October 2016

October is AAC Awareness Month – ‘I’ve got a lot to say!’

‘I’ve got a lot to say’ was the theme of the party organised for a group of young clients and their caregivers at the Enabling Village on 11 October to [...]

Celebrating Life’s Every Triumph Together – Lee Yoke Sui

Lee Yoke Sui is a client at our Day Activity Centre (DAC) who is always full of smiles. She was born prematurely and was diagnosed with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy [...]

‘I’ve got a lot to say!’ — An AAC party to remember!

Here's an insight into the first ever AAC Party hosted in Tech Able @The Enabing Village for our young clients with Complex Communication Needs.

Better Vision for SPD Clients on World Sight Day

A team led by social worker Glenn Seet brought 17 clients from SPD’s Transition Programme for Employment (TPE), Sheltered Workshop, Employment Support Programme (ESP) and Specialised Case Management Programme (SCMP) [...]

Meet Our Four Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship Recipients

Four young Singaporeans with disabilities, (from left) Tan Jun Long, Raymond Zheng, Tan Jian Hao and Noah Si were awarded the Microsoft YouthSpark Scholarship to pursue tertiary education in information [...]

Celebrating Life’s Every Triumph Together – Joan Ow and Natania Huang

For this champion caregiver story, our Programme Head for Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children and Continuing Therapy Programme, Ms Dawn Wee, talked to the vivacious Mdm Joan Ow, [...]

Understanding and Exploring Different Sides of Singapore

Trainees from SPD’s Sheltered Workshop got to know more about Singapore’s rich culture and saw the more rustic side of the garden city, as they ventured off the beaten track.

SPD Sports & Play Day 2016

The spirit of friendly competition was in the air as 90 children from SPD’s Building Bridges EIPIC Centre at the SPD Ability Centre and SPD@Jurong gathered at Jurongville Secondary School [...]

ITE-SPD Conference Inclusiveness: From Learners to Earners – Speech by Ms Jessica Tan

Speech by Ms Jessica Tan, Managing Director, Microsoft Operations Pte Ltd, at the ITE-SPD Conference Inclusiveness: From Learners to Earners, 7 October 2016, 9.55am at The Hall@Tay Eng Soon Convention [...]

ITE-SPD Conference Inclusiveness: From Learners to Earners – Speech by Ms Low Yen Ling

Speech by Ms Low Yen Ling, Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Education & Ministry of Trade and Industry & Mayor, South West CDC, at the ITE-SPD Conference Inclusiveness: From Learners to Earners, [...]