October 2015

Making Health and Safety a Priority for All

SPD staff gathered at our headquarters at the SPD Ability Centre on 23 October to learn about keeping our centres safe for all including staff, clients, caregivers, volunteers and contactors.

Youth Receives Model Young Caregiver Award

Seraphina (back row, centre) with sister Janetta (front row, right)

Volunteers Met Over a Meal in Complete Darkness

What was it like to consume a full course meal in complete darkness?

A Counsellor’s Role in Helping Clients Go Through Different Stages of Change

Ng Shixian (above, second from right) is an occupational therapist (OT) who works with stroke survivors and those with spinal cord injuries in the SPD Transition Programme for Employment to [...]

SPD at the National Occupational Therapy Conference 2015

Ng Shixian (above, second from right) is an occupational therapist (OT) who works with stroke survivors and those with spinal cord injuries in the SPD Transition Programme for Employment to [...]

Meet our Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholars

The annual Purple Parade, this year held on 31 October at Hong Lim Park, is the collective effort of the social service sector and its partners coming together to spread [...]

Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for People with Disabilities Award Ceremony – Speech by Mr…

Speech by Mr Mark Campbell, Regional Corporate Relations Director, HEINEKEN Asia Pacific, at the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities Award Ceremony

Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholars Lauded for Resilience in Overcoming Challenges

Achieving academic excellence over and above facing challenges from disabling conditions and having to deal with bullying, taunting and even a life threatening situation were what made three young Singaporeans [...]

EIPIC Children’s Play Dates at SPD

SPD arranged play dates for children from the Building Bridges EIPIC Centre earlier this week as part of the June holiday’s activities and the children had an interesting afternoon with [...]

Persons with Disabilities in Extreme or Action Sports

Being a wheelchair-user or having a disability did not stop these sportsmen and women from participating in extreme or action sports. Through their adventures, they hope to encourage others with [...]