G.O.L.D.
GOLD is an acronym for the vision and the principle objective of the Association of Learning Disabilities, District Petaling, Selangor. GOLD is now a registered short name for the Association. Its Registration No: 1184-11-SEL.
GOLD operates at Kompleks 3C MPSJ situated right smack at satellite area of Petaling Jaya of Jalan PJS 11/2, Taman Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya. The general objective of the complex is to provide facilities and support for learning and planned training programmes for the development of children, youth and adult.
GOLD operates at Kompleks 3C MPSJ situated right smack at satellite area of Petaling Jaya of Jalan PJS 11/2, Taman Bandar Sunway, 46150 Petaling Jaya. The general objective of the complex is to provide facilities and support for learning and planned training programmes for the development of children, youth and adult.
GOLD was first established as an unregistered organisation in year 2000 by group of volunteering parents and teachers of Special Class of SMK Bandar Sunway. In 2007, GOLD was most privileged to be accepted to be a part of 3C of Majlis Perbandaran Subang Jaya (MPSJ).
GOLD general objectives at time of its inception were:
- To reinforce skills learn during the school curriculum
- To enhance vocational, recreational and life skills training programs
- To initiate work and social opportunities for Learning Disabilities
- To involve parents, teachers, volunteers and the community thus creating awareness of the Learning Disabilities.
- Work opportunities in a planned environment
- Provision of income-generating work processes
- Provision of work habits and skill training with on-going assessments
- Provision of activities to meet developmental and social needs of the persons with learning disabilities (PWLD)
- Opportunities for work adjustment and advancement with ultimate objective to move on to supported and open employment for suitable LDs
Vision
Generating Opportunities for Learning Disables
Mission
To plan, facilitate and implement programs in generating opportunities for Learning Disables – targeting the youth at post-schooling age, and to facilitate the paradigm shift for the People With Learning Disabilities (PWLD) as follows:
Thus it is our goal to enable PWLD to maximize their potential and make them as contributing members to the Society; from being irrelevant to relevant and from being tolerated to being embraced.
Generating Opportunities for Learning Disables
Mission
To plan, facilitate and implement programs in generating opportunities for Learning Disables – targeting the youth at post-schooling age, and to facilitate the paradigm shift for the People With Learning Disabilities (PWLD) as follows:
- From Segregated to Integrated
- From Dependent to Independent
- From Isolated to Mainstreamed
- From Normalized to Having an everyday life
- From Ignored to Tolerated
- From Cared for to Supported
Thus it is our goal to enable PWLD to maximize their potential and make them as contributing members to the Society; from being irrelevant to relevant and from being tolerated to being embraced.