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weareblind.org

A publication · Kuala Lumpur · est. 2026

One of the largest invisible populations in Malaysia.

We Are Blind is a publication of voices, system gaps, preventable medical pipelines, and the daily texture of life that the rest of the country has never imagined in detail. We amplify NGOs that have been doing this work since 1951.

  1. SYSTEM GAPS · 20 MAY 2026

    The 1% promise, 15 years on

    There are two documents that govern how many blind Malaysians get hired into Malaysia’s civil service. One is famous. The other is the one that contains the number. The famous one is the Persons with Disabilities Act 2008 — Act 685, the legislation…

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  2. VOICES · 19 MAY 2026

    Why We Are Blind Exists

    I knew a blind massage therapist in Kuala Lumpur. His name is Keat Mun. I say is because I do not know for certain. The last few times I called, the messages went unread. That could mean many things. It might mean nothing. But it is the kind of silence that…

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