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Early Education in 1980s

Early Education in 1980s. 1980s. Ministry of Social Affairs conducted national surveys to gather data which could facilitate the planning of services for the disabled. 1981.

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Early Education in 1980s

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  1. Early Education in 1980s

  2. 1980s • Ministry of Social Affairs conducted national surveys to gather data which could facilitate the planning of services for the disabled

  3. 1981 • AESN (Association for the Educationally Subnormal) under the auspices of SARC started a sheltered workshop at PasirPanjang Centre

  4. 1983 • MINDS set up an early intervention programme for children with intellectual disabilities who were under three years old. Other VWOs (Voluntary Welfare Organisations) were approached by the community chest of Singapore to set up their own EIPIC (Early Intervention Programme for Infants & Children)

  5. 1984 • SCAS (Spastic Children’s Association School) provided a workshop was added to provide vocational training and gainful employment for adults with cerebral palsy. • Establish GROW (Goodwill Rehabilitation and Occupational Workshop) sheltered workshop which provides vocational training sheltered employment and job placement for adults with cerebral palsy above 18 years of age. • Singapore launched its first education and training program for special teachers.

  6. 1985 • SARC (Singapore Association for Retarded Children) changed its name to MINDS (Movement for the intellectually disabled of Singapore) • After AWWA (Asian’s Women Welfare Association) moved to its premises, name of playgroup was changed to (CMHC) Centre of Multiply Handicapped Children.

  7. 1986 • SCSS (Singapore Council of Social Services) started a project to provide employment programmes for adults with disabilities; thus the setting up of EDC (Employment Development Centres) and day activity centre which was later rename training and development centres • AWWA provided occupational programmes that provided therapies. The programme was awarded the United Nations Community Excellence Award from an original project which benefitted the whole community. • MCDS (Ministry of Community Development) and SCSS jointly set up a project to establish employment programmes for persons with disability.

  8. 1987 • A pilot project was set up by SCSS which merged all the EIPIC programmes to form a new programme for children with multiple handicaps in MDSS (Margaret Drive Special School) • Prior to 1988, special education was fully funded by the Singapore Council of Social Services.

  9. 1988 • EAC (Emmanuel Activity Centre) programme was expanded to serve young adults of age 16 and above. • Second programme for language delayed children, especially those with autism was added to MDSS • Advisory Council for the Disabled was established by then Minister of Education, Dr Tony Tan, to bring about better coordination among services and agencies.

  10. 26 recommendations proposed by the Report of the Advisory Council on the Disabled, please read up on pg 52. • Teacher-child ratio should be 1:8. For the more severe disabilities, teacher-child ratio should be as low as 1:2. Different disabilities have different ratios, pg 53. • From 1988, a special child would receive up to 4 times the amount that will be spent to educate a primary school child.

  11. 1989 • When special education came under the purview for the MOE, a deaf school was rename The Canossian School for the Hearing Impaired to reflect a new understanding for deafness. School integrated all preschool children with hearing loss into the regular kindergarten. Assistance was offered to teachers in regular schools to help them cope. • 4 children with hearing loss were integrated into Bukit Batok primary school after successfully passing their P3 streaming.

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