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| The Emergency Short Messaging Service (SMS) Helpline, or SMS 70999 for short, is a joint initiative between the National Council of Social Service and the Singapore Police Force to offer people with hearing and/or speech impairment an avenue of communication between them and the Police in times of emergencies. Five Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) - Canossian School, Disability Information & Referral Centre, Singapore Association for the Deaf, Singapore School for the Visually Handicapped and TOUCH Silent Club - are also partners of this initiative. |
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| SMS 70999 is currently available to people with hearing and/or speech impairment who have registered with their designated VWOs. Members of the public who wish to subscribe to the service may register with the Disability Information & Referral Centre or the Singapore Association for the Deaf. The details are as follows: |
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The Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) |
Address: 227 Mountbatten Road Singapore 397998
Contact number: 6344 8274
Fax: 6345 7706 |
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Monday to Friday 8.30am - 5.30pm |
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Disability Information & Referral Centre (DIRC) |
Address: 1 Tampines Central 5 #08-01/02 CPF Building Singapore 529508
Contact number: 6788 2215
Fax: 6787 8576 |
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Monday to Friday 8.30am - 6pm
Extended hours (Wednesday) 6pm - 8pm
Saturday 8.30am - 1pm |
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| To register, please bring along your NRIC or Passport/FIN card for foreigners, and documentation on your hearing and/or speech impairment. Minors (age 18 and below) should have their parent or guardian's consent indicated on the registration form. |
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| To download an information sheet on the service, please click here. |
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| For more information, please visit http://www.spf.gov.sg/sms70999. |
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