December 2021

Melvin with phrase "we are all rainy day survivors"

Melvin's journey of recovery from a brainstem stroke and cardiac arrest opened his eyes to the goodness of Singaporeans, leading him to give back to society in any ways that [...]

A boy seated looking at a monitor and laptop screen with 2 SPD staff seated beside

Attachment Stint for Primary School Educators to Promote Inclusive Classrooms

To be able to connect and bond with students under their charge would give many educators a huge sense of satisfaction. Two primary school teachers who participated in an attachment [...]

MEOD's sales and marketing manager Daniel pointing at some vegetables to an employee

Local Farm MEOD Builds on Inclusive Workforce to Meet Manpower Needs

To ramp up its production capacity, local farm MEOD broadened its manpower search to include hiring persons with disabilities. This timely opportunity arose when SPD reached out to MEOD to [...]

Person in a virtual meeting with 4 others

Making Work Meetings and Trainings Accessible for Deaf Employees

Deaf employees, like any other employees, deserve the right to be involved and receive full access to meetings and trainings. With this in mind, our communications support executive Yew Hau [...]

Volunteer helping an elderly client trace her hand on a pink piece of paper

Engaging Seniors Through Reminiscence Therapy

Senior social worker Angela Chung shares about the benefits of reminiscence therapy and how she used it to support seniors attending the day care programme at SPD@Toa Payoh

Wheelchair user with other talents around her

Societal and SPD Partner Once Again to Help ‘UNLABEL’ People With Disabilities

For the second consecutive year, SPD has teamed up with local creative agency Societal to produce the next round of work in the “UNLABEL” campaign to support people with disabilities.