Petaling Jaya, 15 February 2022 – Grab Malaysia introduces ‘Scan To Order’ and continues its partnership with the Malaysia Federation of The Deaf (MFD) to drive further employment and earning opportunities for those in the deaf community through tech. This effort comes as part of Grab’s ongoing #TechUntukSemua focus – using technology as a force for good to empower more people to access opportunities from the digital economy, no matter their background.
In 2018, Grab first introduced the ‘BreakTheSilence’ campaign in partnership with MFD, where just over 100 deaf driver-partners were onboarded. Since then, Grab has extended its commitment to improve the overall experience for partners with various forms of disabilities who depend on the various services on Grab. To-date, over 1,000 PWDs earn an income via Grab in Malaysia, which includes driver-, delivery- and merchant-partners on the platform.
“The PWD community inspires us everyday with their tenacity and spirit in overcoming all obstacles. With our friends at MFD and Grab Signatures merchant-partners, we hope to do our part in supporting the community by leveraging technology to challenge the status quo, by removing barriers that were traditionally accepted as the norm. In doing so, we hope to create equal, inclusive opportunities for our community of PWDs to build respectable livelihoods,” said Sean Goh, Managing Director, Grab Malaysia.
“We laud Grab for their effort in creating an equal and inclusive environment for the PWD community in Malaysia to have access to earning opportunities. The #TechUntukSemua drive is an exemplary showcase of leveraging technology to ensure a more inclusive economy among all Malaysians. We are also proud of this long-standing partnership with Grab to ensure that Malaysia’s PWD community are able to have the knowledge, capabilities and opportunities to enter the workforce,” said Mohamad Sazali Shaari, President, Malaysia Federation of the Deaf.