{"id":16278,"date":"2024-11-20T04:12:52","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T04:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/?page_id=16278"},"modified":"2025-06-04T17:00:22","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T09:00:22","slug":"dtk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/dd\/design-for-all\/dtk\/","title":{"rendered":"DTK"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/11\/Design-for-All-1-2048x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/11\/DTK-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/11\/DTK-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" loading='false' src=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/27\/2024\/11\/DTK-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul id=\"menu-design-for-all\"><li id=\"menu-item-16301\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/design-for-all\/\">Design for All<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16300\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/design-for-all\/dtk\/\">DTK<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-16299\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/did\/design-for-all\/creating-narratives\/\">Creating Narratives<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\n\t<h3>\n\t\tDTK\n\t<\/h3>\n<p>We are a team of passionate design educators with a vision to create a dynamic and inclusive learning environment where every student discovers their potential as a creative problem solver. 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