Post on 27-Jan-2022
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: Contactus@sgenable.sg
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: contact@moe.gov.sg 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
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Employment, Coaching & Training Support For persons with disabilities (PwDs) looking for a job or employment support
Schemes & Services Description Agency for Information & Referral
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: Contactus@sgenable.sg 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
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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
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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
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Day Care and Residential Services For adult persons with disabilities (PwDs) requiring day care and residential services
Schemes & Services Description Agency for Information & Referral
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
Schemes & Services Description Agency for Information & Referral
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: enquiries@sntc.org.sg 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: enquiry@publicguardian.gov.sg
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/
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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
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Transport & Assistive Technology For PwDs and caregivers requiring assistance in commuting and assistive technology
Schemes & Services Description Agency for Information & Referral
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
Schemes & Services Description Agency for Information & Referral
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 cys@apsn.org.sg
Mild Intellectual Disability; Mild Autism
7-12 years old
Delta Senior School
3 Choa Chu Kang Grove Singapore 688237
Tel: 6276 3818 Fax: 6276 5608 dss@apsn.org.sg
7-18/21 years old
Katong School
900 New Upper Changi Road Singapore 467354
Tel: 6445 8027 Fax: 6445 6313 ks@apsn.org.sg
7-18 years old
Tanglin School
143 Alexandra Road Singapore 159924
Tel: 6475 1511 Fax: 6472 0408 ts@apsn.org.sg
13-18 years old
Metta Welfare Association
Metta School
30 Simei St 1 Singapore 529949
Tel: 6788 5800 Fax: 6788 5507 enquiry@mettaschool.edu.sg
7-18/21 years old
Presbyterian Community Services
Grace Orchard School
6A Jurong West St 52 Singapore 649297
Tel: 6561 9128 Fax: 6561 4133 info@go.edu.sg
7-18 years old
Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of
Fernvale Gardens School
7 Fernvale Road Singapore 797635
Tel: 6481 6697 Fax: 6483 2631 fgs@minds.org.sg
Moderate Intellectual Disability; Autism
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Singapore (MINDS)
Lee Kong Chian Gardens School
802 Margaret Drive Singapore 149311
Tel: 6473 8332 Fax: 6473 4776 lgs@minds.org.sg
7-18 years old
Tower Gardens School
1B Lengkong Lima Singapore 417557
Tel: 6446 2612 Fax: 6243 7498 tgs@minds.org.sg
Woodlands Gardens School
30 Woodlands Ring Road #01-01 Singapore 737883
Tel: 6468 0566 Fax: 6468 2142 wgs@minds.org.sg
Asian Women’s Welfare Association (AWWA)
AWWA School
11 Lorong Napiri Singapore 547532
Tel: 6511 5280 Fax: 6511 5281 awwaschool@awwa.org.sg
Multiple Disabilities
7-18 years old
Rainbow Centre
Rainbow Centre – Margaret Drive School
501 Margaret Drive Singapore 149306
Tel: 6472 7077 Fax: 6475 9739 rcmds@rainbowcentre.org.sg
Rainbow Centre – Yishun Park School
15 Yishun Street 61 Singapore 768548
Tel: 6482 2592 Fax: 6482 2593 rcyps@rainbowcentre.org.sg
Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore (CPAS)
Cerebral Palsy Alliance of Singapore School (CPASS)
Cerebral Palsy Centre, 65 Pasir Ris Drive 1 Singapore 519529
Tel: 6585 5634 Fax: 6585 5635 cpasschool@cpas.org.sg
Autism Resource Centre (Singapore)
Pathlight School
5 Ang Mo Kio Ave 10 Singapore 569739
Tel: 6459 9951 Fax: 6459 3397 queries@pathlight.org.sg
7-18/21 years old
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Autism Association (Singapore)
Eden School 101 Bukit Batok West Avenue 3 Singapore 659168
Tel: 6265 7400 Fax: 6265 9400 enquiry@edenschool.edu.sg
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*
Tel: 6749 8971 Fax: 6749 8976 admin@canossian.edu.sg
Hearing Impairment
7-14 years old
Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH)
Lighthouse School
51 Toa Payoh Rise Singapore 298106
Tel: 6250 3755 Fax: 6250 5348 lighthouse@lighthouse.edu.sg
Visual Impairment; Autism; Hearing Impairment
7-18 years old
Singapore Association for the Deaf
Singapore School for the Deaf
227 Mountbatten Road Singapore 397998
Tel: 6345 6765 Fax: 6345 9095 admin@ssd.edu.sg
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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