Our services
The following are the services we offer to our deaf or hard-of-hearing clients. Others like Interpretation, Notetaking and Sign Language courses are open to all.
Casework & Counselling
The Community Services (CS) department is where Deaf and hard-of-hearing clients and their families can turn to for assistance in various areas. Our team of social workers, case managers and social work assistants are on hand to provide a diverse range of services to clients such as personal development, family issues, coping skills, needs assessment and managing expectations.
Financial Aid & Employment Support
We facilitate the application of financial assistance schemes such as Seniors’ Mobility and Enabling Fund (SMF), Assistive Technology Fund (ATF) and Special Assistance Fund (SAF). We also provide job placement assistance such as job matching and career guidance.
Learning Support & Speech Therapy
Learning Support: Provide one-to-one intervention to students with hearing loss who are currently attending mainstream schools ranging from pre-school to tertiary level. Speech therapy: Provide one-to-one intervention to enhance students' listening, articulation and language comprehension skills.
Hearing Test & Equipment Aids
Staffed by a qualified audiologist, SADeaf’s Hearing Care Centre (HCC) provides a full spectrum of hearing care-related services. Besides hearing tests and consultations, clients and members can also get their ear moulds made at the HCC and purchase batteries and other accessories at nominal rates.
Interpretation & Notetaking
Our staff interpreters have extensive interpreting experience in a diverse range of settings – at schools, law courts, corporate workshops, government functions among other places and events. We also have a pool of note-takers who are deployed mostly to clients studying in institutes of higher learning such as ITEs, polytechnics and universities. Note-takers are carefully matched to clients based on their skill-sets and background.
Sign Language Courses
We offer a range of sign language courses and customised awareness workshops/programmes. We also cater to the needs of frontline professionals such as medical staff, police, emergency and social workers.
Upcoming Events and Activities
Latest News
Notes of Silence
Check out this music video on #deafawareness that features 3 Deaf individuals signing. Video: Freeflow Productions #supportdeafcommunity
The Road Ahead – Beatty Sec HL students
The Hearing Loss (HL) students from Beatty Secondary School performed this year's National Day theme song - The Road Ahead, through song-signing
NDP 2021 Voice of the Nation music video
Check out the Voice of the Nation video that features sign language
Introduction to the Singapore Deaf Community and Language (Micro-learning Course)
Course Introduction Curious about sign language? Ever wondered how deaf people communicate with and live in the hearing world? Maybe you have wa
SADeaf x West Coast Youth Network Partnership
The Rainbow Disabilities Challenge 2021 is an event organised by West Coast Youth Network & West Coast Community Sports Club. It is a vir
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