In order to be eligible for disability services , children with disabilities must be assessed by the Ministry of Health and verified as being a person with disabilities, and then registered with the Social Welfare Department. These services are mainly focused on children from the ages of 0 - 18 years.

Categories of disabilities include : Visual impairment, Intellectual disabilities, Multiple disabilities, Severely disabled, Hearing impairment, Physical disabilities, Learning disabilities, and other disabilities.

Ministry of Health (Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia) - Provides services such as:

• Initial assessment by multidisciplinary team


• Occupational therapy, Physical rehabilitation / physiotherapy


• Speech therapy, Hearing therapy / audiology


• Follow-up treatment, Dietitian, Psychotherapy

Social Welfare Department (Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat) - Provides services such as:

• Registration and Disabled Identity Card


• Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR)


• External services (assistance, launching grants, disabled workers allowance, assistive devices)


• Institutional rehabilitation services


• Vocational Training, Counseling and advisory services, Job placement

Ministry of Education (Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia) - Provides services such as:

• Pre-school


• Integration programmes for the learning, visual and hearing-disabled


• Special education schools, Vocational secondary schools

Department of Labour (Jabatan Tenaga Kerja) - Provides services such as:

• Undertakes promotion and advocacy for the employment of persons with disabilities in the private sector, Assists in finding employment in the private sector


• Enforces the Employment Act of 1955


• Receives and handles complaints with regards to employment

Affiliated NGOs - Assists government agencies by providing services such as:

• Daycare and education centres


• Community-based rehabilitation, Early Intervention programmes


• Multidisciplinary community activity


• Education / training for self-independence


• Web-based support


• Support and parent groups


• Sign language, Braille classes


• Counseling, Social clubs, Resource Centres, Referrals