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For individuals over 50, around 13.3% are considered disabled; between ages 18 and 49, around 3.4% are disabled and 2.1% of children under 18 are disabled in Singapore. [6] Of those who have a disability, around half are considered physical or sensory disabilities. [6] One in 68 children in Singapore has been diagnosed with autism. [7]
v. t. e. Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore ( MINDS) is a voluntary welfare organisation based in Singapore, that provides services for the intellectually disabled. MINDS was founded in 1962, and remains one of the largest charities in Singapore. Over 600 staff and 2,400 beneficiaries are a part of MINDS.
General. City Harvest Community Services Association [1] Disabled People's Association. Touch Community Services [1] Rainbow Centre [2] Presbyterian Community Services [3] Christian Outreach for The Handicapped [4] Extra•Ordinary People [5]
The Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) is a charitable organisation for the blind in Singapore. [1] It was founded in 1951 and was known as the Singapore Association for the Blind. [2] The SAVH is a registered charity and is affiliated with the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) and is an approved Institute of ...
The Purple Parade. The Purple Parade is a unifying national platform to promote awareness and celebrate abilities of Persons with Disabilities in Singapore. The Purple Parade movement ensures that Persons with Disabilities are included in Singapore’s growth and have equal access to education, employment, transport and social networks.
Singapore also employs corporal punishment in the form of caning for numerous criminal offences if committed by males under 50, and this is a mandatory sentence for some offences such as rape and vandalism. Amnesty International maintains that corporal punishment is in itself contrary to human rights, but this has been disputed.
Disabled Peoples' International (DPI) is a cross disability, consumer controlled international non-governmental organization (INGO) headquartered in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, and with regional offices in Asia-Pacific, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, Latin America, and North America and the Caribbean.
Pioneer Generation Package. The Pioneer Generation Package ( PGP) is a S$9 billion package launched by the Government of Singapore in 2014, aimed at helping pioneering Singaporeans to meet retirement adequacy. PGP is designed as a series of healthcare and social support schemes to show gratitude towards pioneer Singaporeans for their ...