Taylor’s to improve facilities for people with disabilities

Parking spaces for the disabled placed near a ramp

More ramps are going to be installed around Taylor’s Lakeside Campus to enable students and staff with disabilities to access all areas around the campus.

COO of Taylor’s Education Group Facilities Management Sheena Angelina said, “We are now moving into stage two [of our plan] where we are going to set up more ramps and make this campus a handicap-friendly campus.”

During stage one, Taylor’s made sure each block had parking spots for people with disabilities. Visitors with disabilities were also given parking spots near the bus stop.

In addition, ramps were made at the bus stop to make sure visitors with disabilities were able to move easily from the car park to the first level of Block B.

Taylor’s lecturer Abdul Razak Mohd Kassim, who has had to use the wheelchair since he was a child, said he was happy with the facilities provided at Lakeside Campus.

“So far so good, but I'm sure a lot of things can be done to cater the needs of people with disabilities,” he said.

However, some students with disabilities still find it difficult to move around the campus, especially from classes in Blocks C, D and E to the food court at commercial block.

IT student Kent Gowiko, who had to recently start using crutches, said, “It is very tiring to go to commercial block so I just ask my friends to buy food for me and bring it here [to Block E].”

(By Nurul Ain Jamaluddin)