Disabilities

App to help diners with visual impairment at hawker centres among ideas at inaugural challenge

The team of four developed a prototype app to help diners with visual impairment find empty tables at hawker centres. They include product designers from Skills and Workforce Development Agency (SWDA) Tay Yu Qing and Genevieve Yip (in white), Ho Yin Mei, a principal design lead from the Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and Jeffrey Ang, a principal architect from the Urban Redvelopment Authority.

Asian Para Games trace roots to Japanese disability sports pioneer

The opening ceremony of the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Para Games in Nagoya on Oct 18.

Forum: Wearing a hearing aid in school doesn’t make me different

News analysis

Hiring is just the first step. Can Singapore keep workers with disabilities in their jobs?

United Overseas Bank (UOB) began hiring persons with disabilities in 2013, including at their Scan Hub, where documents are digitised and archived.

Purple Parade among events postponed, cancelled amid haze concerns

Over 15,000 people turned up for the biggest edition of The Purple Parade in 2025.

Home in Focus

Small steps, big hearts: Learning together at an inclusive pre-school

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Liv Heng (right), three, helping classmate Anna Kham, three, who has down syndrome, with her walker as they head for lunch at Kindle Garden inclusive pre-school. At Kindle Garden it is second nature for typically-developing children to help their friends with additional needs without being prompted by teachers. Pictured 24 Aug, 2026.

New committee set up by SG Enable to review quality of training for persons with disabilities

Students from Grace Orchard School learning how to prepare waffles at the Inclusive Lifelong Learning Festival 2026.

Finding Joy

She was blind. And in a 21km race, she waited for me to finish together

The writer discovered that the people he thought he was helping were actually helping him too.

Nearly $50m given to about 8,000 severely disabled Singaporeans in 6 years under ElderFund

Ren Ci @ Woodlands resident Jumadi Sayap (right), 71, who has dementia, with his niece Hazwani Mohamad, 52. She uses $200 from her uncle’s MediSave account each month under the MediSave Care scheme to offset the nursing home’s fees.

Queenstown, Marine Parade to pilot more inclusive spaces for people with disabilities

Senior Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming (centre, on stage), leads the task force which announced on Oct 4 efforts to help people with disabilities live in the community.

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