The Movement for the Intellectually Disabled of Singapore (Abbreviation

Abbreviation

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: MINDS; ), previously known as the Singapore Association for Retarded Children, is a voluntary welfare organisation

Charitable organization

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 catering to the needs of the intellectually disabled in Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

. It currently operates five Special Education

Special education

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schools, three Sheltered Workshops, two Training and Development Centres, and two Residential Homes. It serves around 2,400 people with intellectual disabilities.

History

The Singapore Association for the Retarded Children was formed in 1962 when Warren Fox was appointed Founding President. The premises were at Towner Road but later moved to Ah Hood Road as the old ones were not big enough. SARC were given other schools which they changed into schools for their needs.