Employment

A customer service agent from S P D Contact Centre

SPD offers employment and training to persons with disabilities at newly set up contact centre

Managed by industry veterans, the SPD Contact Centre aims to provide bespoke solutions to meet customers' business needs while building capability of aspiring customer service agents.

A woman with disability labelling egg cartons

Giving jobseekers with disabilities a fair shot at employment

Conversations around workplace diversity and inclusion are increasingly getting in the spotlight today. Read on to find out how SPD is supporting employers and employees in their inclusive employment journey.

Supporting Stroke Survivor in His Employment Journey

Roger Lua had a stroke due to his congenital heart condition when he was just 20 years old. Spurred by a strong desire to be a contributing member of society [...]

Melvin with phrase "we are all rainy day survivors"

Rainy Day Survivor Gives Back

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 [...]

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 [...]

Catching Up With Some Users of Personal Mobility Aids

Some assistive technology devices that are increasingly common include personal mobility aids (PMAs) like manual or motorised wheelchair and mobility scooter. In this article, we invite three PMA users to [...]

Not Letting Stroke Get Him Down

Working from dawn to dusk seems to be the daily grind for hawker Mr Chen Mun Wah. But things took a sharp turn last year when he experienced a stroke.

Jane on her mobility scooter outside SPD Ability Centre

Turning Her Life Around After Stroke Hit Her at 38

A stroke at 38 robbed Jane of a promotion at her former workplace. Doctors had also advised her family to send her to a nursing home. To celebrate SPD’s Professionals’ [...]

SPD Receives Enabling Mark (Gold) Accreditation

SPD was one of the 88 organisations to receive the Enabling Mark on 27 August 2021, with President Halimah Yacob gracing this inaugural award ceremony. This is a national-level accreditation [...]

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