Disabled climbers to scale Mt Kinabalu - with help

Straits Times, 12 June 2006

I AM proud of these people who are determined to prove themselves against discrimination. I believe they have set a great example to other disabled people that they can still do the same things that able-bodied people do. I am very encouraged by the spirit they hole by climbing these mountains. Although climbing is dangerous for Ms Leong since she cannot hear her other teammates calling for her, she has successfully climbed Mt Kinabalu. Thumbs up for her. Her courage and determination has dispelled the notion that disabled people should not try and be adventurous. There is even so much more motivation to those who have tried and not stepped out of their comfort zones when people are still calling up to join climbing expeditions for the disabled after organisations closed applications after 2 months. I believe Singapore needs more of these adventurous people to stand up for their beliefs that rids of discrimination.