New Law on Movement Restriction
Find out more about this new law on staying at home, and the 12 reasons you are allowed to go out.
For SADeaf clients, if you need more information, please email cs_enquiry@sadeaf.org.sg or contact Community Services: WhatsApp Zhi Hao at 9437 9565, or Kelvin at 9844 7919.
(Video length: 3min 46s. In SgSL with English captions.)
Live Interpretation & Note Taking: Minister for Culture, Community & Youth, Grace Fu, shares more about the support measures for the arts, culture & sports sector.
Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (MCCY), Grace Fu announced support measures for the arts, culture and sports sectors.
$55 million has been set aside for an Arts & Culture Resilience Package (ACRP) as part of the Resilience Budget. This budget will be used to:
– Protect livelihoods and careers in the arts, culture, and sports eco-systems
– Invest in capabilities that will position ourselves well for the post-COVID recovery.
– Digitalise these sectors to create new markets, provide new job opportunities and ensure that Singaporeans can continue to benefit from the arts, culture and sports.
What does this mean for these sectors and freelancers?
Join Minister Grace Fu this Sunday, 12 April at 9pm on her Facebook page for a Live chat. SADeaf will be providing live sign language interpretation and note-taking.
Live Broadcast: https://www.facebook.com/gracefu.hy
Live Interpretation: https://www.facebook.com/SADeafSG/
Live Notes: https://tinyurl.com/12Apr9pm
Four financial assistance schemes for individuals and households amidst the COVID situation
For Singaporeans affected by the Covid-19 crisis, find out more about the four financial assistance schemes for individuals and households.
For all SADeaf clients, if you need more information, or you need help to apply, please email cs_enquiry@sadeaf.org.sg or contact Community Services: WhatsApp Zhi Hao at 9437 9565, or Kelvin at 9844 7919.
(Video length: 7min 19s. In SgSL with English captions.)
Using FM/Roger System for Home-Based Learning
The move towards full home-based learning comes with additional difficulties for our children with hearing loss. As such, we have put together some tips to help your child better access to online learning. You may wish to share this with your child’s teachers and other parents of children with hearing loss, to ensure that in this trying time, our children with hearing loss get the accessibility they require too.
Should there be anything ISS could help with, do not hesitate to reach out to us. Take care and stay healthy!
Click here for more tips.
Temporary Relief Fund
Online applications for the Temporary Relief Fund opened on 6 April. You may sign up with social services offices (SSOs) and community centres (CC).
The fund provides a one-off S$500 financial aid for lower-to middle-income Singaporeans and permanent residents facing difficulties during the Covid-19 crisis due to job or income loss.
Here’s more information about the fund and how you may apply.
The Solidarity Budget
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the third round of support measures in Parliament 6 April at 2pm to help tide businesses, workers and households through the COVID-19 outbreak. Here’s a summary of the Solidarity Budget.
SUPPORT FOR SINGAPOREANS AFFECTED BY COVID-19
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat announced the third round of support measures in Parliament 6 April at 2pm to help tide businesses, workers and households through the COVID-19 outbreak. Here is a summary of the Solidarity Budget.
Live sign language Interpretation & Notetaking: Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat on the ‘Solidarity Budget’
Live sign language Interpretation & Notetaking
6 Apr 2020, 2pm
Finance Minister Heng Swee Keat will announce a third round of support measures to help tide businesses, workers and households through the COVID-19 outbreak in the new ‘Solidarity Budget’.
Watch it here: https://www.facebook.com/SADeafSG
Live notetaking: https://tinyurl.com/SolidarityBudget
Watch the live broadcast coverage of the ministerial statement on CNA, CNA938 and MeWATCH.
Urgent Announcement: Temporary Closure of SADeaf Office
To adhere to the government-mandated workplace closures due to the Covid-19 situation, the SADeaf office will close temporarily from 7 April 2020 to 1 June 2020.
Our services will still be available online and via televideoing, teleconferencing and other means. Our staff’s home-based working days and hours will be Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 5.30pm daily. Where absolutely needed, and on a case-by-case basis, staff will be deployed to assist clients in person.
* For clients with prior appointments with our Community Service (CS) and Itinerant Support Service (ISS) department, we will contact you regarding your sessions.
* For clients who seek or have queries about our CS and ISS services, please contact:
– Community Services (CS): Zhi Hao at 9437 9565, or Kelvin at 9844 7919, or email cs_enquiry@sadeaf.org.sg.
– Itinerant Support Service (ISS): Kala at 9795 6285, or Halim at 8481 6296, or email iss_enquiry@sadeaf.org.sg.
* For Hearing Care Center (HCC) services, please contact Siu Fai at 9843 5738 or email hcc@sadeaf.org.sg.
* For Deaf Access Service (DAS), interpretation and notetaking will be done remotely. Clients must have Skype or WhatsApp installed on their phones and laptops. In all cases, we reserve the right to decline assignments which impact the health and well-being of clients and service providers.
For interpretation service, please email: terp-service@sadeaf.org.sg.
For notetaking service, please email: notetaking-service@sadeaf.org.sg.
* For donation, media and volunteering queries, contact David Phung at 9105 5048 or email ca@sadeaf.org.sg.
* For general queries and frequently asked questions, please go to: https://sadeaf.org.sg/contact-us/
You can also reach us through:
Email: info@sadeaf.org.sg (We will reply to emails within three working days.)
Skype ID for video call and messaging: hotline_442
Whatsapp: 9226 7621
* For updates, please go to:
Facebook: facebook.com/SADeafSG/
Website: http://sadeaf.org.sg
Thank you for your understanding and continued support.
Please stay safe and stay at home during this period.
We look forward to serving and seeing you in person soon.
– From all of us at SADeaf
Live Sign Language Interpretation – PM Lee Hsien Loong’s address to the nation on COVID-19 situation and measures.
3 April 2020, 4pm
SADeaf will be doing a live interpretation of PM Lee Hsien Loong’s address to the nation on COVID-19 situation and measures.
Watch PM Lee’s address on TV and radio, or on his Facebook page (www.facebook.com/leehsienloong) at 4pm today.