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Brand New Ormesa Standing frame, size 3 Taker has to PM me why you need this, Child's age, height, medical diagnosis, etc. http://www.medicaleshop.com/ormesa-standy-pediatric-stander.html This is not first come first serve. The most suitable parent will be notified. Child has to be present on...

I am posting this, hopefully to create awareness on what would hurt us. A friend who knew you're a special needs parent do not show any consideration, empathy for another human being and basic understanding. One of my Angelman friends was featured in MediaCorp Hearts and Hugs show 爱心72小时...

Installing CCTVs/IP camera is one way to monitor our children who are being taken care by domestic helpers (no other adult to supervise in the house) while we go out to earn a living. It is a deterrent - telling your domestic helper she is being watched.... well, not 24 hours but as and when...

Arc Children's Centre: A safe place for sick kids to learn, play, Healthcare in singapore news, Health News, AsiaOne YourHealth When she was two, Nur Zahra Nadiah was not allowed to play with her siblings when they displayed mild flu symptoms. She had been diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic...

He ain't heavy, he's my son Aug 14, 2014, The New Paper Talk to Mr Seah Hong Tiang and you realise that every "D" in "daddy" stands for devotion. By 5.15am every work day, he is awake. As Daniel wakes up an hour later and props himself upright on the mattress in the living room of their...

Rare diseases are long-standing, life threatening, progressively disabling conditions that affect a small percentage of population (1 in 2,500 individuals) and require multi-disciplinary care. One rare disease may affect only a handful of patients in one demographic (eg. In the EU) and another...

Several initiatives aimed at providing support for persons with disabilities (PWD) were announced in Budget 2014. These include: i) Enhanced Subsidies for the Early Intervention Programme for Infants and Children (EIPIC) * More middle-income households can benefit from a further...

Extracted and posting here. What disabled people want: A little kindness Disabled commuters are to get fare concessions on public transport, the Government said this week. Details are to be worked out, but Nicholas Aw, president of the Disabled People's Association, wants them to pay...

Police investigate alleged abuse of boy, 8 | TODAYonline The police are investigating an alleged case of abuse at a special school after an eight-year-old boy returned home with bruises on Monday. His 31-year-old mother, who called the MediaCorp News Hotline, said the boy’s grandmother had...

Her wrinkled hands carefully open the box of cornflakes. Spoonful by spoonful, the same pair of hands feeds the cornflakes to her child, P. The mother is 72-years old. I met her and P on a rainy Christmas Eve. Flashback to 1965. She is 26 and in the prime of her youth. Married in 1959, she...

Have not been posting here for quite some time. Just watched MediaCorp "The Joy Truck". This first episode focused on 3 Rare Genetic kids. 1) Grace Tan 陈思颖 5岁的思颖患有丙酮酸脱氢酶复合物缺乏症，身体无法使力。其他病症包括行走困难，发育缓慢和癫痫。思颖是部分因生酮飲食(是一个高脂、低碳水化合物和适当蛋白质的饮食)而获益的成功例子之一。5-year old Grace suffers from Pyruvate...

Recently saw some people who knows 命盘，玄学，风水，八字， 五行八卦... From 八字, we looked ok but after they visited our house, saw the colour, the placing of certain things eg aquarium and mirrors, they found 阴气， 'piercing', location of ancestors tablets wrong, etc that will disrupt health and relationships...

My friend wants to give away her child's small size standing frame. It is suitable for about 3 years old, frame height is adjustable, with safety harness. Self collect If keen, post message.

AbleData: Products My friend offering an used ITO – special needs stroller. Child can only be seat upright. To recline, taker must send for repair. There’s new cushion pad for this stroller. Also a belt to position the child (for better back support). If keen, PM me. The thread will be up for...

Disabled can get a ride with volunteer drivers Published on May 21, 2012 Paralympic swimmer Theresa Goh, 25, may be a speed demon in the water, but she still needs some help on land. That's where a new mobile app, on a two-month test run from today, may come in handy. Called Ecommuter, the app...

Mandatory weekly rest days for foreign maids - Channel NewsAsia SINGAPORE: It will soon be mandatory for employers to give foreign domestic workers (FDWs) a weekly rest day or compensation in lieu. To give employers time to adjust, the new law will kick in for FDW work permits issued or renewed...

Today went Jurong East central, saw Maclaren buggy (looked quite new) selling at Cash Converter, only $49. :elvis: They may has tagged the wrong price .... brand new buggy cost almost $600. Whoever looking for that kind of upright buggy, can make a dash to JE..... :tlaugh:

Tapping technology that enables Pilot study notes positive impact of assistive technology, but lack of knowledge among caregivers and teachers by Leong...

On top of special needs problem, govt also made me stressed with domestic helper issues. Made me work cos getting finacial assistance was too hard .... that time cap at $1500/household income. In order to work, I hired FDW .... most of my salary gone to paying for a live-in maid .... paid...

Special-needs students here 'not treated equally' my paper, Thu, Mar 03, 2011 BY GERRARD LAI MORE appropriate investments must be made to safeguard the rights and quality of life of disabled persons in Singapore, said Non-Constituency Member of Parliament Sylvia Lim. Ms Lim pointed out that...