Chapter 3- Report of the Research and Policy Development Group • Paramount regard should be given to the placement of trained teachers in special education programmes. Continuity in training for these teachers and their aides should also be prioritised. Panellists at the Forum on the Right to Education of CWLD in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah; (from left) Haji Ahmad Sabari Kamari, Head of Private and Special Education Sector, State Education Department; Datuk Dr Khaw Lake Tee, Vice-Chairman of the Commission; Dr Fauziah Zainal Abidin, Paediatrician, Women and Children’s Hospital, Sabah; and Mrs Lily Chin, Assistant Director, Department of Community Development, State Welfare Department (iii) Workshop on Human Rights for Special Education Teachers Two teacher-training workshops were organised by the Commission’s Education and Public Relations Group. These were held in Taiping, Perak, from 26-28 June for the Northern region; and in Cherating, Pahang, from 29-31 October for the Eastern Region. (see Report on page 24) In conducting its research, the Commission was pleased to receive cooperation and assistance from the MOE’s Special Education Department and the Welfare Department of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development. In particular, they shared information and data relating to CWLD. As further consultation is required before the Commission can complete its report, another series of discussions will be held in 2014 with stakeholders, including government agencies and civil society groups. (b) Rights of Older Persons Attention to the rights of older persons is gaining prominence at the international and regional levels; hence, the Commission feels it important to promote these in Malaysia. The issue was identified as a priority area for the Division’s work during the year. Given the length and breadth of issues relating to this set of rights and bearing in mind its own resource limitations, the Commission selected care services and support for caregivers as a practical entry-point. In time to come, it hopes to extend the focus to other areas including issues of discrimination in employment and access to healthcare services. 78