Malaysia
General Country Information
Capital: Kuala Lumpur
Population: 24,821,286 (July 2007)
Form of Government: Constitutional monarchy
Telephone and Internet Communications in real numbers
Telephone- main lines: 4.6 million (2000)
Telephone- mobile: 5 million (2000)
Internet hosts: 107,971 (2003)
Internet users: 5.7 million (2002)
Country Ranking
DOI* 2005/2006: 0.50
World Rank 2005/2006: 57
*The Digital Opportunity Index (DOI) evaluates the opportunity, infrastructure and utilization of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) worldwide and was created by the Korea Agency for Digital Opportunity and Promotion (KADO) and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The DOI is based on a scale of 0-1, where 1 is ideal, and the World Rank is taken into consideration out of 181 countries, based on the DOI.
Disability Organizations and Contact Information:
The Kiwanis Disability Information and Support Centre (KDISC)
info@disabilitymalaysia.com
Blind Professional Affairs Centre
no contact information currently available
Dignity and Services
dns_company@lycos.com
Handicapped and Mentally Disabled
no contact information currently available
Independent Living and Training Centre
litc_malaysia@yahoo.com
Malaysia Information Network for the Disabled
www.mind.org.my
Persatuan Membantu Orang-orang Kurang Upaya (Akal) Negeri Kedah Darul Aman (Society to Help People with Disability (Mind)
no contact information currently available
Persatuan Pemulihan Orang Cacat Negeri Perak
ppocpk@tm.net.my
Sarawak Society for the Blind, Sibu Division Branch
ssbsibu@tm.net.my
Sustainable Independent Living and Access (SILA)
khorseri@po.jaring.my
The National Council for the Blind
ncftb@po.jaring.my
The Society of Disabled Persons Penanag
admin@disabledpersonspenang.org
Yayasan Sultan Idris Shah (YSIS)
ysis@tm.net.my
Malaysian Association for the Blind
no contact information currently available
Pertubuhan Bagi Orang-Orang Buta Sabah
Sabah Society for the Blind
no contact information currently available