KUALA LUMPUR: There are no limitations for those with physical impairment as scuba diving can be used as a leisure water sport and therapeutic activity in treating their own disabilities.
DiveHeart Malaysia ambassador and Kids Scuba Dive Centre founder, Syed Abd Rahman Syed Hassan, said DiveHeart Malaysia, which started in 2014, has assisted and trained more than 30 individuals with special disabilities.
“We initially started with only two special disability divers who doctors and professors from the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (PPUM) recommended to us, and then we progressed to bigger numbers over the years.
“Through the programmes that we conduct twice a year, we show them that there’s a bigger world out there which they can explore,” he said in an interview with Bernama at the International Special Education Exhibition 2019 here yesterday.
Asked why scuba diving would become appealing to people with a physical impairment to join, Syed Abd Rahman said it is recommended by health physicians that people with disabilities, especially those suffering from spinal cord injuries, enter the water as a rehabilitation process and therapeutic exercise.
Members of the public can find out more about DiveHeart at www.Diveheart.org or search www.kidsscuba.com. – Bernama
