Singapore News - Despite being born with muscular dystrophy, Mr Lim Kay Choong has never let his limited mobility get in the way of his love for art. The 34-year-old travels regularly to the Muscular Dystrophy Association (Singapore) to practise drawing, and his passion paid off when he was. Read more at www.tnp.sg
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A supermarket with sliding doors and wider walkways, shopping trolleys that could be pushed by wheelchairs, braille lettering on the washroom doors and tactile indicators on the floor are some of the features of a unique village here in Singapore that is using innovation to support persons with disabilities.Called Enabling Village or EV, the first-of-its-kind community space is an all-accessible, inclusive, sensory-friendly space dedicated to integrating persons with disabilities into society.The tenants include social businesses that train and hire persons with disabilities, and these businesses also showcase the abilities of persons with disabilities when visitors shop or dine at EV.
Singapore News - Civil servant Gerard Peter Almonte and his wife, Madam Susan Wong Lai Fung, both 59, have been fostering an 11-year-old boy with special needs since his birth. Raymond (not his real name) was aggressive as a young child, and could not speak or make eye contact with others.. Read more at www.tnp.sg