September 2016

APB Foundation Scholars with Disabilities Excel Beyond Academics, Aspire to Impact Society

Three university undergraduates, (from left) Teo Zi Lin, Sarah Lim and Joshua Ong, received this year’s Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities from Guest-of-Honour Mr Ang [...]

SPD Receives Awards for Good Governance and Outstanding Quality Improvements

Every now and then, something encouraging happens that affirms that the steps we take and measures we adopt are indeed right. Following the accreditation by the Commission on Accreditation of [...]

Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities Awards Ceremony 2016 – Speech by…

Speech by Mr Frans Eusman, Chairman, Board of Trustees, Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation at the Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities Awards Ceremony on Thursday, 22 September [...]

Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholars with Disabilities Excel Beyond Academics, Aspire to Impact Society

Even as many students struggle to find balance between their academic responsibilities and co-curricular activities, the three recipients of this year’s Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Scholarship for Persons with [...]

Living with Parkinson’s – Means to an Active Lifestyle

Parkinson’s disease is a long term disorder of the central nervous system that mainly affects the motor system. The symptoms are progressive and generally come on slowly over time. People [...]

In Conversation with Senior Paediatric Physiotherapist Chandra

World Physiotherapy Day falls on 8 September every year. It is a day when physiotherapists the world over are celebrated for their commitment towards helping people make positive changes to [...]

Happy Hatters Unite for Inclusion at the SPD Ability Fun Walk

A sea of yellow and green was spotted at the Punggol Waterway Park in the early hours of 10 September as more than 1,000 participants of the inaugural SPD Ability [...]

Children with Mild Developmental Needs Require Continual Support

It was reported that about 4,000 children were diagnosed with mild development needs last year by the Child Development Programme (CDP) at the KK Women's and Children's Hospital and the [...]

More Than 1,000 People of Different Abilities Turn Up at SPD’s First Walkathon in Support…

More than 1,000 participants, with and without disabilities, turned up at the inaugural SPD Ability Fun Walk held at the Punggol Waterway Park this morning as a show of support [...]

SPD Ability Fun Walk 2016 – Speech by Ms Chia Yong Yong

Speech by Ms Chia Yong Yong, SPD President, at the SPD Ability Fun Walk 2016 on Saturday, 10 September 2016, 9.30 am at Punggol Waterway Park