May 2018 - SPD

Meet the People Whose Lives You Have Touched

Your support has enabled many persons with special needs or disabilities at SPD to imagine a future filled with hopes and possibilities. Here are stories of three whose lives you [...]

SPD Plays Host to Overseas Policymakers

30 senior government officials from over the world were in Singapore to attend the five-day Singapore Cooperation Programme titled “Empowering Persons with Disabilities and Special Needs” co-organised by the Civil [...]

Youths Raise Awareness About Social Inclusion for People With Disabilities

Best friends Joshua Ong and Teo Zi Lin have joined the Youth Development Programme to create Team Alluvial, a project to promote social inclusion for people with disabilities.

Meet Our First Service Excellence Star Awards Winners

The trio – Lena Ang, administrative executive, Pauline Koh, senior physiotherapist, and Sheena Astilla, occupational therapist, earned the title of being our first Service Excellence STAR Awards recipients recently.

Behind The Sundown Marathon Race Pack: Ng May Chan

Dozens of marathons and running events are packed in Singapore’s running calendar every year. Race packs and what go in there are highlights for some participants. But the people behind [...]

Developing Young Hearts at Building Bridges EIPIC Centres

SPD is one of the 10 service providers in Singapore offering the Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children (EIPIC), which supports children with special needs.

In Conversation with an EIPIC Teacher: Hasliah Binte Hashim

Senior teacher Hasliah Binte Hashim sat down for a chat with UPDATES in between her lessons. Having been working as an EIPIC teacher for seven years, she has had her [...]