For the past few months, 10-year-old Elton Seah was hard at work rehearsing for a play, and looked forward to when he could perform in public. Being able to perform on stage is no small achievement for him, as the primary five student has been diagnosed with Guillain-Barre Syndrome, which causes stiffness in his calves.
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Early last year, wheelchair user Jan Lee had to turn down two job offers. Then 23 years old with an Accountancy diploma, Mr Lee, who has transverse myelitis (an inflammation of the spinal cord), could only travel on a specially equipped van, or a London cab or MaxiCab. He would have to spend $50 a day on transport to get to his job, taking up a large part of his salary
Brothers Andy and Eugene Peh are setting aside their engineering books on 3 September and taking their learning to the streets of Singapore. They are aiming to understand how wheelchair users get around and caregivers help, and will be experiencing firsthand the user-friendliness of physical environments for physically disabled people here.
Device gives wheelchair users greater access
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Initiative aims to equip disabled individuals with technology skills for enhanced quality of life and employability
Diagnosed with language delay and Central Auditory Processing Disorder, 8-year-old Ryan Ho has difficulty with his motor coordination and talking. This was a problem especially when he entered a mainstream primary school, but fortunately for him, Ryan found help at the Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD), which provided therapy services to help him cope in the classroom. Today, his handwriting and copying skills have improved, and his speech is more fluent too.
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For the first time, with the objectives of increasing public awareness of its services and on disability issues, in addition to raising funds, Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) will be airing its first show, the SPD Charity Show on 15 July 2007 on Channel 8 at 7pm, with Mr Abdullah Tarmugi, Speaker of Parliament as Guest-of-Honour.
The Society for the Physically Disabled’s (SPD) first TV charity show on 15 July will see stage, TV and radio personalities join in to call for support of physically disabled people.
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