Disabilities

ST More than Grades

Born with hearing loss, Singapore Rhodes scholar spotlights disability through theatre

NUS theatre studies graduate, Jade Ow, 24, was born with moderate to severe deafness, and faced many challenges growing up.

About 240,000 NDP packs designed by artists with disabilities to be distributed this year

President Tharman Shanmugaratnam with artists behind the artworks for this year’s NDP pack at the National Stadium on June 30.

Inspiring dads: He helped son with muscular dystrophy dream bigger

Aaron Sim (left) credits his father Michael for supporting him through his journey with muscular dystrophy and Asperger's Syndrome.

New inclusive playground in Tampines features Singapore’s first wheelchair-accessible slide

A new inclusive playground featuring Singapore’s first slide with wheelchair access was officially opened on June 17 at Sun Plaza Park in Tampines Ave 7.

Smooth operators: Floor curling slides into Singapore communities

ST20260427_202651600842/Jasel Poh/jpcurling Retiree Agnes Chong follows through after releasing a rock during a game of floor curling at St Luke's ElderCare Active Ageing Centre (Care) @ Golden Years in Hougang on April 27, 2026. The 68-year-old has been playing the sport since May 2024 at the centre, where weekly sessions are held every Monday morning for two hours. The low impact variation of the winter sport helps keep seniors active mentally, requiring players to strategise the angle and strength of the release.

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

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

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.

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.

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