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The preparation for vocational rehabilitation and employment for persons with disabilities starts
while they are still attending Special Education Schools. Once they
graduate from the schools, they can either engage in open employment
or attend one of the 8 production/ sheltered workshops run by voluntary
welfare organisations. The workshops provide sheltered employment
for people with different forms of disabilities aged 16 years and
above. Production workshops provide employment as well as training
for disabled people who are suited for open employment. Sheltered
workshops cater to those who cannot meet the needs of open employment,
or those who may require more supervision in their work.
For a list of sheltered / productions workshop, please see
Directory of Services for the Disabled.
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Employment assistance for people with disabilities is co-ordinated by the
Bizlink Centre Singapore Limited, a voluntary welfare organisation,
with the support of the Government and the
National Council of Social Service. Bizlink Centre runs a centralised
vocational assessment and job placement services, which provides
services to assess a candidate's suitability for employment and
to help with job placement. Follow-up services and support are also
given to help the person with disability remain employed.
The Open Door Fund provides employers financial support to redesign jobs, modify workplaces and train persons with disabilities, and encourages employers to look beyond the disability and recruit based on merit.
The Government provides a tax
deduction of up to $100,000 for companies, which make modifications
to buildings and work sites to aid accessibility for the employed
workers with disabilities. This financial incentive aim to promote
employment for people with disabilities and is provided under Sec
14(H) of the Income Tax Act. For applications, please contact Bizlink Centre Singapore Limited at
www.bizlink.org.sg.
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| For more information, please refer to the Disability Portal. |
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