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We Need To Stop Patrolling The Borders Of Disability

We Need To Stop Patrolling The Borders Of Disability

Deciding who is and isn’t disabled, who does and doesn’t deserve accommodation, is complicated. Most efforts to distinguish fakers from “real” disabled people usually do more harm than good.

July 1, 2020

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Over 3,000 from shelters, homes and centres will be tested

About 3,300 staff, residents and clients of various homes, shelters and centres will be tested for COVID-19 by tomorrow, Singapore’s Social and Family Development minister Desmond Lee announced. These include people from voluntary children’s homes, crisis shelters and children’s disability homes.

June 30, 2020

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Free COVID-19 screenings for returning students and disabled

Free COVID-19 screenings for returning students and disabled

COVID-19 screenings at the airport will be free for students who are returning for the first time and the disabled, says Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

June 30, 2020

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Samsung showcases “Age of Experience” at CES 2020

Samsung showcases “Age of Experience” at CES 2020

What is the CES? Consumer Electronics Show (CES) is a yearly exhibition organised by the Consumer Technology Association (CTA). They showcase groundbreaking innovations for consumer technologies. It is a global stage where next-generation innovations are introduced into the marketplace.  What innovative assistive technologies did Samsung announce?  Samsung’s “Age of Experience” keynote showcased the company’s plans...

June 30, 2020

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Covid-19 tests to be free for first-time returning students, civil servants, disabled

Covid-19 tests to be free for first-time returning students, civil servants, disabled

The compulsory Covid-19 screening tests at airports for returning Malaysians will be free for those who are either disabled or students, says Senior Minister (Defence) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

June 29, 2020

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Don’t leave special students behind

Don’t leave special students behind

There are 88,352 preschool, primary and secondary school students, according to the Education Ministry, who have global developmental delay (GDD), intellectual disability, autism, Down Syndrome, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), dyscalculia (severe difficulty in making arithmetic calculations), dysgraphia (unable to write coherently) and dyslexia (difficulty in reading or interpreting words, letters and other symbols), among other learning disabilities.

June 28, 2020

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Early Intervention Centres now online

The initiative was started by UNICEF in partnership with the National Early Childhood Intervention Council to support parents and enable them to continue therapy practices for their special needs child in the comfort of their own home.

June 28, 2020

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The boon of teletherapy

The boon of teletherapy

Although the movement control order (MCO) has caused much disruption, it did spur rapid digital transformation across sectors including special education, and increased parental involvement. Unicef Malaysia Child Protection and Disability specialist Zoe Gan said it was often thought that teletherapy – a remote therapy method that uses technology to help therapists and clients communicate – wouldn’t be able to provide the same experience for children with disabilities, and that having face-to-face sessions would be best.

June 28, 2020

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Afiq’s story is about our journey towards a digital economy

Afiq’s story is about our journey towards a digital economy

Mohd Afiq Barni thought his life ended when he was severely injured in a road accident seven years ago. When he woke up after the crash, he was told that he had suffered a spinal cord injury and would not be able to walk again.

June 26, 2020

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Nurse, blind parents reunite after 3 months apart

Nurse, blind parents reunite after 3 months apart

It was a long-awaited reunion for nurse Nurul Rafidah Jaafar and her blind parents. After three months of not being able to meet due to the Covid-19 pandemic and the Movement Control Order (MCO), they finally got together on Monday.

June 26, 2020

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