SkillsFuture Study Award for Persons with Disabilities
The SkillsFuture Study Award for Persons with Disabilities is a dedicated category that recognises role models who have demonstrated resilience and perseverance in pursuing their learning to achieve their full potential in life. Through this award, persons with disabilities can enhance their employability by developing and deepening their relevant competencies and skillsets.
For more information, please click SkillsFuture Study Award for Persons with Disabilities
6th WFDYS Junior Camp registration
Dear Deaf Teenagers only ( 13 to 17 years old)
6th WFDYS Junior Camp, Australia
This is to announce that Singapore Deaf Youth Section, under the wing of The Singapore Association for the Deaf is opening the registration for the two potential Deaf teenagers aged from 13 to 17 years old. Once selected, they will be undergoing for the two training workshops before going for the camp held at Philip Island, Victoria, Australia from 11 to 17 April 2017. This expense is fully sponsored for 2 teen participants and one adult will be accompanying them.
The 6th World Federation of the Deaf Youth Section (WFDYS) Junior Camp’s theme for this camp is “Yellow Brick Road”. The theme takes the youth on a journey of developing skills in Courage, Knowledge, Passion and Belonging through workshops, guest speakers, fun activities, team building exercises and adventure. Do find out more on this following link :- https://gallery.mailchimp.com/105c72c638903d102fb5e3bec/files/WFDYS.2A.04.08.2016.pdf
To know more about Singapore Deaf Youth Section (SDYS), find out more on this following link :- https://www.facebook.com/DeafYouthSG/about/?entry_point=page_nav_about_item&tab=overview
Interested, do register for the child using this online form :- https://goo.gl/forms/ZtkZ5vgnv5eThpEr1
Deadline registration :- 29 October 2016.
If doubt, do email to us at sdys@sadeaf.org.sg for enquiry.
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5th WFD Asia Conference
The Singapore Association for the Deaf is honoured to host the 5th WFD Asia Conference in 2016 between 14th to 16th October. The previous WFD Asia/Pacific Conference was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia in 1996.
The conference is a global forum to discuss issues and ideas related and relevant to deaf development, especially pertaining to developing nations. Highlights include keynote speakers to present crucial Deaf-related topics on education, interpretation, language, and community.
For more information, please go to http://www.wfdasia2016.sg/
SADeaf 60th Anniversary
SADeaf is celebrating our 60th anniversary this year. We hope to tie in our celebrations with the SG50 events at the same time. We are looking for 50 people (preferably deaf) to song-sign the winning song, “These Are The Days”. It would be uploaded on Youtube to commemorate SG50 before National Day.
Practices will be held every Thursdays, 7-10pm at SADeaf hall starting this week on 7 May.
If you have an interest in song signing and are keen to participate, and are also able to come for practices, please email James Ong as soon as possible. We are taking in only 50 signers.
Let’s celebrate together!
Firm helps the disabled to set up businesses
Ms Wendy Tay, 37, who is deaf, was earning $1,500 a month working in a bakery. That was until October last year. Now, she makes only a third of that every month. But this is not the story of a person’s loss, but gain. While she earns less, she now owns and runs a cleaning business, in which she finds more dignity and fulfillment.”
Find out more about this story here.
CCA Christmas Fair is here!
Yes! It’s time for the CCA Christmas Fair again!
SADeaf is taking part as usual – we will be running 11 stalls at the Xmas Fair selling food, handicrafts as well as game stalls.
Date: 5 December 2015, Saturday
Time: 10am – 5pm
Venue: Ngee Ann City, Civic Plaza
Come and join us!
ASEAN Para Games Opening Ceremony (Live Captioning)
Good news! For the first time, live captioning will be provided at a major sporting event hosted by Singapore.
Watch the live Youtube stream here with live captioning for the Opening Ceremony at 8pm, 3 December 2015. Don’t miss it! There will also be live sign language interpretation at both the opening and closing ceremonies of the Games.
For more info on the ASEAN Para Games, go to its official website.
Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM)
** ANNOUNCEMENT **
Dear valued members,
As announced by the Executive Council (Exco) on 29 September 2015, there will be an Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM).
Details are as follows:
Date: 9 January 2016, Saturday
Time: 3pm
Venue: SADeaf
All current Ordinary and Life members will receive a letter on the EGM with a detailed agenda by early December.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Thank you.
Sylvia Teng
Honorary Secretary
ERA Charity Walk 2015
Sunday, 8 March, dawned bright and clear, as a crowd of 300 gathered at SADeaf to take part in the ERA Charity Walk 2015. Our long-time Ambassador for the Deaf, ERA Realty Network Pte Ltd, had organised this fundraising event for the third time. The participants consisted of ERA staff and agents, as well as our Deaf clients and students from the Singapore School for the Deaf.
SADeaf Patron, Ms Ho Ching, also turned up to show her support and even walked the entire route with us! SADeaf President Dr Christopher Low and members of the Executive Council were on hand to receive our patron and ambassador. At the end of the walk, which looped around the open space at the Sports Hub, Mr Jack Chua, CEO of ERA, gave a short speech and presented a cheque of $80,000 to us.
We would like to say a heartfelt thank you to the ERA folks for their big hearts, and also wish to extend a warm welcome to ERA, as it had just moved to its new head office at Mountbatten Square beside our premises. Hello, neighbour!
For more photos, browse to our Facebook album.