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The Infocomm Accessibility Centre Launches Tweet Meet 2011 to Help More People with Disabilities Join the Social Networking World

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The Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC) announced today the launch of this year’s Tweet Meet, a civic movement aimed at encouraging members of the public to help narrow the digital divide for people with disabilities (PWDs). For the sophomore edition, this civic movement will see more than 10 volunteers who will visit the homes of 40 PWDs to personally deliver, set-up and connect them onto social networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live and Skype so that the recipients can plug into social media and widen their social circle.

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More Responded to Call by Infocomm Accessibility Centre to Help Narrow the Digital Divide for People with Disabilities at Tweet Meet 2011

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Tweet Meet 2011, organised by the Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC), gathered volunteers, bloggers and supportive members of the public in cyber space to help bridge the digital divide for people with disabilities (PWDs) in Singapore. Singaporeans were encouraged to rally the cause online via networking sites such as Twitter, Facebook, Windows Live and Skype, and to enable virtual interaction and engagement between those with disabilities, friends, families and the public.

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Greater Opportunities Await Persons with Disabilities at the ‘Towards Inclusiveness in the Workplace: Employing Persons with Disabilities’ Event

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More opportunities are now available for persons with disabilities to broaden their network and meet potential employers. The Microsoft Unlimited Potential Scholarship award presentation and IT Apprenticeship graduation ceremony returned this year with the inclusion of two key establishments to connect scholarship recipients and graduates with prospective companies for employment possibilities – the Tripartite Alliance for Fair Employment Practices (TAFEP) and Singapore National Employers Federation (SNEF).

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Infocomm Accessibility Centre and Tribal DDB Strikes Partnership to Enable More People with Disabilities

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The Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC) announced today a strategic partnership between the Centre and Tribal DDB, an international digital marketing agency in Singapore. This partnership will see IAC and Tribal DDB working together to enable more people with disabilities, starting with the offering of internship opportunities for IAC trainees to hone their IT and design skills in a real-life work environment.

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Making Singapore a More Accepting Society for People with Disabilities

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The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD) is furthering its advocacy for equal opportunities for people with disabilities with the launch of an online survey to gather the nation’s perception towards people with disabilities. This initiative forms an integral part of the SPD’s on-going ‘I Accept’ campaign, which aims to encourage members of the public to accept people with disabilities as equal members of the community, workplace and everyday life.

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Students with Disabilities Get a Boost from Asia Pacific Breweries Foundation Scholarship

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Five young Singaporeans have demonstrated not only strength and resilience when overcoming countless adversities in their young lives, they have also shown optimism for the future and a passion to help those who, like them, need a little boost. Their extraordinary achievements were celebrated at the Asia Pacific Breweries (APB) Foundation Scholarship for Persons with Disabilities award ceremony this morning. It was also the first time that more than three scholarships were awarded in a year.

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Bursary Helps Students with Disabilities and Those with Disabled Parents Cope with Education Fees

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Ninety-four students with disabilities and students with disabled parents received the NatSteel-SPD Education Programme Bursary Awards from the Education Minister, Mr Heng Swee Keat, at an award presentation ceremony held at the Resorts Convention Centre in Sentosa this Saturday afternoon.

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