App aims to put disabled-friendly eateries in PJ on the map

PETALING JAYA: Special needs persons (OKU) will soon find it much easier to locate disabled-friendly restaurants in Petaling Jaya with the launch of the “My Friendly Restaurant” mobile application.
Created by the Beautiful Gate Foundation for the Disabled, the app ensures OKUs can pinpoint locations for good food without having to worry about the convenience factor.
“We will send correspondents throughout PJ for two months and evaluate the restaurants based on our index of disabled-friendliness,” said executive director Sia Siew Chin.
Authorised and assisted by Taiwan’s Our City Love Social Enterprise, the correspondents will take photographs and note an establishment’s layout, ease of access, lighting level, and food quality.
“Based on the information, the user will be able to know if a restaurant can meet their needs beforehand. We also aim to include halal and vegetarian indicators, and make it multilingual, starting with Mandarin and English.”
Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua who officiated at the launch of the app, said new restaurants in PJ are required to provide access for the disabled, but older ones are not.
"Hopefully with the app this will change," he said.