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pThe Enabling Masterplan 2030 aims to increase the employment of people with varying disabilities.

The Enabling Masterplan 2030 aims to increase the employment of people with varying disabilities. What are the biggest challenges and what does it take to get more companies onboard? Steven Chia and Crispina Robert speak to Ho Geok Choo, founder and CEO of Human Capital Singapore and DG Carole Ann, a multiple amputee who works at ServLink Technology Resources.The Enabling Masterplan 2030 aims to increase the employment of people with varying disabilities.

Yeo Wan Ling, assistant secretary-general of NTUC and Associate Professor Walter Theseira from the Singapore University of Social Sciences speak to Crispina Robert.Personal Mobility Aids are meant for those with medical conditions or who have mobility issues. But some able-bodied people use them. How much of an issue is this?

PMA user Michael Kuan, founder and CEO of Project Elev8, and Florence Cheong, an Active Mobility Advisory Panel member weigh in.Since the announcement that Singapore's Gifted Education Programme will be revamped to cater to more students, questions about equal distribution of resources and the added burden on teachers have come up.

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