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14 Mar 1999, 9.30am - 4pm, Singapore Conference Hall
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A very interesting wheelchair circuit will be set up by wheelchair-bound
Melvin Lek's Easy Wheel Services & Trading Co. to let you try handling
and moving about in a wheelchair. The public can try out a variety of
wheelchairs from domestic to sport to featherweight. |
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that are designed, printed
and/or handmade by people with disabilities as part of their livelihood
from BizLink Centre Singapore,
the centralised job placement agency for people with disability in Singapore.
BizLink also runs a sheltered workshop employing people with different
disabilities to showcase to potential employers. |
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that are designed and produced
by visually handicapped members of the Singapore
Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH). SAVH aims to improve
the well-being of the visually handicapped and it provides skill training
to impart in them the necessary skills for independent living and working.
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by artists
from the Mouth & Foot Painting Artists Pte Ltd will be showcasing
some of their paintings, greeting cards as well as their painstakingly
acquired skills to paint with their mouth or foot. |
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A wheelchair-bound tetraplegic who is a mouth
artist and a song composer. Having just released his 4th album, he will
be performing some of his new songs at the Fair at about 11am. Visit
Gilbert's homepage. |
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that are designed and
made by members of the The Spastic
Children's Association of Singapore (SCAS) under the Goodwill Rehabilitation
and Occupational Workshop (GROW). SCAS provides medical treatment and
therapy for children and adults with cerebral palsy in Singapore. GROW
provides vocational training and employment for adults aged 18 years
and above. |
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that are painted and produced
by artists from the Very Special Arts Singapore
(VSAS). VSAS provides people with disabilities with opportunities
to access the arts for rehabilitation and social integration. It runs
Visual and Performing Arts programmes for children and adults with differing
disabilities, as well as their teachers, parents and volunteers. |
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that are designed
and made by people with disability who work at the The
Society for the Physically Disabled (SPD). SPD runs a Sheltered
Workshop that provides employment and training for disabled adults who
have difficulty seeking employment in the open market. Employment, albeit
simple, gives the disabled some degree of social and financial independence.
Currently, 110 beneficiaries come to the workshop every day, Mondays
to Fridays. |
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by the
Singapore Sports Council for the Disabled
(SSCD). SSCD promotes and co-ordinates sports and recreational activities
for people with disabilities in Singapore. It organises sporting events
such as track and field meets, swimming competitions and other indoor
games competitions. |
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by the Movement for the Intellectually
Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) on its range of activities and assistance
programmes for people with intellectual disabilities. The main aim of
MINDS is to educate, care, train and assist Intellectually Disabled
Persons (IDPS) to be independent and useful persons who can play a role
in our society. It runs 5 special education schools, 3 employment development
centres, 2 residential homes and 2 day activity centres. |
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by NTUC
Income on the importance of leading a healthy lifestyle and its
choice of fitness centres. |
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, the IT double-decker bus from Raffles Girls' School will
also participate to allow surfing by the visitors into various websites
related to this project. |
