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Disability simulation activities are a mainstay in every edition of the SPD Ability Walk & Run to encourage experiential learning and increase understanding of the challenges persons with disabilities face. This year, we have enhanced the manual wheelchair experience course with professional inputs from SPD’s [...]

Kelvin Ang has spinal muscular dystrophy and uses a motorised wheelchair to move about. We followed him on his journey home to Woodlands from work to understand the overall connectivity and accessibility from the perspective of a wheelchair user in Singapore.

Overexertion during daily or sports activities can cause strain to our lower limb muscles. SPD’s physiotherapist Gerda de Jong shares some tips to prevent adductor, quadriceps and hamstring strains.