Law Awareness Talk – Criminal Law
Criminal Law: A Practical Look
– What is criminal law?
– The process of investigation and trial
– Your rights and obligations during the investigation and trial
– Finding help and resources
20 November, 7pm – 9pm
The talk will be held on Zoom.
Register by 20 Nov 2020 to receive the link.
Number of participants: 20
Speakers: NUS law students and Jaryl Lim (lawyer, I.N.C. Law LLC)
If interested, please register with Elizabeth at elizabeth@sadeaf.org.sg or SMS 97917566 with your full name, Hearing Help Card number, handphone number and email address. If you need access services such as a notetaker, do indicate too.
Or Sign up: https://forms.gle/gYBKAvvcLbVYstoC9
Jointly organised by NUS Centre for Pro Bono and Clinical Legal Education, Faculty of Law, and SADeaf.
Thank you, and see you there!
SADeaf PhotoMe Contest 2020
Sign up at : http://tinyurl.com/sadeafphotome2020
The Singapore Association For The Deaf (SADeaf) is organising the 1st edition of SADeaf “PhotoMe” contest as part of our 2020 year-end appeal. Through this amateur photography contest, SADeaf hopes to reach out to the public to share moments of joy and the daily lives of the Deaf & Hard-of-Hearing community through the eyes of others.
Contest Theme: Best moment of deaf integration in the community.
A total of 12 images will be selected and used in SADeaf 2021 Calendar production. Winners will receive a specially curated goodie bag by SADeaf and a winner’s certificate.
The 2021 calendar will be available for pre-order from the announcement of the results on 5 December 2020.
In addition, all participants will receive a thank you gift pack from SADeaf upon confirmation of your submission.
Photos can be taken via Phone or Digital Cameras.
Each photo will require a title and/or short caption.
*NO editing is allowed
*NO limit on the number of submission per person
*You may submit up to 3 photos per submission
Participation Fee:
$10 per submission (Max of 3 photos per submission)
You may make additional submissions if you wish to submit more than 3 photos.
All proceeds will go towards supporting SADeaf’s services and programmes as part of our annual fundraising drive. We recommend that you make your payment via the giving.sg campaign link listed below.
Submit your photos by emailing them (by 6.00pm, 2 December 2020) to ca@sadeaf.org.sg with proof of transaction done via either:
1) PayNow (SADeaf UEN No. S62SS0061C)
2) SADeaf 65th Anniversary online campaign at giving.sg (https://www.giving.sg/the-singapore-association-for-the-deaf/65th-anniversary).
Late submission and failure to provide proof of payment may result in disqualification of participation.
Submission Period: 28 October 2020 – 2 December 2020
Selection & Confirmation of winner: 3 – 4 December 2020
Online announcement of winners and selected photo: 5 December 2020
Thank You! We hope you participate in this and have fun for a cause!
Be a Teacher of the Deaf!
Have you ever wanted to be a Teacher of the Deaf or an Educational Interpreter? Ever wondered what the job is like? Are you interested in working with deaf children? Here’s your chance to find out more!
Join us at this sharing session – we welcome both Deaf and Hearing participants
Date: 9 November 2020
Time: 7.30pm – 9.30pm
Venue: Online via Zoom (the link will be sent to registered participants)
Programme:
- Briefing on qualifications & prerequisites for Specialised Teachers and Educational Interpreters
- Overview of the Bilingual-Bicultural Approach by Barbara D’ Cotta, Training Manager, SADeaf
- Sharing by teaching/education staff: Mas Elfie Jaar Bin Arshad, Resource Teacher, Beatty Secondary School, David Lee, Specialised Teacher, Mayflower Primary School, Bernadette Pung, Educational Interpreter, Mayflower Primary School
- Q & A Session
You can register at: https://tinyurl.com/y2v35lll
For enquiries, please contact barbara@sadeaf.org.sg
See you there!
Digital Mobile Application for Transportation with Customizable Vibrotactile Feedback
A team in NUS is working on a project to develop assistive communication and navigation tools for individuals with hearing loss.
As part of this project, they are currently aiming to perform a demonstration as well as a small set of user studies that focus on how they can best represent the information, notifications, and cues via vibration in a mobile app.
They hope to listen to your views and opinions so that they are able to realise this project into reality.
For further details, please refer to the poster attached.
Thank you!
