MICA (P) 129/02/2011 Issue No. 2/2011 - MINDS

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MINDS’ Vision To be a world-class voluntary welfare organisation that advances the development, well-being and aspirations of persons with intellectual disability and their integration into society CONTENTS MINDS Headquarters 800 Margaret Drive Singapore 149310 Tel: 6479 5655 Fax: 6479 0706 Website: www.minds.org.sg MINDS Centres Idea Employment Development Centre 29 Rosyth Road, Singapore 546190 Tel: 6282 4852 Fax: 6280 5078 SIA-MINDS Employment Development Centre 800 Margaret Drive, Singapore 149310 Tel: 6473 1148 Fax: 6473 3885 Woodlands Employment Development Centre 30 Woodlands Ring Road, #01-02 Singapore 737883 Tel: 6366 3966 Fax: 6366 7422 Ang Mo Kio Training & Development Centre Blk 134 Ang Mo Kio Ave 3, #01-1677 Singapore 560134 Tel: 6456 4174 Fax: 6456 0570 Clementi Training & Development Centre Blk 304 Clementi Ave 4, #01-487 Singapore 120304 Tel: 6776 8743 Fax: 6776 8741 Napiri Training & Development Centre 7 Lorong Napiri, Singapore 547533 Tel: 6387 7662 Fax: 6387 3357 MINDS Special Education Schools Fernvale Gardens School 7 Fernvale Road, Singapore 797635 Tel: 6481 6697 Fax: 6483 2631 Lee Kong Chian Gardens School 802 Margaret Drive, Singapore 149311 Tel: 6473 8332 Fax: 6473 4776 Towner Gardens School 1B Lengkong Lima, Singapore 417557 Tel: 6446 2612 Fax: 6243 7498 Woodlands Gardens School 30 Woodlands Ring Road, #01-01 Singapore 737883 Tel: 6468 0566 Fax: 6468 2142 MINDS Home & Hostel / Group Home MINDSville@Napiri 7 Lorong Napiri Singapore 547533 Tel: 6387 7662 Fax: 6387 3357 MINDS Social Enterprise 800 Margaret Drive Singapore 149310 Tel: 6473 7512 (ext.244) Fax: 6473 0831 4 6 10 1 2 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 12 14 15 17 Message from the CEO Beginning the year with a “GONG”! All Onboard ‘USS’ – The Prequel All Onboard ‘USS’ – The Sequel When Health Matters SATA Health Screening Day 2011 Inaugural Overseas trip to Pengerang FGS Recycling Outreach Program Making My Vote Count An exclusive feature on Persons with Intellectual Disability and their voting experience at General Elections 2011 This-Ability Sports Carnival 2011 Food For Thought The incredible story of service development at MINDS Food, SMEDC A Project Dignity Initiative iReflect ~ Learning to sign and making a difference An initiative by the Allied Health Professionals Hub – Common Signing Project Team On our Coverpage and Rear Page Advisory Committee The Public Relations, Education & Communications Committee Chairman: Boo Chong Han Members: Doreen Yap | Daniel Tan | Keh Eng Song | Brenda Lee Editorial Committee Advisors: Keh Eng Song / Jeannie Ho Editor: Brenda Lee Members: Anthony Tan / Sharon Ng / Josephine Ong / Suzana Soo / Chao Ye Peng / Prema Thevarajah / Ng Mun Wai / Stephen Shi / Koh Gee May / Ling Chong Beng / Rose Kwek / Rosalyn Peng / Shafiyah Sarwan / Mike Koh / Mimi Tan / Gerald Ng MINDSpeak is published by the Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (MINDS). Designed and printed by adamsapple. © Copyright is held by the publisher. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any forms or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recordings or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher. All views and opinions expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of publisher.
MESSAGE FROM THE CEO Many corporate friends continued to bring joy to our clients. The Energy Market Company celebrated the Chinese New Year with our ATDC clients while Bacardi- Martini Singapore Pte Ltd brought the ATDC clients to Universal Studios at Sentosa Resorts World. Students from Towner Gardens School were similarly invited to visit the Universal Studios. We thank our partners for the wonderful gesture that made the day for many of our clients. We take the opportunity to also thank Mr Koh Seng Choon, founder and Executive Director of Project Dignity, for inviting our clients from the EDCs and TDCs for sponsored lunches at his Balestier hawker training centre. Going for an overseas holiday may not be such a big deal for some families, but for our clients from CTDC, it was a first overseas trip organized by the Centre to Pengerang in the nearby Johor Bahru. It was a good opportunity for the clients to generalize the skills learnt in the Centre, such as making decision, practising dining etiquette and waiting in queue. About 97 clients from our three TDCs congregated at MINDSville@Napiri on a Thursday in March for a health screening conducted by SATA. On hand to assist were staff and some caregivers to guide the clients through the various screening stations. A group of volunteer doctors subsequently reviewed the screening results with the caregivers who raised their concerns as well as showed their appreciation for such an exercise. We are looking forward to the volunteer doctors extending their service to our clients from the other adult centres. MINDS is proud to have played a part in raising awareness on recycling. Fernvale Gardens School received a silver medal for the Recycling Outreach Programme supported by the National Environment Agency. This was after three consecutive Sustained Achievement Awards in 2008, 2009 and 2010. Activities were organized to educate the students and their families on climate change during Earth Hour. Earth Day was celebrated with talks and presentations on pollution and conservation. The next time you are in Fernvale Gardens School, check out the Pledge Tree to see what staff have pledged to be more “green”. The 7 May 2011 General Election saw some of our clients from MINDS adult centres exercising their rights to vote as a Singapore citizen. Find out what considerations they had in casting their votes for the political party and candidates to serve them in their constituencies. What started out as an initiative to satisfy the demand for breakfast to be sold in the SMEDC canteen for some staff and clients has turned out to be more than just that. The unexpected outcomes achieved by our clients has once again demonstrated their abilities if given the opportunity and right coaching. I hope “Food for Thought” by Faridah will inspire many more such initiatives for the benefit of our clients. Read about an exciting pilot project taking place at our Lee Kong Chian Gardens School. The Common Signing Project aims to align communication methods across MINDS schools and adult centres and between home and the schools/centres. Mooted in 2008, the project is undertaken by a multi-disciplinary team of allied health professionals. Key Word Signing and Gesture, or commonly known as Makaton, has been around since 1970s and is used in over 40 countries. MINDS hopes to implement this not to replace speech, but rather as a total communication approach to enhance our quality service delivery. One of our major upcoming events is the MINDS Concert featuring performances by our student and clients. It will be held on 14 and 15 of October this year. Look out for more news on this in the coming months. Meanwhile, happy reading. Mr Keh Eng Song Chief Executive Officer MINDS mindspeak: the heartvoice of special people 1
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