If your hands shake and you can’t keep them steady, eating can be a messy, embarrassing affair. You’ve probably even contemplated taking food exclusively from plastic tumblers through a straw.
The problem is more common than many of us think: Essential tremors and Parkinson’s disease affect more than 10 million people worldwide.
Research into self-stabilizing tableware has […]
In January this year, Nicolette, a 17-year-old student from School of the Arts (SOTA), had an idea about reaching out to children with special needs. She gathered 8 friends and came up with an art programme for children as young as preschoolers to learn different art forms: Visual arts, dance, music and theatre.
And they quickly made […]
Last July, the 2017 Enabling Employers Award celebrated the achievements of over 70 firms and individuals in Singapore that supports employees with disabilities at the workplace. […]
There were 7 people training at the Innervate CrossFit gym when we visited. Each was doing a slightly different exercise specially catered to them: Some were training deadlifts, others working out with the kettlebells.
Innervate CrossFit is, at the moment, the only CrossFit gym in Singapore to have a programme for persons with disabilities.
It’s hard for able-bodied people to imagine what daily living is like for people with disabilities. And that makes it hard for them to help.
Local social enterprise, Enabled Singapore, is developing a mobile phone-based life simulation game called Enabler to teach players how to assist and care for persons with disabilities and senior citizens. Developed […]
This coming long weekend, Enabling Village becomes the stage for a storytelling extravaganza. […]
The Festival For Good event at Singapore Management University on 19 August was a tour of the wonderful world of the social enterprises in Singapore, with products ranging from health and wellness, to fashion and lifestyle—all with the aim of creating a positive impact on our world.
Besides a pop-up market, the Festival For Good hosted […]
PLAYtime! is an interactive theatre series for children aged two to four years old produced and presented by Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay. […]
Enjoy a Mexican feast at The Sapling, served hot from a live taco station at only $22++. Featuring tacos with pulled beef, tomato, onions, baked fish fillet guacamole, jalapeno and olives. Chilli con carne and chicken/black bean enchilada will also be served.
Reserve now by calling The Sapling at 6472 0933 or emailing to reservations@thesapling.sg. […]
Every now and then during his presentation, Garry Hills would gush about the Apple products he’s explaining. “I don’t mean to come across as an Apple fan,” he takes care to preface, “but their products really makes independent living possible. They’re all accessible out of the box.”
It’s a tall claim, more likely to come from […]