MAJLIS KEBANGSAAN BAGI ORANG BUTA, MALAYSIA

NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE BLIND, MALAYSIA

KONVENSION JUBLI PERAK NCBM
NCBM SILVER JUBILEE CONVENTION
TEMA: "KE ARAH PENYERTAAN BERKESAN DAN KESAKSAMAAN
HAK GOLONGAN CACAT PENGLIHATAN DALAM ARUS
PEMBANGUNAN PERDANA 1MALAYSIA".
THEME: "TOWARDS EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION AND EQUAL
RIGHTS FOR THE BLIND IN THE 1MALAYSIA MAINSTREAM
DEVELOPMENT".
VENUE: Hotel Midah, 8 Kampung Atap, off Jalan
Maharajarela,
Kuala Lumpur.

NCBM Silver Jubilee Organising Chairman:

Mr. William Godwin Brohier.

NCBM National Convention Organising Chairman:

Dato' Mah Hassan bin Haji Omar.
Rapporteurs:
Mr. WG Brohier,
Dato' Mah Hassan,
Mr. Kway Eng Hock,
Mr. Wong Yoon Loong,
Dr. Wong Huey Siew,
Ms. Chok Siew Lee,
Mr. Loh Kong Ken,
Mr. Moses Choo,
Mr. Ivan Ho.
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PROGRAMME
SUNDAY, 4 DECEMBER, 2011
2:00 pm

Registration Counter Opens

7:00 pm

Bus will leave for dinner at Crystal Crown

DAY 1 - MONDAY, 5 DECEMBER 2011.

8.00 am

Registration of participants.

9.00 am

Welcoming Speech and Overview of the Convention by

Dato' Mah Hassan bin Haji Omar, Chairman of the NCBM
Convention Organising Committee.

9.15 am

Address by Dato' S. Kulasegaran, President of NCBM.

9.30 am

Plenary Paper 1 (45 minutes)

Moderator :
Mr. William Godwin Brohier, NCBM Silver
Jubilee Celebrations Organising Chairman.
Presenter

Mr. Ivan Ho Tuck Choy,

Executive Director, NCBM.

Topic

NCBM in 25 Years: Challenges,

Dreams and Hopes".

Together We Walk, Together We Progress".

10.45 am

Tea-break.

11.15 am

Forum 1

Moderator :

Mr. Wong Yoon Loong, WBUAP Regional

Communications Co-ordinator.

Speaker 1

En. Daud Mohd. Amin.

Topic

NCBM and Its Affiliates, a United Force?"

Speaker 2

Mr. Yam Tong Woo, a retired engineer.

Topic

Healthy Finance Breeds Quality Projects".

Speaker 3

Dato' Sayed A. Rahman bin Sayed Mohd,

Hon. Treasurer, Malaysian Red Crescent
Society.

Topic

Promoting Better Cooperation with Relevant

Government Agencies".

Speaker 4

Dato' Ghazali bin Dato' Yusoff, President,

Malaysian Council for Rehabilitation.

Topic

Developing a Harmonious Relationship with

Other Strategic Partners".

1.00 pm

Lunch.

2.00 pm

Plenary Paper 2: (45 minutes).

3.15 pm

Moderator :

Mr. Kway Eng Hock, Chairman, NCBM

Committee on Education.

Presenter

Mr. Bong Muk Shin, Pengarah, Bahagian

Pendidikan Khas, Kementerian Pendidikan
Malaysia.

Topic

Transformation in Malaysian Special

Education Programme and How It Benefits the
Blind and Vision-Impaired Children in
Gaining Equal Access to Quality Education".

Forum 2

Effective Programmes to Promote Productive

Employment".

5.00 pm

Moderator :

Dato' Mah Hassan bin Hj. Omar, Chairman,

Convention Organising Committee.

Speaker 1

Jabatan -- Perkhidmatan Awam.

Topic

Pelaksanaan Dasar Satu Peratus Peluang

Pekerjaan dalam Perkhidmatan Awam kepada
Orang Kurang Upaya"; (Implementation of the
Policy on One Percent Job Opportunities in the
Public Service Reserved for Persons with
Disabilities).

Speaker 2

Mr. Kenji Kuno, Senior Advisor, JICA,

JKMM.

Topic

Job Coach Service".

