Disabilities

TAKING HEART

Extraordinary People partners Pan Pacific to launch hospitality academy for PWDs

Collaboration between the non-profit and hotel group aims to create employment pathways in F&B, guest relations and housekeeping

Silvia is a real-time AI sign-language assistant for public transport.
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SBS Transit breaks communication barrier with Singapore’s first AI sign-language assistant

The program helps deaf and hard-of-hearing commuters navigate the transport operator’s rail network

OpenHeart is a mosaic sculpture composed of 240 tiles decorated by 250 participants from four social service agencies that UOL supports and UOL staff.
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UOL launches new inclusive exhibition to spotlight artists from diverse backgrounds

They comprise persons with disabilities and a beneficiary from the UOL-PPHG Community Uplift Programme

Genine Tham's Gaze Upon the Night is one of the artworks projected for UOB's festive show.
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UOB spotlights artists with disabilities in festive show’s projection display

Works by five artists from Extra.Ordinary People will be projected on UOB Plaza 1

Enabling Village was launched in 2015 to exemplify how PWDs can live, learn, work and play in an inclusive society. With the addition of the new Vista block, the village spans 33,400 sq m.
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Extension of Enabling Village further supports employability of persons with disabilities

They can get more job opportunities in sectors such as music, art and design

Beh Siew Kim, chief financial and sustainability officer, lodging, CapitaLand Investment, announces new commitments for Ascott that are structured around the playbook's five-pillar framework.
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Ascott launches playbook to drive disability inclusion in accommodation sector

It is structured around inclusive hiring, digital interfaces and programmes, among others

Healthy Harvest is part of a two-year tie-up between Prudential and the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment’s SG Eco Fund, which aims to promote climate resilience and foster social inclusion in the community.
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Prudential Singapore launches edible gardens as part of initiative to promote sustainability

The Healthy Harvest initiative has an initial S$400,000 in seed funding

Former national water polo player Samuel Wong (far left) is one the volunteers guiding participants of the OCBC-SDSC SwimTogether programme.
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OCBC partners Singapore Disability Sports Council to launch first water safety programme for PWDs

This is the first corporate-funded partnership to provide inclusive coaching and specialised equipment for 100 persons with disabilities

Singapore Pools' Weekend With A Heart included football matches, games and exercise activities at the National Stadium.
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Singapore Pools raises S$1.2 million for 7 charities; Deloitte Singapore raises S$700,000 for SPD

The funds will go towards supporting programmes that benefit individuals with disabilities, among other groups