The only local air conditioner distributor in Singapore is organizing a fundraising drive to raise funds to operate the first Computer Training Centre specially dedicated to people with physical disabilities.
“There are plenty of contributions (I can make) to the society if I were to become a scholar of The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD),” wrote Cai Zhenquan. “I would like to talk to children (with physical disabilities) about my experiences of growing up and make sure they can slowly learn to accept the fact that they are disabled”.
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Permanently disabled from neck down, Mr Yeong Sam Choi relies on his family members and maid in the simplest tasks. He is unable to eat or get dressed without their help. To decrease his dependence on them, he uses the Sicare Pilot, a voice-activated remote control system that allows him to control his TV, audio system and hospital bed on his own.
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Mr Michael Yap was 60 years old when he had his stroke on 1 Jan 2000. The blow was both unexpected and untimely. He had to take a break from his business and instead of being the head of the household for the family, became dependent on his family members for the simplest of daily activities. It was another year before he could resume his normal activities.
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For 9-year-old Mohammad Rifa’i bin Abdul Aziz and his classmates, the school library is a place to go to for interesting books whenever they have some free time. However, for him to get there, Rifa’i has to first undergo an ‘obstacle course’ which includes his finding someone to carry him up to the second level where the library is situated.
Benson Tiew was driving home after work as a technician three years ago when his car collided with a bus. He sustained spinal cord injury at C6/7 and was treated at a hospital for three months. Unable to walk on his own, he became a wheelchair user.
More than $74,000 was raised from sales of a Christmas album by Vocaluptuous, a local a capella group, to purchase a vehicle to transport physically disabled persons for employment, training and rehabilitation daily.
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For taxi drivers who need help with e- filing their income tax returns, they can turn to The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD). A group of eight beneficiaries from the Society is providing a free e-Filing service as a show of appreciation to taxi drivers who have been a main source of transport to them.
72-year-old Mr Chin Wan Fatt had his right leg amputated below the knee in September last year due to diabetes. Moving around became difficult and he is now looking forward to having a prosthesis made. This normally takes up to a month and would require several trips to the hospital for fitting and measurements, but with the ‘Direct Pressure Cast Prosthetic Socket for Transtibial Amputees’, he may get his artificial limb sooner than he thinks.
Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to jointly pursue and promote research and development in Assistive Technology (AT).
