Give special-needs children chance to be useful citizens, parents told

SIBU: Parents of children with special needs are advised not to give up on their children’s education and career.

Methodist Care Centre (MCC) chairman Kapitan Wong Hie Ching said they should instead provide the best opportunities for theirchildren so that they could one day also become useful citizens.

“You should give more love, joy, hope and confidence to these special children,” Wong said at the 13th graduation ceremony for 28 children with special needs at the Agape Centre here.

Success: These children with special needs (from left) Michael Ting,
Patrick Wong and Joesph Chieng have completed their basic training at
the Methodist Care Centre.

She also asked the children, who will be leaving the MCC to enter primary and secondary schools next year, to work harder in their pursuit of knowledge and skills.

Meanwhile, MCC supervisor Chew Siok Cheng said the centre had provided education and training to about 180 children with special needs since it was established in 1998.

She added that the centre also employed young adults with special needs in its workshop.