Straitstimes.com header logo

Choose edition

Search

singapore

asia

world

opinion

life

business

sport

Visual

Podcasts

SPH Rewards

STClassifieds

Paid press releases

Advertise with us

FAQs

Contact us

 

Special needs/Special education

$600k boost for 200 students from schools to aid further studies, careers

SM20260325-CheeYQ01/ 徐颖荃/ 冯凯麟/ simpdf mou signing ceremony [sim campus]
SM20260325-CheeYQ01/ 徐颖荃/ 冯凯麟/ simpdf mou signing ceremony [sim campus]

New disability task force to focus on easing anxiety over life transitions: Goh Pei Ming

Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming (right) joins students of MINDS Woodlands Gardens School for part of a storytelling session on March 25.
Minister of State for Social and Family Development Goh Pei Ming (right) joins students of MINDS Woodlands Gardens School for part of a storytelling session on March 25.

Forum: Singapore should invest more in autism research

Forum: Academic standards can be maintained while recognising learning differences

A look inside HDB flats where people with disabilities, including autism, live independently

These homes are part of the Enabled Living Programme, which piloted in December 2025.
These homes are part of the Enabled Living Programme, which piloted in December 2025.

More places in sheltered workshops, independent living pilot started for people with disabilities

Financial assistance will also be increased, with higher subsidies and a raised income ceiling to help more families afford disability services.
Financial assistance will also be increased, with higher subsidies and a raised income ceiling to help more families afford disability services.

More support for disadvantaged students, review of milestone exams among MOE initiatives

Additional manpower and funding will be given to more primary and secondary schools to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Additional manpower and funding will be given to more primary and secondary schools to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

Three new special education schools to open by early 2030s

The three new Sped schools will be located across the island for better geographical accessibility.
The three new Sped schools will be located across the island for better geographical accessibility.

Forum: Singapore’s AI efforts must not exclude persons with disabilities

‘It takes a village to raise a child’: A community grows from play group for children with disabilities

PlayBuddy participant Sherlock Woo (left) with volunteer Aini Mohammad Yasli during a sports and play session at The Kallang on Feb 15.
PlayBuddy participant Sherlock Woo (left) with volunteer Aini Mohammad Yasli during a sports and play session at The Kallang on Feb 15.

E-paper

Newsletters

Podcasts

RSS Feed

About Us

Terms & Conditions

Personal Data Protection Notice

Need help? Reach us here.

Advertise with us

Download the app

Get unlimited access to exclusive stories and incisive insights from the ST newsroom
Subscribe Placeholder
MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.