Being deaf in Singapore
A local volunteer with the deaf laments the dearth of government attention to their needs.
Why this is so is a topic for a tome. Suffice to say disability rights, special needs and special education in Singapore has a long, long way to go before we can proclaim ourselves a developed, first-world nation.
Schools lack the government support to provide equal quality education. Interpreters, like myself, are mostly volunteers, untrained. Television programmes, including news broadcasts, are not captioned.
