Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 s 26

s 26 Access to public facilities, amenities and services and buildings

(1) Persons with disabilities shall have the right to access to and use of, public facilities, amenities, services and buildings open or provided to the public on equal basis with persons without disabilities, but subject to the existence or emergence of such situations that may endanger the safety of persons with disabilities. (2) For the purposes of subsection (1), the Government and the providers of such public facilities, amenities, services and buildings shall give appropriate consideration and take necessary measures to ensure that such public facilities, amenities, services and buildings and the improvement of the equipment related thereto conform to universal design in order to facilitate their access and use by persons with disabilities.

Malay text (authoritative)

Akses kepada kemudahan, ameniti, perkhidmatan dan bangunan awam

(1) Orang kurang upaya hendaklah mempunyai hak untuk akses kepada dan menggunakan kemudahan, ameniti, perkhidmatan dan bangunan awam yang dibuka atau disediakan kepada orang ramai atas asas kesetaraan dengan orang upaya, tetapi tertakluk kepada kewujudan atau kemunculan apa-apa keadaan yang boleh membahayakan keselamatan orang kurang upaya. (2) Bagi maksud subseksyen (1), Kerajaan dan penyedia manamana kemudahan, ameniti, perkhidmatan dan bangunan awam hendaklah memberi pertimbangan yang sesuai dan mengambil langkah yang perlu untuk memastikan bahawa kemudahan, ameniti, perkhidmatan dan bangunan awam itu serta penambahbaikan kelengkapan yang berkaitan dengannya menepati reka bentuk sejagat bagi memudahkan akses kepada dan penggunaan oleh orang kurang upaya. Akta 685 BM 23 1/22/08 11:46:19 AM

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Source: Laws of Malaysia, Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia (lom.agc.gov.my). Not a copy of the Gazette printed by the Government Printer (Interpretation Acts 1948 and 1967, s 61).

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