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Making plays resonate with deaf theatre fans
Making plays resonate with deaf theatre fans

Causes Week 2017: Single mum of 4 just wants her kids to have skills to secure jobs
We salute Madam Samsiah Halil for her tenacity & grit in raising 4 children, including 2 who are Deaf

Millennials, redefined: Meet Generation Grit
Millennials, redefined: Meet Generation Grit

The deaf community sees red over signs
The deaf community sees red over signs

Overcoming Their Disabilities with Technology
Freelance software developer, Mr Joseph Chua De Bao from the Deaf Community

MOE expands education fund to better cater to students with disabilities in poly, ITE
Students with severe hearing loss who are pursuing their studies at polytechnics and the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) can now each receive up to $70,000 over the course of their studies, to buy assistive technology devices and support services, such as note-taking and sign language interpretation.

Mayflower Primary to take in deaf pupils
SADeaf will send 2 specialised teachers and an educational sign interpreter to Mayflower Primary School

Singapore School for the Deaf to close due to dwindling enrolment
A new chapter is about to begin

Device for deaf people wins design contest
Kudos to the graduates from the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) for their invention!

Extraordinary People: In a life of limitations, frustration slowly turns into determination
Let’s us meet an Extraordinary Family – The Seng Family

Order in sign language at this inclusive cafe
Thank you Puzzles SG cafe for creating public awareness of our Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community.

Arts groups are stepping up efforts to enhance their programmes to embrace artists and audiences with special needs
Talents from our Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community … Deaf Percussionist Ms Lily Goh Award-winning Deaf actor & theatre-maker Mr Ramesh Mayyappan Deaf pianist Dr Azariah Tan Drop the labels, recognise the work

Story Carnival to promote acceptance and inclusivity
Talent from our Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community

Yale-NUS taking in record 248 students
It is mentioned that learning sign language is a way of communicating with the deaf community

Bowled over by S’pore’s first Deaflympic medals
Deaf Bowlers won Deaflympics medals

Bowling: All in the family as Naomi Yokoyama wins 2017 Deaflympics women’s masters gold medal
Congratulations to our Deaf female bowlers for their stellar performance at the Deaflympics!

Volunteering ‘worth the effort to touch someone’s life’
Talent from our Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community – Ms See Hai Shu

Sign Language Interpreter Encourages Interaction with the Deaf Community
Sign Language Interpreter Encourages Interaction with the Deaf Community

22 people with disabilities among those awarded SkillsFuture Study Awards
Extend our heartiest congratulations to all the recipients (including awardees from our Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community) of the SkillsFuture Study Awards

Quietly supplying fun to Singapore’s kids for 17 years
Quietly supplying fun to Singapore’s kids for 17 years

The book entitled “Mommy, Can You Hear Me” (sponsored by Marina Bay Sands as part of corporate social responsibility programme) was officially launched yesterday @ SADeaf
Book tells the story of living with deaf parents

SADeaf welcomes the plan by MSF Singapore to find out the number of persons with disabilities and the type of disabilities they have the plan
Census to help target disability services

Bridging the gap between arts and disability
Deaf Talent from our Community

Hearing-impaired pianist wins $10,000 NUS grant
Talented pianist from our Deaf & Hard-of-hearing community

Deaf doctor ready to lend an ear to patients
Talent from the Deaf and Hard-of-hearing community

Dedicated son, model student
A deaf mother is proud of a dedicated son, model student

Former ITE boy pursues dream at NUS with scholarship
Former ITE boy pursues dream at NUS with scholarship

Building bridges with sign language
Building bridges with sign language

No specific job for deaf people
‘No specific job’ for deaf people

The Hosting of Asian Event
Singapore hosts Asia Event for those who are deaf

First Primary School
First Primary School for those who are deaf opens in 2018

Hearing-impaired pianist
Hearing-impaired pianist hears the music in his mind

Deaf but not defeated
STRAITS TIMES REPORT ON SSD ALUMNI!

Color coded ordering system @ MVS Cafe
STRAITS TIMES REPORT ON MVS Cafe

Award for 3 students with disabilities
STRAITS TIMES REPORT ON SCHOLARSHIP AWARDEE WHO IS OUR SADeaf CLIENT

Sign language videos with GE terms to aid voters
STRAITS TIMES REPORT ON SADeaf’s ACCESSIBILITY EFFORTS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION!

The girl with something special

SUNDAY TIMES FEATURE ON ISABELLE LIM

National Deaf Games’ Futsal Competition

SPECIAL REPORT BY RED SPORTS

Deaf and hearing volunteers pair up to clean part of Geylang River
OUR YOUTHBEAT GROUP IN THE NEWS!

Friends thought I was a snob: Man with single-sided deafness
READ ON FOR THE STORY

Can’t hear, but NUS graduate has music degree
ALL ABOUT AZARIAH TAN

Don’t shrug off sign language, say groups
READ THE MYPAPER REPORT

No labels, please
READ MORE ABOUT RAMESH MEYYAPPAN!

SADeaf lends a helping help to Colleen!
Colleen: S’pore is like my third home now Colleen ‘a tomboy like her mother’ Colleen meets her S’pore family A special Christmas for Polish orphan Survivor: The Colleen Turzynski Story

Bowling talent strikes out in new school
READ ON ABOUT KIMBERLY QUEK

Her lip-reading skills speak volumes
AN INTERVIEW WITH GINNY ONG

He lets his art do the talking
FIND OUT MORE ABOUT ISAAC LIANG!

He helps world hear the deaf
FEATURING SENIOR STAFF TERP ZACH TAY