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List Of Disability Organisations In Singapore
This is a list of disability organizations in Singapore. General * City Harvest Community Services Association * Disabled People's Association * Touch Community Servicesbr>* Rainbow Centrebr>* Presbyterian Community Servicesbr>* Christian Outreach for The Handicappedbr>* Extra•Ordinary Peoplebr> Autism * Autistic Associationbr>* Autism Resource Centre (Singapore), Autism Resource Centrebr>* Christian Outreach for The Handicappedbr>* Pathlight Schoolbr> Cerebral Palsy * Spastic Association of Singaporebr> Cleft Lip & Palate * Cleft Lip and Palate Association of Singaporebr> Down syndrome * Down Syndrome Associationbr> Dyslexia * Learning Needs Centrebr>* Dyslexia Association of Singaporebr>* Student Care Servicebr>* Swords & Stationerybr> Muscular Dystrophy * Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore), Muscular Dystrophy Associationbr>* Motor Neurone Disease Association (Singapore), Motor Neurone Disease Associationbr> Deaf * Singapore Association for the D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disability
Disability is the experience of any condition that makes it more difficult for a person to do certain activities or have equitable access within a given society. Disabilities may be Cognitive disability, cognitive, Developmental disability, developmental, Intellectual disability, intellectual, mental disorder#Disability, mental, physical disability, physical, Sense, sensory, or a combination of multiple factors. Disabilities can be present from birth or can be acquired during a person's lifetime. Historically, disabilities have only been recognized based on a narrow set of criteria—however, disabilities are not binary and can be present in unique characteristics depending on the individual. A disability may be readily visible, or Invisible disability, invisible in nature. The United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities defines disability as: Disabilities have been perceived differently throughout history, through a variety of different theoretical len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Student Care Service
A student is a person enrolled in a school or other educational institution. In the United Kingdom and most commonwealth countries, a "student" attends a secondary school or higher (e.g., college or university); those in primary or elementary schools are "pupils". Africa Nigeria In Nigeria, education is classified into four system known as a 6-3-3-4 system of education. It implies six years in primary school, three years in junior secondary, three years in senior secondary and four years in the university. However, the number of years to be spent in university is mostly determined by the course of study. Some courses have longer study length than others. Those in primary school are often referred to as pupils. Those in university, as well as those in secondary school, are referred to as students. The Nigerian system of education also has other recognized categories like the polytechnics and colleges of education. The Polytechnic gives out National Diploma and Higher Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Handicaps Welfare Association
Handicapped or handicap may refer to: In sports and games * Handicapping, various methods of levelling the outcome in a competitive sport or game: ** Handicap race (other) ** Handicap (chess) **Handicap (golf) ** Handicap (go) **Handicap (sailing) **Handicap (shogi) *Handicapping, various methods of outcome prediction or levelling outcome predictions: ** Asian handicap, bookmakers' technique to level odds ** Political handicapping, the news process of trying to predict election outcomes, especially rather than focusing on the political issues *" The Handicapped", short story by Larry Niven originally published in 1967 as "Handicap" Human condition *Disability, an impairment that substantially affects a person's life activities, and may be present at birth or arise later in life *Self-handicapping, a psychological method for preserving self-esteem Biology *Handicap principle The handicap principle is a hypothesis proposed by the biologist Amotz Zahavi to explain how evol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grace Orchard School
Grace may refer to: Places United States * Grace, Idaho, a city * Grace (CTA station), Chicago Transit Authority's Howard Line, Illinois * Little Goose Creek (Kentucky), location of Grace post office * Grace, Carroll County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Laclede County, Missouri, an unincorporated community * Grace, Mississippi, an unincorporated community * Grace, Montana, an unincorporated community * Grace, Hampshire County, West Virginia * Grace, Roane County, West Virginia Elsewhere * Grace (lunar crater), on the Moon * Grace, a crater on Venus People with the name * Grace (given name), a feminine name, including a list of people and fictional characters * Grace (surname), a surname, including a list of people with the name Religion Theory and practice * Grace (prayer), a prayer of thanksgiving said before or after a meal * Divine grace, a theological term present in many religions * Grace in Christianity, the benevolence shown by God towar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Metta School
Metta may refer to: Buddhism * Maitrī ''Maitrī'' (Sanskrit; Pali: ''mettā'') means benevolence, loving-kindness,Warder (2004), pp. 63, 94. friendliness,Rhys Davids & Stede (1921-25), p. 540, entry for "Mettā," retrieved 2008-04-29 from "U. Chicago" a amity, good will,Richard G ... (aka ''mettā''), a Buddhist concept of love and kindness * Metta Institute, a Buddhist training institute * Mettā Forest Monastery, Valley Center, California, USA; a Buddhist monastery Other uses * Metta (given name) * FK Metta, Riga, Latvia; a soccer team See also * LaMetta Wynn (1933–2021), U.S. politician * * Meta (other) {{dab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association For Persons With Special Needs
Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary association, a body formed by individuals to accomplish a purpose, usually as volunteers Association in various fields of study *Association (archaeology), the close relationship between objects or contexts. *Association (astronomy), combined or co-added group of astronomical exposures * Association (chemistry) *Association (ecology), a type of ecological community *Genetic association, when one or more genotypes within a population co-occur *Association (object-oriented programming), defines a relationship between classes of objects *Association (psychology), a connection between two or more concepts in the mind or imagination *Association (statistics), a statistical relationship between two variables *File association, associates a file with a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Movement For The Intellectually Disabled Of Singapore
Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS) is a voluntary welfare organisation based in Singapore, that provides services for the intellectually disabled. MINDS was founded in 1962, and remains one of the largest charities in Singapore. Over 600 staff and 2,400 beneficiaries are a part of MINDS. Two other organisations, the Association for Persons with Special Needs and Metta School were formed as an offshoot of MINDS. History In 1960, the Singapore Children's Society initiated several educational and training programmes for intellectually disabled children, leading to the formation of the Singapore Association for Retarded Children (SARC) in 1962.Country Report 1980 (Singapore) ", Group Training Course on Intellectual Disabilities. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ExtraOrdinary Horizons (Deaf Singapore)
Extraordinary may refer to: * "Extraordinary" (Clean Bandit song), 2014 * "Extraordinary" (Liz Phair song), 2004 * "Extraordinary" (Mandy Moore song), 2007 * "Extraordinary" (Prince song), 1999 * "Extraordinary", a song by Idina Menzel from '' Idina'', 2016 * ''ExtraOrdinary'', an EP by Nizlopi, 2006 * ''The Extraordinary ''The Extraordinary'' is an Australian television documentary series that featured stories of the paranormal and supernatural. It ran on the Seven Network from 1993 to 1996. The following year it moved to the Nine Network. History The show wa ...'', a 1990s Australian television documentary series * Extraordinary, upcoming TV show on Disney+ See also * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canossian School
The Canossians are a family of two Catholic religious institutes and three affiliated lay associations that trace their origin to Magdalen of Canossa, a religious sister canonized by Pope John Paul II in 1988. Canossian family Canossian Daughters of Charity, Servants of the Poor (FDCC) The Canossian Daughters of Charity (''Canossian Sisters''), is a Catholic religious institute founded by Magdalen of Canossa in Verona, Italy, in 1808. On February 27, 1860, six Canossian Sisters from Venice and Padua began their journey to Hong Kong arriving there on April 12, 1860. From there the sisters went to Macau and then to Southeast Asia. Today they count eighteen provinces with approximately 2,700 Sisters in more than 336 communities and in 32 countries around the world. Their primary works of charity include education, catechesis, and care of the sick. The General House is in Rome. (FDCC is the Italian abbreviation of "Figlie Della Carità Canossiane"). ENCA or Enlace Canossiano Americ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore School For The Deaf
Singapore School for the Deaf (SSD) was a school for deaf children in Singapore. It was operated by the Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf). It opened in 1963. In January 1977, Dr. Jerry Goh Ewe Hong established the Philosophy of Total Communication or TC at the school. - MITA (P) No. 250/10/97 - Document starts on p. 9/11. From the 1980s to the early 1990s, its enrollment was about 300. By the 2010s, the number of students was below 20, and the school in 2011 froze enrolment, resulting in only 2 students remaining in the school as of 2017. That year, the school closed and sent its students to Lighthouse School A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of physical structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a beacon for navigational aid, for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways. Lighthouses mar .... References Schools in Singapore Educational institutions established in 1963 1963 establishments in Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singapore Association For The Deaf
The Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) is a charitable organisation for the Deafness, deaf and Hearing loss, hard-of-hearing in Singapore founded in 1955. SADeaf is a member of the National Council of Social Service and the World Federation of the Deaf. SADeaf is also supported by the Ministry of Education (Singapore), Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Social and Family Development. History 1955–1999 In 1955, the Singapore Association for the Deaf (SADeaf) was founded and they established the Singapore School for the Deaf in 1963. In 1972, the Youth Group for the Deaf was formed, which organized Recreation, recreational activities, and two years later, the Total Communication (TC) philosophy was adopted. In 1978, the Signing Exact English (SEE) system was adopted by SADeaf's affiliated schools. On 29 September 1983, SADeaf joined the Community Chest of Singapore. In 1988, the Centre for the Hearing-Impaired and Audiological Services Clinic were set up. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
