Infocomm Accessibility Centre Ramps Up Efforts to Increase Opportunities for People with Disabilities
Graduation ceremony, scholarship awards and awareness campaign all part of new drive.
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Digital Accessibility Forum 2009
Singapore Websites fall short of International Standards for Web Accessibility and survey by Infocomm Accessibility Centre shows lack of accessibility in private and public websites.
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SPD Charity Show 2009 – Charity Show to Improve Current Low Understanding for People with Disabilities
The SPD Charity Show <<真情无障爱>>will meet the twin objectives of increasing understanding and awareness of people with disabilities and raising funds for SPD. SPD hopes to be able to raise $2.8 million to help its flagging donations. It has recently seen a 30% drop in donations and currently has a reserve of $7.1 million which amounts to seven months of its operating cost.
SPD Charity Show 2009 – SPD thanks all supporters for making its charity show a success
SPD exceeds $2.8 million target in TV charity show and funds raised part of $4.6 million needed to support SPD’s various programmes and services for people with disabilities for the year.
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Society For The Physically Disabled Changes Its Name To Reflect The Wider Disability Community That It Now Serves
Society for the Physically Disabled, one of the largest voluntary welfare organisations in Singapore, announced today that it will now operate under the name ‘SPD’.
SPD Education Programme Awards Presentation Ceremony 2010
Media release on 27 Jan 2010: New award aims to groom talents among physically disabled youths
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Tiger Balm Charity Event – Haw Par Healthcare Celebrates With People Born In Year Of The Tiger Proceeds Will Go Towards Society for the Physically Disabled
On the 7th day of the Chinese New Year, also known as Ren Ri (人日) – or everyone’s birthday, Haw Par Healthcare, which owns world famous Tiger Balm will be holding a special celebration – Tiger Balm Record Roar 2010. It will be a celebration with heart whereby funds will be raised towards the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD). The carnival style celebration will be held at Underwater World Singapore (UWS) on Saturday 20 February 2010 from 9 am to 5 pm. Everyone is invited.
e-Filing for taxi drivers 11 March 2010
People with disabilities provide free income tax e-filing service to thank taxi drivers
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The Infocomm Accessibility Centre organised The Tweet Meet to increase awareness of the Centre’s IT courses for people with disabilities
Centre rallied Singapore community to bridge the digital divide
Students design campaign to integrate people with disabilities into mainstream society
The students from Team Accept adopted the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) as their beneficiary under the YMCA-Citibank Youth for Causes Project and developed ‘I Accept’, a fundraising-public education campaign to create awareness of the challenges people with disabilities face and encourage the general public to accept disabled people as equal members at the workplace, in school and in the community.
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