Quadriplegic Singer-Songwriter-Composer Finds Alternative Career in Music
If he had not had his swimming accident in 1983, Gilbert Tan, 56, says he would probably still be “slogging away at an architectural drawing board in an office... Read more.
Quadriplegic ‘Retires’ After 25 Years of Mouth Painting
All of us have talents, but some of us discover our talents after acquiring a disability. Quadriplegic Gilbert Tan, 56, used to design elevators, glass lifts and... Read more.
Queer Swimmer Comes Out and Takes a Stand
Living at the intersection of queerness and disability makes for a truly unique perspective of the world. Since coming out publicly earlier this year, queer athlete... Read more.
Online Dating With a Disability
For many of us, while dating can be complicated and awkward, it is often an ocean we start navigating in adolescence. Some believe in the idea of soulmates; that... Read more.
Swimmer Revels in Creating Conversations About Disability
After more than two decades of swimming, Theresa Goh, 30, did not think she would end up to talking to major multinational companies like Facebook and Barclays.... Read more.
Adaptive Crossfit Makes Day-to-Day Movements Easier for Swimmer
‘For everyone and anyone’. This is the tradition and motto of Crossfit, a strength and conditioning fitness programme founded in 2000 by Greg Glassman, a coach... Read more.
Disability Advocate With Cerebral Palsy: “I Never Gave Up Hope”
When Noraini Adnan was a child, she wanted to walk, run and do everything that she saw other children do. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy at the age of 8 months old,... Read more.
Paraplegic Gains Confidence From Wheelchair Use
After a work accident in 2012, Chong Ping was paralysed from the waist down. He started working again in the family gardening business in 2016, where he now supervises... Read more.
Graphic Designer Tries Wheelchair Basketball for Recovery and Friendship
For Allan Tan, 48, there are two activities that can make him forget about the time. A graduate from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in 1992, Allan is a graphic... Read more.
Job Rejections Open Doors for Para-Archer
Corporate strategist Syahidah Alim knows that while getting a job is already difficult in today’s job climate, having a disability compounds the process. Together... Read more.