DISABILIY RESOURCE LIST

DISABILIY RESOURCE LIST

CORRECT AS AT JANUARY 2018

Early Intervention and Support Services For infants and young children requiring early intervention and childcare services

Schemes & Services Description Agency for Information & Referral

Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children (EIPIC)

For children with moderate to severe special needs, provided in specialised centres

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Email: [email protected]

Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Development Support (DS) and Learning Support (LS) Programmes

For pre-schoolers with mild developmental needs to support them in meeting their milestone development and in enabling a smoother transition to primary school

Pilot for Private Intervention Providers (PPIP)

Offers alternative choices for children who have been referred for EIPIC in selected private early intervention centres

Integrated Child Care Programme (ICCP)

Integrated childcare for children with mild special needs

Special Education (SPED) Schools

Customised educational setting supported by paramedical professionals such as psychologists, speech therapists, occupational therapists, physiotherapists and social workers

Ministry of Education https://www.moe.gov.sg Info line: 6872 2220 Email: [email protected] Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 5.30pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays Please refer to the Annex for the List of SPED Schools

http://www.sgenable.sg/

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mailto:[email protected]

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Employment, Coaching & Training Support For persons with disabilities (PwDs) looking for a job or employment support


School-to-Work Transition Programme

Support Special Education (SPED) students in their transition from school to workplace by exploring suitable job training pathways for work potential candidates

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

IHL Internship and RISE Mentoring Programme

Provides internship opportunities through job-match between employers and PwD students studying in polytechnics and universities

Business managers mentor students who are undergoing internship

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Open Door Programme Encourage employers to hire, train and integrate persons with disabilities

Employers who hire PwDs will be eligible for grants and employment support services

Training grants for PwDs to upgrade their skills through training, and for co-workers to build confidence in working with colleagues with disabilities

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Email: [email protected] Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sunday and Public Holidays

Workfare Income Supplement (WIS)

Encourages eligible PwDs to be in employment

Supplement income and savings through cash payments and CPF

Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board Info line: 1800 222 6622 Website: www.workfare.gov.sg




http://www.workfare.gov.sg/

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contributions for working PwDs

Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.00am to 5.30pm Saturdays: 8.30 am to 1.00 pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Workfare Training Support Scheme

Supports eligible PwDs aged 13 and above in the upgrading of skills through training subsidies and cash awards

Central Provident Fund (CPF) Board Info line: 1800 536 8333

www.workfare.gov.sg

Info line Operating Hours:

Mondays to Fridays: 8.00am to

5.30pm

Saturdays: 8.30 am to 1.00 pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Special Employment Credit

Wage offset for employers who hire PwDs at 16% of employee’s monthly income, up to $240 per month

Ministry of Manpower Info line: 1800 222 2888

Website: www.sec.gov.sg Info line Operating Hours:

Mondays to Fridays: 8.00am to

5.30pm

Saturdays: 8.30 am to 1.00 pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

SkillsFuture Study Awards Study Awards for PwDs who are employed and Disability Employment Professionals (e.g. job coaches) in their pursuit for higher skills and qualification through Bachelor’s, Master’s, Specialist Diploma Programmes and other applicable courses

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm

http://www.workfare.gov.sg/

http://www.sec.gov.sg/


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Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Sheltered Workshops Provides training and productive engagement for adults with moderate disabilities who currently do not possess the competencies or skills required for open employment

Aims to help them acquire basic skills so as to increase their competency and maximise their opportunities for employability in the longer run where feasible

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/for-adults/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Fax: 6226 2366 Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

http://www.sgenable.sg/for-adults/


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Day Care and Residential Services For adult persons with disabilities (PwDs) requiring day care and residential services


Adult Disability Homes Provide long-term residential care to adults with moderate to severe disabilities with no familial support

Provide short-term respite care service for families who are unable to provide care for their dependents temporarily

Aim to maximise the abilities of adults with disabilities through a variety of recreational and training activities as well as therapy

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/for-adults/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Fax: 6226 2366 Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Adult Disability Hostels Provide short-term alternative accommodation for adults with disabilities who do not require institutional care but are unable to live with their families at the present for various reasons

Offer residential-based training and life skills to equip individuals with the necessary skills to allow them to live independently at their own homes or in alternative accommodations, assisted for community living

Better suited for higher functioning adults with disabilities

Day Activity Centres (DACs)

Provide care and training to adults with moderate to severe disabilities to equip them with daily living skills, social and interpersonal skills and community living skills to build their independence



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Since 2013, part-time options are offered to cater to the varying caregiving needs of clients

Drop-in Disability Programme

Provides social, recreational and/or training activities from within a community-based centre to provide respite for caregivers and improve the quality of life for adults with disabilities

