No One is Special - NOIS

Back by popular demand, Dining in the Dark is a multi-sensory experience that invite participants to share a meal in pitch-black darkness. We hope that other than the free lunch, this event is a good platform to understand the daily life of the visually handicapped.

Special thanks to the Singapore Association for the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) for your manpower support, and giving us a good glimpse into the environment of a visually handicapped. In addition, the financial and logistical support from Diversity & Inclusion under Office of Global Learning (OGL) has been equally tremendous. Thank you to both groups of people for making this event such a successful one!

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Over the years, while we have gain some understanding of the autism spectrum, most of us are unable to empathise with the need for ear muffs, routine, etc. Two filmmakers embarked again on the same quest. So now,

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Listen Senior Film Imagine living a life where the world you perceive and experience around you is entirely different than that of your peers, and your family — where you feel……

"The Special Person has a very important role in our midst. He creates an opportunity for us to exercise the human heart, to be human again. We depend on them to teach us how to enable our disabled hearts, while we the able-bodied enable their disabilities. It is a sharing of gifts."
--Father of a child with intellectual disabilities

"The centres will allow individuals to pursue a sport at different levels, by starting with learn-to-play modules before progressing to play-the-game, and finally building up their competencies in learn-to-compete programmes."

5 disability sports centres to be set up across Singapore Culture, Community, and Youth Minister Grace Fu says these centres will provide enhanced barrier-free access, and offer sports programmes tailored for people with disabilities.

"Building swanky infrastructure for the rapidly growing aging population and people with disability is not sufficient to address the problem. According equality and equity to our country men with disability should mean more than infrastructure. We need a change from within, a change of hearts and minds, of attitudes and perception.

To put it in a nutshell, the hardware is being provided by the government, but the software, awareness and education needs building up. Attentiveness to people with disability needs to be imparted speedily, and instilled at an early age."

Enable Singapore Initiative – Manos story | Enable Development Helen Keller once said “It has been said that life has treated me harshly; and sometimes I have complained in my heart because many pleasures of human

Meet Eileen, a Primary 4 student from Cerebral Palsy Alliance Singapore.

Eileen This is "Eileen" by dag the dogg on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

The Purple Parade is a movement that supports the inclusion & celebrates the abilities of persons with special needs.

We were treated with wonderful performances from various disability groups in Singapore, and enjoyed the food and games as well!

On children's show that help us understand disabilities, did you know Arthur did too? It's so great, I really don't have to elaborate more! CHECK IT OUT!

A Reminder That "Arthur" Once Beautifully Described Asperger's Syndrome PSA: Arthur has been and continues to be on point.

Meet Julia, the newest addition to the Sesame Street cast! She also happens to have autism.

Sometimes it is difficult to explain to children (and even adults) what autism really is. Read about the amazing Playdate Elmo had with his friends Julia and Abby: http://autism.sesamestreet.org/storybook-we-are-amazing/

Resources for Parents | Sesame Street and Autism Use these videos, activities, and topics to help you see amazing in all children.

Dyslexia is probably one of the most common learning disabilities around. But how much do you know about them? Christian Boer created a new font, Dyslexie, that is designed to help people with dyslexia read with greater ease!

: Left-aligned texts is easier to read than justified, right-aligned or centred texts!

What Reading Really Looks Like When You’re Dyslexic Dyslexic individuals experience the written word in three dimensions. Try it out for yourself.

Everyone has a part to play in making life more equitable for people with special needs, even big corporations!

Will you be next?

Unable to tie shoes, a 16-year-old with cerebral palsy wrote to Nike. They came through big time. When people say, "It never hurts to ask," this is probably what they're talking about.