IAC and Microsoft Singapore announce closer collaboration to help more people with disabilities realise their IT potential. Microsoft Singapore commits another $1 million to training at IAC.
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With the International Day of Persons with Disabilities taking place on 3 December, the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) will be putting up a series of four ads in SMRT’s stations and trains to urge members of the public to give way, and to show support and consideration to people with disabilities. The posters feature people with disabilities of different ages receiving support at a lift, train platform, and in the community.
Athletes Yip Pin Xiu and Choo Leng Hin to receive S$5,000 each to develop in swimming and running respectively and SPD to present awards and other aid amounting to S$91,200 to help 129 students with disabilities and students with disabled parents.
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For the first time, MediaCorp artistes Fann Wong and Christopher Lee will be sharing a stage to perform a sand dance. This sort of performance has never before been seen on national TV. Theirs is one of a string of performances put up by local and international artistes at The SPD Charity Show 2011. The show is Society for the Physically Disabled’s (SPD) third and will be graced by Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong and broadcast ‘live’ over MediaCorp Channel 8 at 7pm on 13 March 2011, and repeated at 3.30pm on 20 March 2011.
The Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC) announced today the launch of this year’s Tweet Meet, a civic movement aimed at encouraging members of the public to help narrow the digital divide for people with disabilities (PWDs). For the sophomore edition, this civic movement will see more than 10 volunteers who will visit the homes of 40 PWDs to personally deliver, set-up and connect them onto social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live and Skype so that the recipients can plug into social media and widen their social circle.
Tweet Meet 2011, organised by the Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC), gathered volunteers, bloggers and supportive members of the public in cyber space to help bridge the digital divide for people with disabilities (PWDs) in Singapore. Singaporeans were encouraged to rally the cause online via networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live and Skype, and to enable virtual interaction and engagement between those with disabilities, friends, families and the public.
More opportunities are now available for persons with disabilities to broaden their network and meet potential employers. The Microsoft Unlimited Potential Scholarship award presentation and IT Apprenticeship graduation ceremony returned this year with the inclusion of two key establishments to connect scholarship recipients and graduates with prospective companies for employment possibilities – the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).
The Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC) announced today a strategic partnership between the Centre and Tribal DDB, an international digital marketing agency in Singapore. This partnership will see IAC and Tribal DDB working together to enable more people with disabilities, starting with the offering of internship opportunities for IAC trainees to hone their IT and design skills in a real-life work environment.
The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) is furthering its advocacy for equal opportunities for people with disabilities with the launch of an online survey to gather the nation’s perception towards people with disabilities. This initiative forms an integral part of the SPD’s on-going ‘I Accept’ campaign, which aims to encourage members of the public to accept people with disabilities as equal members of the community, workplace and everyday life.
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Results from 2011 show Singaporeans being more understanding, supportive and accepting of people with disabilities compared to 2009
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