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.
Play your part, Connect with the Deaf
We have come up with a campaign with NUS to help the Deaf.
Around 40% of them are age 40 and below and due to the current Covid-19 situation, having to wear a mask in public has undermined the ability of others in reading the lips of our beloved deaf community. Furthermore, having to unable to communicate effectively, has also allowed them to experience greater challenges and disruptions while performing daily tasks.
Therefore, we have organised a sharing session which includes a basic sign language introductory course via a Zoom Webinar, Co-hosted by NUSPM2020 and us.
Date: 31 October 2020
Time: 2PM – 5PM
Cost: Free!
I hope that you can take part in this campaign with us to help those in need during this pandemic. The link is https://www.giving.sg/campaigns/nus_sadeaf2020
Thank you!
Town Hall
Dear Deaf Community,
We are planning a Town Hall meeting for the Deaf Community soon. What is a Town Hall? It is a platform where all the Deaf can gather to contribute signs based on the theme of the meeting.
Did you notice that this video does not have subtitles?
Why? The Town Hall is for the Deaf who use sign language.
💊 Theme?
- Medical Terms
📆 When?
- Saturday, 7 November 2020
⏰ Time?
- 3 pm to 5 pm
💻 Where? Now, there is a limit on gatherings so we will use an online platform – Zoom.
If you are interested, do register now. However, there is a limit to the number of participants – 20.
If you are interested, please contact Hidayat at 98432617 or email at hidayat@sadeaf.org.sg.
Enabling Master Plan: Emerging Stronger Conversation
How has your experience been like during this COVID-19 period? What challenges or opportunities did you face? What are your aspirations for a post-COVID Singapore? How can each one of us play a part?
The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) Disability Office would love to hear from you!
Join MSF for an online conversation on what a post-COVID Singapore should look like for persons with disabilities, caregivers and others in the disability community.
There will also be sharing a summary of our 2019 disability engagement findings and broad recommendations of our two Enabling Masterplan 3 (EMP3) workgroups on (i) preparing persons with disabilities for the future economy and (ii) using technology and design to promote independent living.
As themes emerge from these conversations, MSF is keen to form new partnerships with you to tackle issues that you care about.
When will it take place?
These online conversations will take place on:
• Session 1: 22 October 2020 (Thursday), 7.30 pm – 10.00 pm
• Session 2: 5 November 2020 (Thursday), 7.30 pm – 10.00 pm
• Session 3: 6 November (Friday), 2.30 pm – 5.00 pm
• Session 4: 10 November (Tuesday), 7.30 pm – 10.00 pm
How to register?
Click the link https://go.gov.sg/empesc2020signup to register and indicate your preferred slots. *Slots are subjected to availability.
Registration will close on 14 October 2020 (Wednesday). Selected participants will receive a confirmation email on your confirmed session.
For queries, please contact andre_lim_from.TP@msf.gov.sg
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