SADeaf Awards Ceremony 2020
The annual Deaf Achievers Award 2020 will be presented online for the first time ever this year due to the COVID-19 situation. The pre-recorded video is up!
These awards recognise the achievements of Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, as well as acknowledging the contributions of the individuals, donors, organisations, and ambassadors to our community.
This year, SADeaf presented awards in the following categories:
● Deaf Achievers (Outstanding Deaf/hard-of-hearing students)
Awards
● Teacher of the Deaf Award
● Long Service (staff) Awards
● I-L-Y (I LOVE YOU) Awards
Walking, Cycling and Kayaking tours are now allowed up to groups of 20
Singapore Tourism Board (STB) has announced that from 1 November onwards, the maximum group size for walking, cycling, and kayaking tours will be raised from 10 to 20. The group size excludes the tour guide.
Tour participants must still remain in sub-groups of five – the prevailing social gathering group limit. Those in the same sub-group may interact with one another. However, those who are from different sub-groups are to maintain a safe distance of at least 1m and to avoid intermingling at all times.
From 19 October, Travel agencies and tour operators will also be allowed to resume on-site operations, adding that this is subject to guidelines from the Manpower Ministry on the requirements for safe management measures.
Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/groups-of-up-to-20-allowed-for-walking-cycling-kayaking-tours
Box Jellyfish sightings halt swimming at Siloso Beach
A box jellyfish was sighted in the waters of Siloso Beach on Friday, 9 October 2020.
Note that swimming in Sentosa’s beaches will not be allowed until further notice.
If stung by a jellyfish, get to the shore immediately and seek medical attention.
Take care, and stay safe!
Read more: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/box-jellyfish-sightings-halt-swimming-at-siloso-beach
COVID-19 Support Grant
The COVID-19 Support Grant has been extended for new applicants and existing recipients till 31 December 2020.
For details of any help scheme in relation to COVID-19, you may visit supportgowhere.gov.sg.
SADeaf Awards Ceremony 2020
The Singapore Association For the Deaf
Deaf Achievers Award 2020
The annual Deaf Achievers Award 2020, presented by the Singapore Association For the Deaf (SADeaf) will be presented online this year due to the Covid-19 situation.
These awards recognise the achievements of Deaf and hard-of-hearing persons, as well as acknowledge the contributions of the individuals, donors, organisations and ambassadors to our community.
Date: Saturday, 24 October 2020
Time: 2pm
The pre-recorded ceremony will be posted on the SADeaf Facebook Page, and will feature award winners’ videos, photos and speeches. This year, SADeaf presented awards in the following categories:
● Deaf Achievers (Outstanding Deaf/hard-of-hearing students) Awards
● Teacher of the Deaf Award
● Long Service (staff) Awards
● I-L-Y (I LOVE YOU) Awards
We welcome the SADeaf and Deaf/hard-of-hearing community, general public, schools, media and all interested persons to join us at this ceremony and celebrate the occasion.
For media enquiries, please contact :
Alvan Yap, Deputy Director
Email: alvan@sadeaf.org.sg
Mobile: 91596770 (text only)
Singapore Charting Path to Phase 3
Singapore will be charting its Path to Phase 3 as it now finds itself looking forward to easing of restrictions for businesses and the wider community as the pandemic stabilises. The multidisciplinary task is charting the path to Phases 3, where Singapore will function comfortably until a vaccine is found.
✅ Here is what to expect for phase 3:
1. More employees come back to work. They follow safe management practices. They are flexible working hours, staggered reporting times, working from home and no more than half of the employees are at the workplace.
2. Business travel is permitted for senior executives. When they return, they will have COVID-19 test and self -isolate till test results are out.
3. Seminars, corporate retreats, and annual general meetings within the workplace will be allowed to resume as long as safe distancing measures are in place. Work-related events at external venues remain prohibited now.
4. All religious organisations can conduct congregational and other worship services for up to 100 persons, as long as safe distancing measures are in place.
5. For a Wedding reception, up to 100 guests including couple, but excluding vendors and service providers. The guests should be split up into groups not large than 50, or attend the wedding at separate time slots. There should be at least 30 minutes between slots for the cleaning and disinfection of the event space.
6. Voluntary COVID19 testing of taxi and private-hire car drivers has started. More than 10.000 tested so far. Around 750 stallholders and food delivery personnel have been tested. No positive cases were reported.
7. Legal cut-off age for children in Singapore to wear masks will be raised to six years and above, up from two years old currently.