Both sports and disability awareness hold a special place in Vanessa Quek's heart. The 32-year-old PE teacher at the St Andrew's School for Autism told AsiaOne that she has always wanted to help students with autism or other disabilities benefit from sports.
People with and without disabilities come together to participate in team sports during Play Inclusive.Both sports and disability awareness hold a special place in Vanessa Quek's heart.
Programmes like these allow Quek's students to interact with students from mainstream schools, she said. Under this master plan, Play Inclusive will increase its outreach from 1,200 current participants to 3,000 by 2030, said the Ministry of Community and Youth . Money from this fund could be used to cover the purchase of equipment, coaching fees and transport support for participants of inclusive sports programmes.When asked how this fund and DSMP 2024 could make an impact, Quek said that it could support ground up initiatives and lower-income families of those who are disabled, adding she was glad at how far disability sports have come.
"This can be an avenue for support they can turn to if they truly see potential in their child," she said.In addition to the fund, the ESTF has made nine other strategic moves to refresh the DSMP 2024, said MCCY.
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