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All-Rounder Receives Education Grant Together with 170 Other Physically Disabled Students

17-year-old Jovin Tan Wei Qiang loves to play computer games. He chats on the IRC, surfs the Internet, and spends time emailing to friends. Most of all, Jovin loves to [...]

Scholarship Dedicated To Help People With Physical Disabilities Launched

When he was 16, wheelchair user Jan Lee formed the conviction that to get a job and have a better future, he had to stand out from his non-disabled counterparts [...]

Youths on Scholarship Aim to Do More for the Society

“There are plenty of contributions (I can make) to the society if I were to become a scholar of The Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD),” wrote Cai Zhenquan. “I [...]

Singapore’s First AT Invention Competition to Improve Lives of the Disabled

Permanently disabled from neck down, Mr Yeong Sam Choi relies on his family members and maid in the simplest tasks. He is unable to eat or get dressed without their [...]

SPD Education Programme to Complement Schools in Integrating Students with Physical Disabilities

For 9-year-old Mohammad Rifa’i bin Abdul Aziz and his classmates, the school library is a place to go to for interesting books whenever they have some free time. However, for [...]

Singapore’s First Specialised Assistive Technology Centre Receives Innovative Ideas From Local Groups On Devices To…

72-year-old Mr Chin Wan Fatt had his right leg amputated below the knee in September last year due to diabetes. Moving around became difficult and he is now looking forward [...]

Scholarship Awards to Recognise Excelling Disabled Students in Schools

All I ask is for a chance from them to prove myself,” wrote Jan Lee, one of SPD’s scholarship recipients this year. He was answering a question regarding gaining employment [...]

Students With Physical Disabilities To Get Financial Support And More

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 [...]

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