Gainful Employment and Work Preparation for Persons with Disabilities

Low attends a work briefing together with other TechWerkz trainees to understand the delivery requirements of a project. TechWerkz provides a simulated work environment where trainees learn how to work in teams to achieve the project requirements. Photo|Royson Poh

Low attends a work briefing together with other TechWerkz trainees to understand the delivery requirements of a project. TechWerkz provides a simulated work environment where trainees learn how to work in teams to achieve the project requirements. Photo: Royson Poh

Singapore – May 10. TechWerkz, a supported employment programme under the Infocomm Accessiblity Centre (IAC) provides people with disabilities with on-the-job training. TechWerks undertakes projects such as data entry, scanning and telemarketing. These projects serve to provide training as well as some income for people with disabilities.

Low Junin, 22, has a mobility impairment and attends TechWerkz on a daily basis. [...]

Soft Skills Courses Enhance Employability of People with Disabilities

Job seekers with disabilities attending “Selecting the Right Job” soft skills training at IACon 25 March 2013Photo: IAC

Job seekers with disabilities attending “Selecting the Right Job” soft skills training at IAC on 25 March 2013
Photo: IAC


IAC launched a series of soft skill courses in February this year to help people with disabilities seeking employment stand out from the rest during their job search. Sixteen individuals with different disabilities attended the 48-hour training series over eight weeks. [...]

Barriers Prevent Disabled from Managing Finances Independently

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Singapore – April 25. More than 30 participants,
consisting persons with disabilities, non-government organizations and bank representative attended the Access to Banking Services Seminar organized by Disabled People’s Association (DPA), where survey findings on the accessibility of banking services in Singapore were presented. [...]

Student Innovations for Seniors & Persons with Disabilities

Team from ITE College Central displaying their winning project “Bus Stopper for the Visually Impaired” at the A&RT Challenge Award Ceremony. Front left to right: Wong Sian Liang (Team Leader), Kenny Tan, Jeanni Francisca & Audric Ping. Back: Alex Low (Lecturer and Team Mentor) Photo by Royson Poh

Team from ITE College Central displaying their winning project “Bus Stopper for the Visually Impaired” at the A&RT Challenge Award Ceremony. Front left to right: Wong Sian Liang (Team Leader), Kenny Tan, Jeanni Francisca & Audric Ping. Back: Alex Low (Lecturer and Team Mentor)
Photo by Royson Poh

Singapore – Ten winning teams of the Inaugural National Assistive & Rehabilitative Technology Students’ (A&RTs) Challenge 2013 displayed their projects at the award ceremony on 6 April, at City Square Mall. The A&RTs Challenge is a technical design competition for students from Institutes of Higher Learning to prototype assistive and rehabilitative technologies that can improve the quality of life for seniors as well as people with disabilities. [...]

Supporting Students with Disabilities at ITE College Central

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IAC talk on Assistive Technology and Universal Design for Learning at Speakers’ Chamber, ITE College Central Photo: IAC

On 8 Mar, the Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC) made a presentation to 17 teaching staff from the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) College Central to increase awareness on how students with disabilities can be supported through Assistive Technology (AT) and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). [...]