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11 October 2025

‘Be part of the solution’: S’pore lawyer fights for people with invisible disabilitiesMs Peggy Yee has spent over two decades being a vocal advocate for this group. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

16 August 2025

'If nobody is going to plan for them, then we have to': Parents step in as vocational options shrinkExperts said vocational schools are key to helping youths with disabilities transition to adulthood, providing both essential job skills and a sense of structure and purpose.

27 March 2025

Lawyer’s push for change in justice system gets MinLaw support for those with invisible needsVeteran lawyer Peggy Yee, whose pro bono cases mostly involve persons with unseen disabilities, has taken an important step forward in her mission to speak up for them. Her mission and personal story are told in CNA series Extraordinary People.

18 December 2024

Projections done by artists with disabilities to light up Marina Bay areaThe musical light projection show is part of the Marina Bay Singapore Countdown to usher in 2025. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

13 October 2024

‘I get rejected 70% of the time’: Visually impaired with guide dogs still face challengesMore interaction with these individuals can help correct the public's misconceptions, says Guide Dogs S'pore. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

3 September 2024

New initiative launched to boost job prospects for ITE engineering students with disabilitiesSBS Transit is the first employer to hire interns under this programme. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

28 August 2024

Why sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all disabled athletesIf sport is for everyone, sport must be (re)imagined in ways that make it more accessible for all bodies. We have an ethical responsibility to change sport to make it meaningfully inclusive for all.

14 May 2024

WHO launches new initiative to tackle the main cause of vision impairmentThe World Health Organization (WHO) is launching a new initiative, SPECS 2030, to assist countries in achieving the global eye care target of a 40% increase in the proportion of people with access to appropriate spectacles.

5 February 2022

The perceptions of others are a top challenges for people with disabilitiesNew Horizons staff talk about the challenges people with disabilities face and training available from job coaches.

25 February 2022

Pakistan's first deaf-staffed food truck empowers hearing impairedThe bright yellow truck with a logo of a pair of spectacles perched over a luxurious moustache looks like many other food trucks that attract hungry students at a college in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.

19 March 2022

Singapore marks World Down Syndrome DayThe event is held on March 21, to signify the three copies of the 21st chromosome which causes Down syndrome. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

28 July 2022

These dancers are deaf but they love to dance. How do they hear music?Redeafination, a dance crew made up of deaf dancers, was featured in the National Day Parade 2022 music video. As they demonstrated to CNA, learning to dance when you're deaf can be equally challenging and rewarding.

31 January 2022

S'pore's state gifts crafted by the disabled: From hand-bound journals to scarvesThe Istana has been commissioning these gifts, President Halimah said in a Facebook post. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

13 January 2022

How AI is being used to improve disability employment - Microsoft Accessibility Blog

18 January 2022

Raising awareness about disability amid pandemicFirst-year Melissa Shang fears that the challenges of disabled people have yet to be brought fully into focus. To counter this, she helped form a campus group that raises their profile.

3 February 2022

‘I Wanted That Self-Reliance Back’: Disabled Hikers Forge a New PathOutdoor enthusiasts with disabilities are pushing to encounter nature on their own terms, with self-written guides, better equipment and even guide dogs trained for the backcountry.

25 December 2021

How to help people with autism? It starts by just being a friendSINGAPORE: “Draw tree!” Keith Lee exclaims repeatedly to his two friends, Toh Ee Ming and Zhang Ludi. They are seated cross-legged in front of a leafy shrub, trying their best to sketch their surroundings. When a rooster strutting in front of them crows, Keith sticks his head out an

30 December 2021

Music for the deaf, theatre for the blind: How the arts is catering to people with disabilitiesSINGAPORE: Sign language interpreters convey the meaning of words, but how can one express the meaning of melodies? That was the central question Ms Janis Wong grappled with when she was asked by the Singapore Symphony Orchestra to interpret their concerts for audiences who are deaf or hard

14 January 2022

Technology is opening doors for Southeast Asia's disabledPersons with disabilities in Southeast Asia are finding more earning opportunities thanks to tech companies making apps that let them showcase their skills.

28 January 2022

Opening our eyes to Down syndrome and how others live with disabilityI have been teaching T, a secondary school student, English as her part-time tutor since she was in Primary 6. Recently, we began examining news articles together as reading exercises.

9 October 2021

IN FOCUS: Disability sport and the push for excellence and equality in SingaporeA strong performance by Team SG's athletes at the Paralympics has reignited the conversation on disability sport. CNA spoke to insiders to find out what it needs to progress to the next level.

14 October 2021

NTU accountancy student with muscular dystrophy wants to give free financial advice, services to the needyShe was two years old when she was diagnosed spinal muscular atrophy type 2. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

19 October 2021

Supporting disability sports is not just about the moneyDisability sports is not a new phenomenon in Singapore.

20 November 2021

Students with physical disabilities earn awards for going extra mile to excelMinister of State for Social and Family Development Sun Xueling lauds the Community Integration Service for enabling students with special needs to reach their full potential. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

14 April 2021

More needed to improve accessibility in public spaces for persons with disabilities: WorkgroupIssues of improving accessibility and digital inclusion for persons with disabilities are being tackled by two workgroups. . Read more at straitstimes.com.

14 April 2021

Singapore unveils plans to provide people with disabilities with customised job coachingSINGAPORE: As a digital services assistant with the National Library Board (NLB), Mr Elliot Goh spends his time scanning documents and turning them into soft copies.The 21-year-old, who has Autism Spectrum Disorder, took four months to prepare for the job.He joined the Autism Resourc

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