Events / Tech For Good @ Enabling Village

Tech For Good @ Enabling Village

14 September 2017
3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

Enabling Village, 20 Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 159053

Celebrate Singapore’s diverse abilities, hidden in the heart of Redhill.​​

 

Enabling Village (EV) is a community space built to support the integration and inclusion of able-bodied and disabled persons in Singapore. Within EV, there are cafés and restaurants, an art gallery, preschool, a supermarket, and even barrier-free event spaces augmented with braille and hearing loop features!

 

Participants of this event will visit the home of Tech Able, an assistive technology showcase and co-working space. This is the first of its kind in Singapore, and one of the primary functions of the Centre is to bring in assistive technology from around the world for Persons with Disabilities to try.

 

Each participant will receive a goodie bag and The Art Faculty by Pathlight coupon to redeem a handcrafted drink towards the end of the tour. Baristas at the café are diagnosed with autism and is managed and operated by the Autism Resource Centre (ARC).  This is a joint community project by ARC and Starbucks to train persons with autism to be baristas.

 

  • When: 14 September 2017, 3.00 pm – 5.00 pm
  • Where: Enabling Village (20 Lengkok Bahru, Singapore 159053) – Transport will be provided from NTU
  • Cost: $3 (this cost goes directly to SG Enable beneficiaries)

 

Click here to register.