 019-2619920 | | Fax | 03-79572435 | | Email | journey_reach@yahoo.com, sfx@pc.jaring.my | | Website | www.geocities.com/journey_reach, www.sfx.com.my | | Description | REACH Ministry for the Hearing Impaired, SFX, PJ commenced in 1992 with 3 deaf persons and 1 interpreter. Over the last 10 years, through the initiatives of this Ministry, more than 45 deaf persons have been identified throughout KL Archdiocese. We are parish-based, serving/assisting the KL Archdiocese to provide pastoral care for the deaf. We network with parishes to pave the way for active participation and involvement of Deaf people in parish life, and encourage deaf leadership. Currently, there are interpreted Masses for the deaf available under the REACH programme in the PJ and Klang districts. In addition, we provide tailored programmes (faith, education and awareness, self development and general knowledge) for the Deaf. Has programmes in PJ, Klang, Penang, Buttorworh and Kuching. | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Selangor and Federal Territory Association for the Retarded Children (SARC) | | Name 2 | (Persatuan Kanak-Kanak Cacat Akal Selangor & Wilayah Persekutuan) | | Address | Wisma Harapan,
No.522 Jln Sultan Abd Samad,
Brickfields,
50470 Kuala Lumpur | | Telephone | 03-22741457, 22741475 | | Fax | 03-22734933 | | Email | wisma_harapan@yahoo.com | | Operation Hours | Mondays-Fridays 8am-4pm | | Description | Serves Children and Adults with a mental handicap including Down Syndrome, Autism and Slow Learners. Runs a number of Education and Training Centres (SARC Centres) which provide EIP, CBR, Vocational and Worksop Training. Also organises Sports and social activities | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Society for the Interpreters of the Deaf (SID) | | Name 2 | (Society of Families of Persons with Learning Difficulties) | | Address | 41 A Lorong Ampang
50450 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-20314599 | | Fax | 03-20314599 | | Email | wonder@sid.org.my, cindy@sid.org.my | | Website | www.sid.org.my | | Operation Hours | Monday-Friday 9:00am-5:00pm | | Description | The Society of Interpreters for the Deaf in Selangor and the Federal Territory or more often known by its acronym, SID is a registered non-profit and non-governmental voluntary organization founded in 1990. SID takes on the mission to serve as interpreters on the educational, judicial and other various fronts to enable the Hearing Impaired Community the opportunity of equal rights and access to information and communication. SID also provides a platform for interpreters to share and exchange ideas on issues relating to interpreting. Provides training, coordinationa and support for interpreters. Also runs the Community Service Centre for the Deaf (CSCD). | | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | Society of the Blind, Malaysia (SBM) | | Name 2 | (Pertubuhan Orang Cacat Penglihatan Malaysia) | | Address | 40-A, Jalan Padang Belia,
Brickfields,
50470 Kuala Lumpur
| | Postal Address | P.O. Box 11155,
50736 Kuala Lumpur
| | Telephone | 03-22746162 | | Fax | 03-22743818 | | Email | admin@sbm.org.my | | Website | www.sbm.org.my | | Description | Organizes employment / career-based courses for members, sports and recreation for members and their families, adult literacy classes in Braille and languages, computer literacy training and exploration, recording services for the blind, brailling services for members and friends. Provides some welfare and educational assistance to blind members, their children and blind students.
| | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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| Name 1 | WHEELS for the Physically Disabled and the Visually Impaired | | Address | c/o St.Francis Xavier Church
135 Jalan Gasing,
Petaling Jaya, 46000, Selangor
| | Telephone | 03-79565977, 019-2619920 | | Fax | 03-79572435 | | Email | sandrav@tm.net.my, sfx@pc.jaring.my | | Website | www.sfx.com.my | | Description | WHEELS for the Physically Disabled and Visually Impaired is an initiative of the SFX Church, providing Ministry, Support and Fellowship for its members and members of the parish
| | Category | Associations and Support Groups | | State | Selangor and Kuala Lumpur | |    |
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