May 2017 - SPD

Jeffrey Chin: A tribute to a dear friend and colleague

We are profoundly saddened by the sudden demise of Jeffrey Chin, a member of SPD’s senior management team. Jeffrey passed away peacefully on 30 May

In Conversation with Senior Trainer, Lim Yee Ming

Over a morning chat, senior advocacy analyst Poh Sho Siam spoke to our senior trainer, Lim Yee Ming, who shared his passion for his job, looking back at the 10 [...]

Breaking Barriers to a Productive Life

May Chan, a trainee at the Sheltered Workshop.

Strategies to Cope with Caregiver Stress

Clemaus Lim, senior manager of the Community & Social Service Department which runs the Specialised Case Management Programme (SCMP), sheds light on the stress that caregivers feel resulting from taking [...]

In Conversation with Occupational Therapist, Dawn Ching

The job scope of an occupational therapist ranges from enhancing physical and psychological functions and facilitating independent living to improving the lives of people with disabilities (PWD) or special needs [...]

A Mother’s Heart: Mdm Doris Lai

As Mother's Day inches closer, we sat down for a chat with Mdm Doris Lai, a wheelchair-user and single mother of a teenaged girl who has a profound hearing problem. [...]

Letter on Being Caught in a Catch-22 Situation as Charities Try to Improve

Standards of governance of non-profits seem predicated on the unstated assumption that an organisation has adequate resources to meet the standards and there is an unlimited number of individuals waiting [...]

Some Useful Resources

Check out these useful resources for more information on AT devices and service providers.