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In 1960, the Singapore Children's Society initiated several educational and training programmes for intellectually disabled children, leading to the formation of the Singapore Association for Retarded Children (SARC) in 1962. [1] [2] Medical social worker Daisy Vaithilingam was involved in the creation of the group. [3]
The National Registration Identity Card (NRIC), colloquially known as "IC" (Malay: Kad Pengenalan Pendaftaran Negara; Chinese: 身份证; pinyin: Shēnfèn Zhèng; Tamil: அடையாள அட்டை, romanized: Aṭaiyāḷa Aṭṭai), is a compulsory identity document issued to citizens and permanent residents of Singapore. [1]
One in 68 children in Singapore has been diagnosed with autism. [7] The number of children diagnosed with autism has increased in Singapore over time. [8] Around 5 to 6 percent of children born in Singapore have developmental problems of various types. [9] Only 0.55% of the Singapore workforce has a disability of some kind. [10]
A holder of a Certificate of Identity can enter Germany and Hungary visa-free for a maximum of 90 days within a 180-day period. [1] In the case of Germany, for holders of a COI to enter visa-free, their travel document must be endorsed and issued under the terms of the Convention relating to the Status of Stateless Persons of 28 September 1954.
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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... Pages in category "Disability in Singapore" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.
The two main disability benefits are the Sickness Benefit, and the Invalid's Benefit. A doctor's referral and medical certificate (or equivalent) is needed to claim the benefits. The Invalid's Benefit is for someone who has a severe disability, and/or long term sickness, which is paid slightly more than the Sickness Benefit.
In 1987, the association was renamed from the "Singapore Association for the Blind" to the "Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped". [ 6 ] In 1990, the Open Education Programme was extended to four additional mainstream schools and the Singapore School for the Visually Handicapped came under the purview of the Ministry of Education .