Media Reports
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 Telling stories of those with disabilities, to forge greater inclusiveness The Strait Times, 8 Sep 2017 |
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 Sedar ada autism pada usia 23 tahun(Realising autism at age 23 years) Berita Harian, 17 Oct 2017
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 Rowing blindfolded towards a good cause |
 Celebrating their abilities (Interview: 6 persons with disabilities, in conjunction with International Day of Persons with Disabilities) The Straits Times, 27 Nov 2017 |
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 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 eitherMothership, 25 Oct 2017 |
 Interview with Charlene Wong, Deaf MotherThe New Age Parents, 27 Oct 2017 |
.jpg?sfvrsn=ac2fa2b2_2 "MC-InterviewwithCharlene (1)") NCSS Ambassador Charlene Wong Needs No Medals to be Proclaimed a Winner!Run Society, 1 Nov 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.
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