Co-located with Senior Activity Centres to enable adults with disabilities to remain meaningfully engaged within the community

Community Group Home Community Group Homes enable persons with disabilities to live independently in HDB rental flats

Home-Based Care Services

Home Based Care Services provide home help services (personal hygiene care, housekeeping and medication reminders, therapy support) for adults with severe disabilities and home-bound

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Caregiver Support and Services For caregivers and persons with disabilities (PwDs) requiring financial security, legal and care support assistance


Special Needs Trust Company (SNTC)

Non-profit trust services for persons with special needs

Development of care plans

Special Needs Trust Company (SNTC) Provides consultation on care plans, setting of trust and special needs savings accounts Website: http://www.sntc.org.sg/ Info line: 6278 9598 Email: [email protected] Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 9.00am to 6.00pm Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

Special Needs Savings Scheme (SNSS)

Monthly disbursements of nominated CPF monies upon CPF member’s demise

Lasting Power of Attorney (LPA), Mental Capacity Act (MCA), Deputyships

Legal framework to enable and support persons who lack mental capacity

Provision of safeguards (i.e. court-appointed deputies and donees)

Office of Public Guardian (OPG), MSF http://www.publicguardian.gov.sg/About-OPG/The-Office-of-the-Public-Guardian Info line: 1800 226 6222 Email: [email protected]

Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 9.00am to 6.00pm Closed on Saturdays, Sundays and Public Holidays

Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) Levy and Grant

Levy concession of $60 Monthly grant of $120

Singapore Silver Pages An initiative by Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) http://silverpages.sg/financial-assistance/foreign-domestic-workers/

http://www.sntc.org.sg/

http://www.publicguardian.gov.sg/About-OPG/The-Office-of-the-Public-Guardian



http://silverpages.sg/financial-assistance/foreign-domestic-workers/



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Info line: 1800 650 6060 Email: enquiries @aic.sg Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 8.30pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 4.00pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

Caregiver Training and Grant

Subsidies for caregivers to offset $200 of the cost for relevant training courses/programmes

Singapore Silver Pages An initiative by Agency for Integrated Care (AIC) http://www.silverpages.sg/CTG Info line: 1800 650 6060 Email: enquiries @aic.sg Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 8.30pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 4.00pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays

http://www.silverpages.sg/CTG

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Transport & Assistive Technology For PwDs and caregivers requiring assistance in commuting and assistive technology


Assistive Technology Fund (ATF)

Subsidies to acquire, replace, upgrade or repair necessary assistive technology equipment and accessories that aid early intervention, education, training, employment, therapy, rehabilitation and/or independence in daily living

SG Enable http://www.sgenable.sg/ Info line: 1800 8585 885 Info line Operating Hours: Mondays to Fridays: 8.30am to 6.00pm Saturdays: 8.30am to 12.30pm Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays Car Park Label Schemes

(CPLS) Provides PwDs or their

caregivers with access to designated disabled parking spaces

Public Transport Concession for Persons with Disabilities

Concessionary travel on public transport for PwDs

VWO Transport Subsidy Transport subsidies for persons taking transport provided by Voluntary Welfare Organisations (VWOs) to access community-based services (such as EIPIC, SPED schools, Day Activity Centres and Sheltered Workshops)

Taxi Subsidy Scheme Taxi subsidies for PwDs who are unable to use public transport for commuting to work or school

Disabled Persons Scheme Means-tested scheme that supports PwDs who are unable to take public transport and who require a vehicle to earn a living.


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Other Assistance Social and ComCare Assistance for low-income individuals & families with PwDs


Social Service offices (SSOs)

SSOs will assist on issues concerning: Adoption Disabilities Elderly & Active Ageing Juveniles & Youth-at-risk Parenting & Baby Bonus Subsidies for child and

student care Work Assistance &

support

Ministry of Social & Family Development Please refer to the Annex for the List of Social Service Offices (SSOs).

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Annex

List of MOE Special Education Schools

Voluntary Welfare Organisation

School Address Contact Info Disability Groups

Age Group

Association for Persons with Special Needs (APSN)

Chaoyang School

18 Ang Mo Kio Ave 9 Singapore 569767

Tel: 6456 6922 Fax: 6456 2030 [email protected]

Mild Intellectual Disability; Mild Autism

7-12 years old

Delta Senior School

3 Choa Chu Kang Grove Singapore 688237


7-18/21 years old

Katong School

900 New Upper Changi Road Singapore 467354


7-18 years old

Tanglin School

143 Alexandra Road Singapore 159924


13-18 years old

Metta Welfare Association

Metta School

30 Simei St 1 Singapore 529949


7-18/21 years old

Presbyterian Community Services

Grace Orchard School

6A Jurong West St 52 Singapore 649297


7-18 years old

Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of

Fernvale Gardens School

7 Fernvale Road Singapore 797635


Moderate Intellectual Disability; Autism

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Singapore (MINDS)

