It’s 2021, inclusivity and visibility are no longer just buzzwords but a lens we have to use to view and question everything around us. In the bright and shiny metropolis of Singapore, where we are obsessed with the rat race more than we care to admit, have we done enough to be a truly inclusive society?
Credit – Autism Resource Centre
World Autism Day on 2 April 2021, we speak to
Jacelyn Lim, Executive Director of
Autism Resource Centre to learn more about autism in Singapore and how we can do more as a society.
Besides being one of the leading not-for-profit charity organisations, the Autism Resource Centre also runs the various Professor Brawn outlets across Singapore. Professor Brawn Cafe is more than just a cafe; it functions as a realisation of an inclusive workspace where they employ differently-abled individuals to fulfil the various roles. Such an endeavour does not come without its challenges, so here’s to more inclusive workspaces and a society that caters to
SINGAPORE - Malls in Singapore have fallen silent this festive season, when volunteers from The Salvation Army usually ring bells to solicit public donations.
The familiar red kettles used for The Salvation Army s annual fund-raiser, known as Christmas Kettling, can still be found at selected shopping centres, but they are unmanned due to Covid-19 restrictions.
Members of the public can drop cash into the kettle pots or scan the QR code on them to make a donation. They can also give online at christmaskettling.sg.
But the charity says that having no bells for this Christmas fund-raiser will have a devastating impact on its ability to serve its needy beneficiaries next year.