Master's in Social Science, Swinburne University of Technology. Social advocate for greater accessibility for the blind. Blogs exploits and challenges with guide dog on Facebook. Aspires to change what it means to be blind for the society. Runs a psychotherapeutic practice. Work encompasses assistive technology needs assessment/coaching; rehabilitative psychotherapy; and rehabilitative remodelling for business/domestic environments. Co-Author of two papers, Accessible Pedestrian Environment and Accessible Pedestrian Signals, for submission to the Land Transport Authority. Recipient of awards: Singapore Woman Award (2012); Social Innovation Park Fellow (2012).
The shocking treatment of a blind student in Oxford recently is, sadly, not all that shocking, writes Cassandra Chiu. It's time to examine our values and to build a truly inclusive society
If ASEAN was to include just a fraction of its 17 million people with disabilities in its labour force, it could bring about the next economic peak.
