Disability Services |
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Vision |
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| To enable every individual with disability to achieve independent living and integration into all aspects of society, to the best of their ability. |
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Mission |
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| To provide opportunities for people with disabilities, irrespective of the nature and severity of their disabilities. |
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Programmes |
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| a. Diagnosis and Assessment Services |
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| b. Information and Referral Services |
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| c. Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children |
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| d. Special Schools |
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| e. Vocational Training |
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| f. Vocational Assessment and Job Placement |
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| g. Day Activity Centres / Independent Living Training Centres |
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| h. Sheltered Employment |
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| i. Homes / Hostels |
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| j. Family Support and Training |
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| k. Social Work Service |
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| l. Transport and Related Assistance Schemes |
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Sports, Social, Recreation and Others |
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| There is currently a local one-stop online information portal on disability – www.disability.org.sg. |
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a. Diagnosis and Assessment Services |
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| Diagnostic and assessment services offer specialist consultations for paediatric conditions involving paediatric medicine, paediatric surgery, neonatology and child development. |
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| Check-ups for children from birth up to 6 years of age are available at polyclinics. The types of screenings carried out during check-ups are physical examinations, growth monitoring, development monitoring and hearing and vision tests. |
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| Other clinics include the Child
Guidance Clinic, which is a specialised
clinic seeing children and adolescents
below the age of 19 with developmental
disorders. |
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| Diagnostic services are also available for people with psychiatric disabilities at hospitals and private mental health clinics. |
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Information and Referral Services |
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| Information and referral services provide information on disability and the services available in the community. They assist people with disabilities and their families by referring them to the relevant services. |
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Early Intervention Programmes for Infants and Children |
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Early intervention programmes generally offer a range of services
to children diagnosed with disabilities or developmental delays
below the age of six and their families. They focus on developing
a child's skills in areas of language and communication, social
and behaviour, perception and cognition, gross and fine motor and
self-help skills. Parent support and training is also provided.
For service providers of Early Intervention Programmes who wish
to register as an approved instituition (AI), please refer to the
information
kit and download the following application
form.
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d.
Special Schools |
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| Special schools offer education
tailored to the learning needs of a child. They cater to the needs
of children with sensory disabilities, multiple disabilities, intellectual
disabilities and developmental disabilities. Some special schools
teach the mainstream school curriculum while others emphasise areas
such as self-help skills, functional academic skills, pre-vocational
skills and daily living skills. In addition to education, special
schools also provide therapy, parent support and training services. |
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e. Vocational Training |
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| Vocational training programmes offer training to people with disabilities in vocational skills to prepare for employment. |
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f. Vocational Assessment and Job Placement |
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| Vocational assessment services assess the vocational needs and the readiness for open employment of people with disabilities. For those ready for employment, job matching and follow-up services are provided. |
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g. Day Activity Centres/Independent Living Training Centres |
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| A day programme for people with disabilities with moderate to low functioning ability. They aim to enhance the independence of people with disabilities so as to equip them with activities of daily living and community living skills to live in the community. Day Activity Centres also provide care relief for caregivers to pursue economic activity or as a form of respite. |
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h. Sheltered Employment |
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| Sheltered employment provides a simulated work environment and pre-vocational skills training programmes to equip people with disabilities who have the potential and capability for open employment. |
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i. Homes/Hostels |
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| Homes and hostels provide accommodation and training to people with disabilities who do not have anywhere else to live or require specific training in independent living. They aim to help people with disabilities live as independent a life as possible through providing training in activities of daily living and community living skills. |
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j. Family Support and Training |
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| Support and training is available for families and parents at a number of VWOs. Services include counselling, educational talks, support groups, training workshops, and information dissemination and referral. |
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k. Social Work Services |
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| The services include casework, counselling, information dissemination and referral, family life education, befriending, home visits and financial assistance for people with disabilities and their family. |
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l. Transport and Related Assistance Schemes |
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| Transport and related assistance schemes assist people with disabilities in their special transport needs. |
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m. Sports, Social, Recreation and Others |
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| Sports, social and recreation programmes for people with disabilities facilitate the integration and participation of people with disabilities in the arts, sports, leisure and social activities. |
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