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International Day of Persons with Disabilities - 3rd December

I just got to know that The United Nations (UN) had declared that the date of 3rd December every year to be observed as the International Day of Disabled Persons. The same practice is carried out in Malaysia, under the purview of the Department of Social Welfare (Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat). Last year (2012) the theme was “Removing Barriers to Create an Inclusive Accessible Society for All". Taken form UN's official site: Persons with disabilities, “the world’s largest minority”, often face barriers to participation in all aspects of society. Barriers can take a variety of forms, including those relating to the physical environment or to information and communications technology (ICT), or those resulting from legislation or policy, or from societal attitudes or discrimination. The result is that persons with disabilities do not have equal access to society or services, including education, employment, health care, transportation, political participation or justice. Did yo...

The Summer School on Social Human-robot Interaction (HRI)

The last time I was in Cambridge was way back in year 2006. This year Allah swt has granted my wish to see beautiful Cambridgeshire and England all over again. Thank you Allah! The Summer School program will held at  Christ's College , University of Cambridge, UK from Monday 26 August to Friday 30 August 2013. Please visit their official website for more info!  Information on the Summer School Website ( HRI Summer School )