Right at the outset, armed with the spirit of volunteerism, BAKTI, through the Lembaga Pentadbir, Bangunan BAKTI Siti Hasmah teamed up with  a wide range of volunteers to embark on the noble project of information provision dedicated to people with disabilities (PWD). Volunteers include  PWDs, academic Staff of Department of Allied Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, staff of Medical Rehabilitation Unit University of Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC), as well as the general public. Under the guidance and leadership of Assoc. Prof. Dato’ Dr Zaliha Omar, who was then Head of Medical Rehabilitation Unit UMMC, they worked tirelessly on gathering information and contents, which can be posted on MIND. The type of information collected was based on a research survey identifying the needs of PWD that had been  carried out at the UMMC. Such information form the basis for the structure and development of the website, which began in the second quarter of 2005.

Our volunteers worked very hard for months to gather useful and relevant information on various aspects of disabilities. These data and information materials were sorted into categories for ease of access by users on the website. Although much has been done, it may not be as comprehensive as most people would expect. We would try to upgrade and improve the articles posted on the website from time to time. Nevertheless, we hope that what we have done and will continue to do in future is relevant to providing useful and comprehensive 'disability related' information which can be accessed by Malaysians with disabilities, their families and caregivers, health care professionals, and medical rehabilitation team and community providers of care for PWD.

We aim to create an environment focusing on awareness of disability issues with topics of interest for Malaysians. However, whilst our workload grew exponentially, the number of volunteers began to decrease, probably due to unavoidable factors like time and work constraint, study commitments, poor health and possibly loss of interest. Whatever the reason may be, we express our sincere thanks and gratitude for their participation and contribution to the MIND project particularly at the most difficult time at the beginning.

In order for work on the website to progress and  be kept on track, the Board of Administration BBSH appointed the first batch of part-time staff in April 2005. Preference was given to PWD. Our one and only full-time staff was recruited in August 2005. Our regular MIND Team for the period of January-July 2006 are as follows :

Dato’ Dr Zaliha Omar is a Rehabilitation Physician with 25 years of working experience with PWD. She is our Honorary Consultant and project leader.	Elsri Fublirita Syahrial is an IT graduate and our only full-time member and IT Administrator. She is our Webmaster #3.
Part-Time Staff
Ahmad Asmuin Mat Salim has an IT background and manages all our informational slides and scanning functions.	Mohd Sobrie Md Noor is pursuing IT studies in a local university. He researches the Internet for useful information and contents which can be used on the MIND website.
Liew Chee Keong graduated in economics. He is our first website administrator (Webmaster 1). He uses a voice recognition software to operate the computer and access the Internet. When he has difficulty in getting suitable transportation to come to our base, he works from home and often from his bed.	Muhammad Fakhri Abu Bakar is an Occupational Therapist and currently doing an upgrading bachelor program. He is our second website administrator (Webmaster 2).
Mohd Farid Mohd Nor is a chemical engineer with special interest in computer graphic work and he takes care of all our video editing needs.	Mohamed Anwar Mohamed Daud is a retired bank officer and has an agricultural background. He researches and  sources out a wide range of relevant information for MIND.
MIND Volunteers
Hafiz Ismail is an ICT consultant. He has an extensive knowledge on Web Technology and helps with MIND's ICT needs. He is our Webmaster #4.	Mr. Chalapathy is an IT consultant from India and currently works in Malaysia. He played a very important role in the preparation and organization of the 1st BAKTI-MIND Conference on ICT for PWD.
Md Noor b Darus is Mohd Sobrie's father. He comes in daily to help in general matters. He has been organizing manual information that have been collected over 25 years by Dato' Dr. Zaliha Omar which may have potential use on our website.	Azidah Hanim Mohd Yusof is an Occupational Therapist interested in volunteer work. She is currently doing an upgrading bachelor program.
Peter Tan who moves around in a wheelchair is based in Penang. He manages our News & Events section and also works on the Independent Living category.	Sharon Lim Wai Ling joined the MIND Team as a volunteer in January 2006 and helps out on the Accessibility Section of the website. She also works at home as a telemarketer and was 1st runner up in the Miss Wheelchair 2004 contest.
Leonard Tze Yeu Chua is our new volunteer and responsible for  the Employment section.	Norlayani Othman is a regular volunteer who plays a very active role in managing and supporting the MIND team in MIND activities
Puan Kamariah and 3 of her children - Mahera, Aina, & Basri - are regular volunteers at MIND