Lee Kong Chian Gardens School

802 Margaret Drive Singapore 149311


7-18 years old

Tower Gardens School

1B Lengkong Lima Singapore 417557


Woodlands Gardens School

30 Woodlands Ring Road #01-01 Singapore 737883


Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)

AWWA School

11 Lorong Napiri Singapore 547532


Multiple Disabilities

7-18 years old

Rainbow Centre

Rainbow Centre – Margaret Drive School

501 Margaret Drive Singapore 149306


Rainbow Centre – Yishun Park School

15 Yishun Street 61 Singapore 768548


Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore (CPAS)

Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore School (CPASS)

Cerebral Palsy Centre, 65 Pasir Ris Drive 1 Singapore 519529


Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)

Pathlight School

5 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Singapore 569739


7-18/21 years old

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Autism Association (Singapore)

Eden School 101 Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 Singapore 659168


Autism

7-18 years old

Saint Andrew’s Mission Hospital (SAMH)

St Andrew’s Autism School

1 Elliott Road Singapore 458686

Tel: 6517 3800 Fax: 6517 3801

7-18 years old

Canossian Daughters of Charity

Canossian School

107 Circuit Road Singapore 379481*


Hearing Impairment

7-14 years old

Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH)

Lighthouse School

51 Toa Payoh Rise Singapore 298106


Visual Impairment; Autism; Hearing Impairment

7-18 years old

Singapore Association for the Deaf

Singapore School for the Deaf

227 Mountbatten Road Singapore 397998


Hearing Impairment

7-18 years old

*holding site from 3 December 2012 to end 2014

(Source: www.moe.gov.sg/education/special-education/list-of-sped-schools)

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Annex List of Social Service Offices (SSOs)

No.

Social Service Office (SSO) Address

1 Social Service Office @ Ang Mo Kio 6A Ang Mo Kio St 53 Ang Mo Kio 3G Centre Singapore 569208

2 Social Service Office @ Bedok Blk 426 Bedok North Road #01-515 Singapore 460426

3 Social Service Office @ Boon Lay Blk 189 Boon Lay Drive #01-254 Singapore 640189

4 Social Service Office @ Bukit Batok Blk 369 Bukit Batok St 31 #01-505 Singapore 650369

5 Social Service Office @ Bukit Merah Blk 105 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-1942 Singapore 160105

6 Social Service Office @ Bukit Panjang Blk 232 Pending Road #01-29 Singapore 670232

7 Social Service Office @ Clementi Blk 358 Clementi Ave 2 #01-285 Singapore 120358

8 Social Service Office @ Chua Chu Kang 8A Teck Whye Lane Singapore 681008

9 Social Service Office @ Geylang Serai 10 Eunos Road 8 #12-02 Singapore Post Centre Singapore 408600 (Please use the North Lobby)

10 Social Service Office @ Hougang Blk 662 Hougang Ave 4 #01-413 Singapore 530662

11 Social Service Office @ Jalan Besar Blk 806 King George’s Avenue #03-206 Singapore 200806

12 Social Service Office @ Jurong East Devan Nair Institute for Employment and Employability - 80 Jurong East St 21 #01-07 Singapore 609607

13 Social Service Office @ Kreta Ayer

4 Sago Lane #03-101 Singapore 050004

14 Social Service Office @ Pasir Ris

120 Pasir Ris Central #01-16 Pasir Ris Sports Centre Singapore 519640

15 Social Service Office @ Punggol

Punggol 21 Community Club 80 Punggol Field #04-01 Singapore 828815

16 Social Service Office @ Queenstown

402 Commonwealth Drive Blk A #01-01 Singapore 149599

17 Social Service Office @ Sembawang

Blk 315 Sembawang Vista #01-173 Singapore 750315

18 Social Service Office @ Sengkang

Blk 261C Sengkang East Way #01-506 Singapore 543261

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19 Social Service Office @ Serangoon

Blk 332 Serangoon Ave 3 #01-257 Singapore 550332

20 Social Service Office @ Taman Jurong

301A Corporation Drive Singapore 619773

21 Social Service Office @ Tampines

Our Tampines Hub 51 Tampines Ave 4 Public Service Centre #01-21 Singapore 529684

22 Social Service Office @ Toa Payoh

490 Lor 6 Toa Payoh #07-11 HDB Hub Bizthree Singapore 310490

23 Social Service Office @ Woodlands

900 South Woodlands Drive #06-13 Woodlands Civic Centre Singapore 730900

24 Social Service Office @ Yishun

Blk 746 Yishun Street 72 #01-127 Singapore 760746

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