Speaker 3

Mr. Moses Choo Siew Cheong, Assistant

Executive Director, NCBM.

Topic

Challenges for the BVI to Acquire suitable

Technologies for Employment".

Speaker 4

Dr. Jacqueline Emanuel, Assistant Placement

Officer, Malaysian Association for the Blind.

Topic

Job Placement Service: New Challenges,

New Ideas".

Adjournment.

DAY 2 - TUESDAY, 6 DECEMBER 2011.

9.00 am

Convention Updates by Mr. William G. Brohier.

9.15 am

Plenary Paper 3 (45 minutes).

Moderator :

Mr. Ivan Ho Tuck Choy, Executive Director,

NCBM.
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Presenter

Mr. Kua Cheng Hock, Past President of the

World Blind Union-Asia Pacific (WBUAP).

Topic

The Role of NCBM at the International Level

and How It Benefits BVI in Malaysia".

Economic Empowerment for the BVI".

10.30 am

Tea-break.

11.00 am

Forum 3

12.45 pm

Moderator :

Dr. Wong Huey Siew, Chairman, NCBM

Committee on Employment and Economic
Empowerment of the Blind.

Speaker 1

Puan Junaidah bt Tukiman, Penolong

Pengarah, Jabatan Tenaga Kerja.

Topic

Skim Bantuan Galakan Perniagaan OKU dari

perspektif OKU Penglihatan".

Speaker 2

Mr. Marcus Thuta Aung, a lecturer from

Myanmar.

Topic

Business Enterprise, a Viable Alternative to

Address Unemployment Issues".

Speaker 3

Mr. Lee Sheng Chow, Proprietor of BP

Massage Centre.

Topic

Massage Business: New Challenges, New

Ideas".

Speaker 4

En. Abdul Rahim bin Hamzah, a businessman.

Topic

Self Employment, a Solution for

Unemployment of the BVI".

Lunch.

2.00 pm

3.15 pm

Plenary Paper 4 (45 minutes).

Moderator :

Mr. William G. Brohier, Chairman, NCBM

Silver Jubilee Celebrations Organising
Committee.

Presenter

Dato' Mah Hassan bin Hj. Omar, President of

the Malaysian Confederation of the Disabled,
and a practising lawyer.

Topic

A Paradigm Shift for the Equalisation of

Opportunities in the Light of the PWD Act".

Forum 4

Towards an Effective Social Protection of the

More Vulnerable Groups".

Moderator :

Dato' Dr. Hsiung Kwo Yeun, President,

Sarawak Society for the Blind, and a Delegate
to NCBM.

Speaker 1

Mr. Liong Teck Yau, a retired Government

employee.

Topic

ELDERLY BVI Persons".

Speaker 2

Ms. Ruth Marcus, Hon. Secretary of the Sabah

Society for the Blind.

Topic

BVI Women and Girls".

Speaker 3

Mohd. Mustaza bin Mohamad Zin, Chairman,

Committee on Youth Development, Society of
the Blind in Malaysia.

Topic

BVI Youth".

Speaker 4

Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat Malaysia.

Topic

BVI Living in Poverty".

5.00 pm

Adjournment.

DAY 3 - WEDNESDAY, 7 DECEMBER 2011.

9.00 am

Forum 5

Implementing with Innovative Ideas".

Moderator :

Mrs. Rosalind Chew Bee Koh, President of the

Sabah Society for the Blind, and a Delegate to
NCBM.

Speaker 1

Still to be filled up

Topic :

Prevention of blindness from a

corporate prospective ".

Speaker 2

En. Mohd. Amin bin Mat Nor, Past President

of the Society of the Blind in Malaysia.

Topic

Highly Competitive Versus Widely Enjoyed

Sporting Activities for the BVI".

Speaker 3

Department of Tourism.

Topic

Accessible Tourism".

Speaker 4

Mr. Choo Kim Yoon, a deaf-blind person.

Topic

Blind Persons with Additional Disabilities".

10.45 am

Tea-break.

11.15 am

Presentation and endorsement of the Convention Declaration.

Presenter

Mr. William G. Brohier, Chairman, NCBM

Silver Jubilee Celebrations Committee.

12.30 pm

Closing Ceremony.

1.00 pm

Lunch.
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END OF CONVENTION.
(Version released on 23 November, 2011).