June 2016

SPD Awarded Three-Year CARF Accreditation for its Community-Based Outpatient Medical Rehabilitation Programmes

SPD has been awarded a three-year accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) International. This accreditation, which was awarded to SPD for its therapy programmes, namely the [...]

Veteran Mountaineer David Lim Scales 6,000m Peak in Nepal

SPD’s flag once again fluttered in the cold winds atop one of the highest points on earth as veteran mountaineer David Lim flew it when he made an ascent of [...]

Count Me In to Walk the Talk

We have some fun and meaningful events coming up to help generate greater disability awareness and raise funds for our cause. We hope to have your support.

Celebrating Fathers’ Day

Fathers’ Day was celebrated last Sunday and we would like to share stories of two fathers who are exemplary in their caregiving role raising their children who have special needs.

Celebrating Social Workers’ Day

When asked which profession makes the most impact on the lives of people, social workers would come to minds of many. Hence, it is no surprise that Social Workers’ Day [...]

Reaching Out to the Community

As part of our work to integrate people with disabilities into mainstream society, we also focus on advocating greater acceptance at the workplace, in school and the community at large.

SPD Welcomes Mr Yeo Teck Guan to the Fundraising Committee

We extend a warm welcome to Mr Yeo Teck Guan who joined us on 30 May 2016 as an SPD member and Fundraising Committee Member.

Letter on the Importance of Inclusive Interaction at an Early Age

Even as disability organisations roll out public education campaigns and events to promote inclusion, recent findings from several surveys showed that Singapore is still not as inclusive a society as [...]