While most of the people within the special needs community were at The Purple Parade, there was another event taking place at The National Library. The Tech For Good Festival is an innovation challenge for passionate and creative youths aged 15-25 years old, to develop innovative solutions that will benefit persons with disabilities and their families and caregivers.It was great to be part of this event where we had the opportunity meeting with therapists, parents and many of the youths...

On Friday night, we had the honour of attending the Christian Outreach to the Handicapped 40th anniversary dinner at the Swissotel. The COH team put on an incredible evening. It was very inspiring watching some of the beneficiaries performing several songs. The standout performance was by Christopher, who played a beautiful piece on the keyboard. It was great meeting some of the donors and board members who work tirelessly to help improve the lives of those with special needs.  ...

Last week EnaTech Hub had the privilege to be hosted by the wonderful team at CPAS at their annual Assistive Technology Carnival. The event is held to raise awareness of available assistive technology and CPAS put on a truly inspiring event. Over 400 people braved the heavy rain to soak up the atmosphere which was attended by CPAS students, caregivers and therapists from the school and all over Singapore.    At our booth, we had on display a number of sensory...

How many parents with kids with brain injuries or other neurological issues were suggested to “wait and see”? And this is during the time when the brain is actively developing and is capable of using healthy brain tissues to take over the functions of the damaged parts of the child's brain.  Parents on discharge from the NICU rarely have a specific therapy plan in place for their at-risk child. Actually, parents at any given point of time rarely have a...