Special needs/Special education

Forum: Task force working on strengthening employment support for persons with disabilities

Autism lasts a lifetime. Can support stay the course?

For many autistic adults, the need for support continues, not just for a few years after school ends, but for life.

Forum: Don’t ask students to wow you if you’re not ready for it

Forum: Goodwill cannot be the backbone of an inclusive employment system

Autism in the workplace is about more than job placement

Inclusion is about meaningful engagement - where the individual is able to participate, contribute and grow, says the writer.

Schools have integrated children with autism. Have they included them?

This is not just about stigma. It’s about the fear that many opportunities for their children may no longer be within reach.

Forum: Organisations have helped special needs community feel valued

Bigger space, new activities: TOUCH Centre for Independent Living moves to Enabling Village

(From left) SG Enable CEO Lee May Gee removing a Jenga block as Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Law and Social and Family Development Eric Chua and Touch Community Services CEO James Tan cheer on at the opening of the TOUCH Centre for Independent Living at Enabling Village on July 31.

From 2 years to 6 months: Families see shorter waits for early intervention support

Fatin Fatihah said it took only one month for her son Zeyn Idris to enroll in a subsidised early intervention programme.

An Extraordinary Celebration, Singapore’s largest inclusive concert, returns for 7th edition

Television and entertainment veteran Najip Ali (left) is the concert’s creative director, while singer Nathan Hartono is a mentor, collaborator, and performer.

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