As a young man, Edward* used to hide his right hand whenever he moved and walked. In fact, the very act of shaking hands with others – which comes naturally to most of us – used to be a source of...
“My mum would tell me when I was younger that I needed to study hard and be a tuition teacher, so I can ask my students to come to my house and I can earn a lot of money without having to go out at...
In 2018, Carole Ann was admitted to hospital due to a sharp abdominal pain. It turned out that a ruptured ovarian cyst had put her in a life-threatening condition. During the month-long coma, her...
Within 24 hours of coming down with a high fever, Jason Leong was lying in the intensive care unit. Earlier that evening, he had noticed traces of blood in his urine, and his fingers, toes and lips...
This International Day of Sign Languages, we chat with a young adult who has been supporting the deaf community for the last 9 years. Serving with Wesley Methodist Church’s Ministry of the...
“Stop trying to ‘heal’ me.” Recently a friend shared with me this article by Damon Rose, a blind journalist who wrote about his experiences of being regularly approached by...
I have a severely disabled daughter. She’s physically and mentally disabled, and in a wheelchair. But how I deal with that disappointment is to make sure that I don’t get offended at God....
My parents would always talk about my brother when we were very young. “Oh you know,” they would tell me. “Jonah is special. He only has one hand.” This only connected for me...
Gerald is the founder of Soul Food Enterprise, a social enterprise which is currently housed at the Enabling Village. Soul Food’s mission is to equip, employ and empower persons with special needs...