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Social Issues in Singapore (The Disabled (Types of disability (Hearing…

- - - - lowly educated
      - elderly
      - redundant
- - - - Low Financial Resources (Poor - money wise)
      - (Poor - health wise)
    - - out of touch with current technology
      - out of touch with current culture
  - - - Many schools in Singapore organise a "Service Learning" trip to eldercare centres
        
        Benefits
        
        Elderly feel less lonely
        
        Students feel a sense of compassion for the elderly.
    - - examples
        
        example in SG: St Bernadette Lifestyle Village. Includes breakfast, housekeeping and laundry services. There are caretakers to watch over the elderly and a 24-hour medical concierge. It is an all-in-one for the elderly
      - Problems / Disadvantages
        
        Elderly want to be independent, want to live on their own
        
        Very costly (about $3000/month for the one in SG)
        
        Ethically, is it right? Or is it of higher moral value for the children themselves to take care of their parents? (if the elderly have family, should the family take care?) Talk about the social mindset of the public in general. Aspect of filial piety comes into play, especially in an Asian country like Singapore.
      - Benefits / Advantages
        
        Medical Care provided
        
        Care-takers
        
        Elderly have someone their age to interact with, they don't feel lonely.
    - - Lions Befrienders as well as St John's Home
      - Is this even ethically right? Worse than retirement villages, because there is no one to take care of the elderly 24/7. But then again, if they were to stay at home with family, what if they hurt themselves at home, while everyone is away working or at school?
- - - - In Singapore, it is considered a taboo topic, socially unacceptable for superstitious and illogical reasons. Some even think communicating and making contact with the impaired brings about bad luck, or makes them disabled themselves!
        
        The disabled should not be treated differently from able-bodied people (in terms of treatment). aka Equitable treatment.
        Personal Example:
        I know, some people might fabricate a story about having friends with impairments for the sake of the examination (in that humorous tone) but I was lucky enough to have a genuine one. c15
        I had a friend, Kira, who was not initially born deaf, but obtained his partial hearing impairment over time. This person was really no different from my other close friends. He too was thoughtful, considerate and helpful.
        Such impairments do not change a person's nature, and the only difference between them and others is their impairment, and the inability to perform certain tasks. This does not connote that we should be treating the disabled any differently, or feel an immense amount of sympathy. Instead, we should be treating them just like we treat everyone else, with care, and with compassion.