Thursday June 5, 2008 Another burden for us, say the disabled
PETALING JAYA: The disabled are unhappy with the fuel price increase because many of them, especially those who are wheelchair-bound, are also drivers and it is inconvenient for them to take public transport.
“The disabled, who are weighed down with expensive medical bills, will be further burdened with the increase in the price of petrol,” said Anthony Thanasayan, president of the Malaysian Animal Assisted Therapy for the Disabled and Elderly Association.
Some of the disabled pay RM300 a month in medical bills and a good wheelchair costs about RM5,000, he added.
He said the disabled spent a large portion of their income on petrol, adding that the association had repeatedly asked the Government for a RM500 monthly allowance for each disabled individual, but had yet to receive a positive answer.
“Now is as good a time as any for the Government to grant us this monthly allowance, considering the significant rise in the petrol price,” he said.
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