Concerns Over Reduction Of Subsidies For Special Needs Children

"Do reconsider the reduction of subsidies for special needs Children"

"As a good citizen to help raise Singapore's population rate, ie to have a 3rd child. My 3rd child happened to be brain damaged due to a 43 weeks term. Who should be at fault ... the brain-damaged child, the parents, gynaecologist or Governement's policies"

"If the Government is encourging for more babies and children, shouldn't more help be given? What more for Special Children?"

"I am a single mother of a disabled boy aged 19. Sometime last year I requested the Government whether they could include the disabled group in the maid levy concession, which was given out to parents of younger children. I told them that employment of a m"

"I am so impressed with Mr Brown's article on friday TODAY newspaper dated 24th Feb,All the govt ministers should find time to read that article, Yes, if the govt really want reduce the subsidy for 2.5k special needs family,govt should oso do so for the ma"

"I fully support the cause for which the petition is drafted. As a parent of a special need child I personally feel we all need more govenrment support in school fees subsidy."

"Some children were not developed with special needs during pregnancy but due to the negligence in the process of birth. 3 mothers (including myself) from my son's special school were handled by the same gynaecologist. It wasn't our fault or children's fau"

"Division destroys and we should be fair to those children of special needs. They never asked to be born that way and it is us that make the difference. The care and concern and impartiality towards them."

"It is very touching to read from various petitionees. As normal individuals, we may not understand the plight that parents with special need children as it is not easy to raise them, what more to educate. Every child that is born, deserves a fair chance "