Disabilities

Adaptive switches, rewired circuits allow children with special needs to play with toys like others

70 modified toys were presented to children aged seven to 18 from Rainbow Centre on May 29.

Navigation app for visually impaired people expanded to 15 new transport locations

jowaymap - Mr Anselm De Mello, Waymap's head of Southeast Asia, demonstrating the app outside Chinatown MRT station.
Credit: Waymap

Singapore gym starts inclusive fitness programme for visually impaired persons

Each session includes mobility drills, a 1km run near the gym, and skill practices such as balancing.

Forum: More SkillsFuture support for people with disabilities an equitable measure

Why Singapore’s first inclusive pre-school slashed its fees by 50% despite losses

Ten years after Kindle Garden was founded in 2016, AWWA's chief executive J.R. Karthikeyan is convinced the inclusive pre-school model works.

A tap from a dog brings peace of mind for Japan’s hearing impaired

Mieko Tsurumura (middle) with hearing assistance dog Grace at the Hiroshima prefectural government office in Hiroshima on March 25.

Dream ‘shattered’: Charity walk by SOS, SPD highlights disability, mental health struggles

SPD chief executive officer Abhimanyau Pal speaking at the launch of SparkAbility 2026: A Walk for Change on May 6.

Former F1 driver and Paralympic champion Zanardi dies at 59

FILE PHOTO: Italian BMW 320i racing car driver Alex Zanardi gives a thumbs up before the start of an LG Super Racing car event at the Monza race track October 19, 2003. REUTERS/Giampiero Sposito GS/File Photo

A twinge in my back, a shift in my life: How one small injury sparked huge clarity

Building strength often comes with that instinct to 'tahan', but it shouldn’t mean pushing past what your body can safely handle, the writer says.

Blind graduate in Malaysia earns his degree

Mr Toh Khai Shern celebrates with his family at his convocation ceremony.

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