Making Singapore theatre accessible for different audiences
SINGAPORE – Thirty minutes before each show of the ongoing production Not In My Lifetime?, ticketholders are invited to a tour of the stage, which includes feeling the puppet props and a model of the set design.
This touch tour is designed for the blind and those with visual impairments, who also receive headsets to listen to audio descriptions of the action on stage.
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New resources for students with hearing loss in Beatty Secondary School
Extracted from the Straits Times dated 22 February 2019.
SINGAPORE – More help is at hand for Beatty Secondary School students suffering from hearing loss.
A new Hearing Loss Resource Room called D’Connect has been set up to cater to their learning needs.
The room’s resources include air-conditioning for noise reduction, a smart TV for visual learning, movable furniture and partitions so students can change seating arrangements easily and a sofa set that they can use during counselling sessions.
Beatty Secondary School is designated by the Education Ministry for students with hearing loss.
President Halimah Yacob officiated at the opening of the room on Friday (Feb 22) and noted that it was important to help students with special needs integrate into the mainstream schools.
“Integration is good for them because it helps to create self-confidence; it helps them to acquire competencies and skills which are needed when they go out to work,” said Madam Halimah.
“But for integration to take place in schools, it is important that there are investments – in resources, and particularly in training teachers who are able to deal with students with special needs.
“Creating an enabling environment for the students with special needs show that they can develop, learn with the other students (and) that’s really important.”
Special needs teacher grateful for healthcare benefits
Ms Barbara D’Cotta, a special needs teachers from SADeaf is featured during the Budget Speech. Find out about her story at https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/special-needs-teacher-grateful-for-healthcare-benefits.
Channel 8 Stories: Stephy Hg
#我也做得到！小时候的一场高烧，让黄秀媚从此失去听觉。不过，她从不颓废，积极面对人生。8年前她还当起了化妆师。虽然一路挑战重重，但是她坚信“我也做得到！”
Stephy Hg lost her sense of hearing after a high fever when she was young. However, it did not stop her from living her life in a positive manner. 8 years ago, she even became a make-up artist. Although she faced many challenges in life, she believes that “I can do it too!”
Click on the video link: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1922915817825885&t=174
Turn it down! Millennials’ music habit puts their hearing at risk
A generation of music-lovers are damaging their hearing with audio players that do not limit dangerously high noise levels, the U.N. health agency said on Tuesday.
Change in service fees (Interpretation and Notetaking)
Due to rising operational costs, The Singapore Association of the Deaf (SADeaf) will formally introduce changes to the existing service rates that have remained the same for over 20 years.
The change will take effect from April 2019.
Prevailing rates:
| Service requested from | Fee per hour |
Minimum hours | Minimum Fee |
| Affiliates (such as SSD and MVS) | $10 | 3 hours | $30 |
| SADeaf Staff | ||
| Registered Client | ||
| Registry of Marriages | $10 | 2 hours | $20 |
| Voluntary Welfare Organisations | $20 | 2 hours | $40 |
| Government Boards | $30 | 2 hours | $60 |
| Legal | ||
| NCSS | ||
| Corporates/Groups | ||
| Syariah Court | ||
| State / Family Courts | ||
| Unregistered Individual | ||
| Tourist | $50 | 2 hours | $100 |
New Rates:
| Service requested from | Minimum Fee for first 2 hours | Fee for subsequent 30min blocks |
| Affiliates (such as SSD and MVS) | $20 | $5 per 30min |
| SADeaf Staff | ||
| Registered Client | ||
| Voluntary Welfare Organisations | $60 | $15 per 30min |
| Institutes of Higher Learning (New Category) | $80 | $20 per 30min |
| Medical (New Category) | ||
| Government Boards & Agencies | ||
| Legal | ||
| Corporates/Groups | ||
| Syariah Court | ||
| State / Family Courts | ||
| Unregistered Individual | ||
| Tourist | $100 | $25 per 30min |
Lighting Up Hearts with Rebecca Lim
What will you be doing to create memories with your loved ones this festive season?
Meet one of our Deaf talents – Ms See Hai Shu, who believes in paying it forward!
Being deaf has never gotten in the way of Haishu’s passion to help others. It was Christmas 12 years ago when she first felt moved to sponsor a child. This year, she joined a World Vision trip to Mongolia to meet her sponsored child. Like many child sponsors, Haishu showed us that indeed, love transcends all boundaries!
Will you join her to let light shine for vulnerable children this Christmas?
The link to Haishu’s passion to help others is:
https://www.facebook.com/Worldvisionsingapore/videos/200400370907916/UzpfSTU5MzQ1NzcxMDY5ODI1MToyMTY5MDA3MTU2NDc2NjI0/
Special thanks to Amirah Osman from The Singapore Association for the Deaf for the interpretation!
Congratulations to Adrian Low on receiving the long-service award from the Peninsula Excelsior in 2017, and being the FDAWU-SHA 2018 Employee of the Year Award
“Despite my disability, I’m glad that I am still able to pursue a fulfilling career in the housekeeping department and contribute to someone’s happiness.” – Adrian Low, Room Attendant
Read Adrian’s full story at https://bit.ly/2DOAJFg
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