All I ask is for a chance from them to prove myself,” wrote Jan Lee, one of SPD’s scholarship recipients this year. He was answering a question regarding gaining employment in his scholarship application essay. In it, he writes about his hopes for gaining employment after graduation, keenly aware of the obstacles he will face then.
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The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) and Caltex today announced the launch of Groceries for Charity, a community project which will see Caltex employee volunteers deliver groceries to financially disadvantaged families with physical disabilities.
StarHub donated S$250,000 from the StarHub IDD Charity Fund to The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) at the StarHub Golf Invitational 2005 for its corporate customers. The donation will be used to set up the StarHub-SPD Learning and Development Centre (LDC), that will cater to the academic, personal, mental and social development of physically disabled students.
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Volunteers have packed some 320 aids, including wheelchairs, commodes, crutches and walking frames, to be shipped to Banda Aceh for victims of the tsunami disaster.
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Ms Chin Yee Lee, a teacher at East View Secondary School, previously would not think twice about excluding physically disabled students from PE lessons. She thought that the activities might be too strenuous or dangerous for them if they were to participate. However, after undergoing the TOPS Workshop provided by The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) in July this year, her perception changed as she has learnt how to modify the lessons to suit children with physical disabilities.
34-year-old stroke survivor Lee Boon Kian uses a walking frame. He hopes to be able to walk on his own again soon so that he can find a job in the open market and regain his independence.
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42-year-old Yusoff bin Atan was jobless for the past 10 years, despite having gone for numerous job interviews. A hit-and-run accident had left him paralysed, causing him to lose his job and leaving his family struggling to make ends meet.
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At the Grand Final of World Cyber Games 2005, Samsung Electronics, a leader in the digital technology era, and The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD), a registered voluntary welfare organization, unveiled plans of a joint collaboration to provide people with physical disabilities an opportunity to experience the joy of gaming through new customised assistive technology devices. Special adviser to the collaboration is Rapture Gaming, organizers of World Cyber Games 2005 Singapore National Final.
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For the past few months, 10-year-old Elton Seah was hard at work rehearsing for a play, and looked forward to when he could perform in public. Being able to perform on stage is no small achievement for him, as the primary five student has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which causes stiffness in his calves.
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Early last year, wheelchair user Jan Lee had to turn down two job offers. Then 23 years old with an Accountancy diploma, Mr Lee, who has transverse myelitis (an inflammation of the spinal cord), could only travel on a specially equipped van, or a London cab or MaxiCab. He would have to spend $50 a day on transport to get to his job, taking up a large part of his salary
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