SINGAPORE — Instead of the usual one-week training he conducts for new employees, environmental services department supervisor Davis Chew spends about three weeks helping new staff with disabilities at Yishun Community Hospital (YCH) to learn the ropes.   However, he does not just provide them with reading materials and verbal instructions, like for other staff. […]

Loud noises and bright lights terrified her, school gave her meltdowns. For years Dawn-joy Leong didn’t know why, until she found out she had Asperger’s Syndrome, she tells On the Red Dot. SINGAPORE: For over 40 years, Dr Dawn-joy Leong struggled to come to terms with some of her eccentricities and social awkwardness. She had […]

5km Charity Run organized by Autism STEP to help fund the children with autism for their therapy and treatments.   Come along to our annual charity event in aid of our families with children with autism.   This event is organized by volunteers from Autism STEP and money raised through sale of tickets and donations […]

For the first time ever, this year’s National Day Parade (NDP) will feature musicians with different types of disabilities performing together, to promote a caring spirit and to highlight the message of inclusivity. The Purple Symphony – Singapore’s largest disability-inclusive orchestra, which includes a choir – will have 24 of its 90 members perform We […]

Little Khloe Gan is merrily ambling towards the childcare centre’s play area when Madam Lena Koh stops the tyke in her tracks. “Khloe, have you finished your snack? Can you put your bowl in the pail, please?” coos the principal of Kindle Garden. The child dutifully does as told, earning a beaming smile from Madam […]