by Abriel | Feb 21, 2017 | 2017, Singapore Budget 2017
Despite his autism and mild intellectual disability, Mr Ivan Ng, 20, is a part-time administrative assistant at National University Hospital (NUH), who tracks down patient files quickly and handles about 100 of them in half a day. Ivan joined the school-to-work...
by Abriel | Feb 21, 2017 | 2017, Singapore Budget 2017
A school-to-work transition programme – now open to students with mild intellectual disabilities and autism – will be extended to those with moderate intellectual and multiple disabilities. A centre will also be set up for caregivers of people with disabilities, to...
by Abriel | Feb 15, 2017 | 2017, Climate Action
Come March 2017, an app called Powerzee, will allow students to give feedback on how hot or cold a room is. This data will then be used to readjust the air-conditioning system in real-time, thus reducing unnecessary energy consumption. This project is part of a push...
by Abriel | Feb 8, 2017 | 2017, No Poverty
The concept of a home for a displaced person may vary. For some, it is not about “owning” a place of having a roof over their heads for the night. Instead, it is about having a place where they feel safe, in control and surrounded by people they get along with....
by Abriel | Feb 6, 2017 | 2017, Sustainable Cities & Communities
Approximately 300 domestic helpers from Indonesia, the Philippines, India, Myanmar and Sri Lanka ushered in the Chinese New Year at an event organised by the Foreign Domestic Worker Association for Social Support and Training (Fast) at its clubhouse in Jalan Bukit...
