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Media Reports

Broadcast (Radio + TV)

Enabling inclusion for people with disabilities at workplace and schools
CNA - FIRST LOOK ASIA,
20 Sep 2017(1st telecast)

Print

Telling stories of those with disabilities, to forge greater inclusiveness
The Strait Times, 8 Sep 2017

Duta warga istimewa giat sara keluarga
(Special ambassador who is able to provide for his family)
Berita Harian, 9 Oct 2017

Sedar ada autism pada usia 23 tahun
(Realising autism at age 23 years)
Berita Harian, 17 Oct 2017

Rowing blindfolded towards a good cause
The Strait Times, 22 Oct 2017

戴眼罩划龙舟体验视障者生活
(Interview: Person with visual disability and general public shared their experience after rowing blindfolded)
Lianhe Zaobao, 22 Oct 2017

受邀参与互动交流义工陪伴10多名特需者欢度万圣节
Volunteers invited to Halloween party with 10 persons with special needs
Lianhe Zaobao, 26 Oct 2017

失聪社工跨越残疾
(Deaf volunteer who went beyond the barrier of disability)
Lianhe Zaobao, 8 Nov 2017

Celebrating their abilities
(Interview: 6 persons with disabilities, in conjunction with International Day of Persons with Disabilities)
The Straits Times, 27 Nov 2017

心有多大梦想就有多大父母身教启发他投入公益
Your dream is as big as your heart.
Inspired by parents, he set up a social enterprise
Lianhe Zaobao, 17 Dec 2017

失聪女生在无声世界起舞
A deaf girl who dances in a world of silence
Lianhe Zaobao, 14 March 2017

Online

Barista thanks mentor who helped her grind out a career
Today Online, 31 Aug 2017

Deaf mum in Singapore: What it means to be Deaf in our society
The Asian Parent, October 2017

No time to read books? Try humans, they are not bad either
Mothership, 25 Oct 2017

Interview with Charlene Wong, Deaf Mother
The New Age Parents, 27 Oct 2017

NCSS Ambassador Charlene Wong Needs No Medals to be Proclaimed a Winner!
Run Society, 1 Nov 2017

“I was blacking out, asking for help, people ignored me.” The blind Singaporean fighting ‘prejudice’ against the disabled
Channel NewsAsia, 28 Dec 2017

Partners

Celebrating Abilities of Persons with Special Needs

• LiHO TEA

Home-grown bubble tea brand LiHO TEA, will be launching a specially concocted tea drink in support of the campaign in March 2019, that will be available in over 15 stores island-wide. They are also working with Amelia Tan, a student with autism from Very Special Arts Singapore Ltd, to design their concept store at Cathay Cineleisure, as well as cup sleeves for the brand. LiHO TEA has plans for this concept store to be inclusive, and they intend for the store to be entirely managed by persons with special needs.

Ren Ren Hao drinks will be retailed at the following outlets from 20 March onwards.

Outlets:

1. JEM

2. Vivo City

3. MBS

4. City Square Mall

5. Nex

6. White Sands

7. Bedok Mall

8. Tampines Hub

9. Northpoint

10. Bugis+

11. Clementi Mall

12. Suntec City L2

13. Wisma Atria

14. Orchard Gateway

15. Cineleisure

Increasing Opportunities for Interaction

• KFC Singapore

From March to April 2019, KFC Singapore will show their support through specially designed tray-mats distributed in 83 stores island-wide, that provide patrons with tips on how they can better interact with persons with disabilities. KFC currently hires over 90 employees with disabilities.

• OUE Social Kitchen

OUE Social Kitchen will be working with a home-cook from Disabled People's Association (DPA) to conduct an inclusive cooking and dining session for members of the public, in April 2019.

• Disabled People's Association (DPA)

NCSS has partnered the Disabled People's Association (DPA) to roll out a series of Let's Chat sessions, to offer members of the public the opportunity to meet DPA's inclusion ambassadors, who will share their stories and experiences of living with disabilities. Participants will be able to ask questions and engage in inclusive experiential activities which are designed to provide a richer understanding of persons with disabilities in work, social and community settings. Partners that have or will be hosting Let's Chat in their respective venues include KFC Singapore, McDonald's Singapore, the National Library Board, the National Museum of Singapore, and OUE Social Kitchen.

Encourage Participation through Socio-Recreational Activities

• National Library Board (NLB)

NCSS is exploring opportunities with the National Library Board (NLB) to leverage their existing programmes like Read Fest!, Meet the Authors Session and National Reading Movement to engage everyone through the common love of books. NCSS partnered NLB last year to introduce a series of inclusive reading activities in public libraries. The activities included a Meet-the-Authors session, where authors who were persons with special needs or caregivers to persons with special needs, shared their personal journeys; an immersive storytelling session for children; a display of inclusive-themed books in some of the libraries, as well as a Let's Chat session, where members of the public were able to meet and interact with persons with special needs.

• People's Association Water Venture

NCSS is working with People's Association Water Venture to organise a series of inclusive sports carnivals across Singapore, from January to October 2019. Six carnivals comprising inclusive waterfront lifestyle programmes will be held at various Water-Venture outlets, offering a variety of curated thematic experience for communities of all abilities.

• Love-in-a-Bento @ South West

Love-in-a-bento @ South West is a joint collaboration between South West Community Development Council, Singapore Hotel and Tourism Education Centre (SHATEC), TOUCH Home Care, Dorcas Home Care, Thye Hua Kwan Home Care, MINDS and Autism Association of Singapore (AAS) and NCSS, as an initiative under the Meals Service @ South West.

Through the four festive bento distribution per year, the programme aims to:

Engage persons with special needs in South West District to distribute customised bento sets to provide a special dinner meal to seniors in South West District who are not able to cook or buy their own meals due to mobility issues;
Allow the community to remember the more vulnerable seniors in our midst during festive celebrations; and
Allow various organisations to come together to volunteer in their respective areas of expertise or interest, in line with “Many Helping Hands” approach

Publications

Removing Barriers - Understanding Persons with Disabilities
This booklet gives an overview of disability types, educates people about the barriers faced by persons with disabilities, corrects some common misperceptions and provides handy tips on how to better interact with persons with disabilities.

Let's Play Together: Inclusive Activities & Game Guide
'Let's Play Together!' is a colourful and fun resource guide for caregivers, educators and social service practitioners to teach them to conduct inclusive games and activities for children with and without special needs. It offers ideas and practical suggestions on how to modify a variety of activities for children with different types of disabilities, to suit each child's level of functioning.

Understanding the United Nations Convention on The Rights of Persons with Disabilities
NCSS developed an easy-to-read guidebook of the articles in the UNCRPD to facilitate understanding amongst the general public about the rights of persons with disabilities.

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