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Application for the Li Kwan Hung Education Fund for 2024/2025 is now open til 15 Oct 2024. The Fund aims to assist students with disabilities who have financial difficulties to study with their able-bodied counterparts in local educational institutes at various levels. Applicants must meet the following eligibility criteria: Full-time students with physical disabilities, intellectual disabilities, special educational needs (SENs) (including autism / attention deficit...
Hong Kong PHAB Association's current executive director, Ms. Deborah Wong, will be leaving the Association on August 19, 2024, due to personal reasons. During her tenure, Ms. Wong has actively developed various services of the Association and made significant contributions. On behalf of the Board of Directors, I express our heartfelt gratitude to her. Following the recruitment and selection process initiated by the Board of...
People often have various expectations of caregivers who bear the responsibility of caring for others. Besides the daily tasks, caregivers carry many unspoken matters. Among them, there are moments of joy and sorrow, of hardships and rewards, of things they want to forget and those they will remember for a lifetime. A group of caregivers, using art as a medium, tells their stories through simple...
"Take Rest when feeling troubled and tired." July 24th is Self-care Day, designated by the World Health Organization (WHO), aiming to promote self-care and well-being among the public in their daily lives, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. To further encourage individuals to care for their physical and mental health amidst the hustle and bustle of life, the Hong Kong PHAB Association organized...
To raise public awareness for building an inclusive and accessible community, the Hong Kong PHAB Association has created a "PHAB Village" at the Jockey Club PHAB Camp. The Association encourages the public to form "Inclusive Discovery Teams" and participate in the PHAB Discovery challenge to complete different tasks and gather various inclusive spirits. This event brings together different people and promotes collaboration between persons with...
Life is sometimes like intertwined threads, full of tugs and pulls. But holding a thread and slowly weaving at one's own pace, finding the focus amidst the chaos, and creating patterns, brings a sense of fulfillment to Grandma Yuk. "Whenever I have any worries, I focus on weaving, and gradually, I let them go." Grandma Yuk, in her seventies, started attending the "Wonder Weaving Class"...
Wai Ling is a member of the Hong Kong PHAB Association's Kowloon West PHAB Centre and suffers from a rare disease called "myasthenia gravis". She has experienced the worsening of her condition and has been in and out of the hospital many times. She has gradually had to use a wheelchair to get around, but she has overcome many difficulties and, over the past three...
Jockey Club Shatin Integrated Service Centre for Children and Youth, formerly known as the Shatin Children and Youth Centre, started its operation since 1990. In 2002, Shatin Children and Youth Centre was revamped to form an Integrated Service Centre for Children and Youth to meet service needs with the support of the Social Welfare Department. In 2005, sponsored by the Lotteries Fund and the Hong...
