In Response to SkillsFuture SG Forum Letter on SkillsFuture Inclusivity
We at the Disabled People’s Association (DPA) Singapore thank SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and SG Enable for replying to our Forum letter on the need for SkillsFuture to be made more accessible.We...
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We at DPA thank SkillsFuture Singapore (SSG) and SG Enable for replying to our Forum letter on the need for SkillsFuture to be made more accessible. We have released the following statement in...
View ArticleDPA’s Response to the Tripartite Committee’s Final Recommendations on...
Earlier this month, the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness released its Final Report containing their final recommendations on what should be included in Singapore’s upcoming and first...
View ArticleDefinition of discrimination on the basis of disability in the Upcoming WFL...
The Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness has recommended that Singapore’s upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) limit its definition to direct discrimination, which they recommend...
View ArticleNew Tripartite Advisory on Providing Reasonable Accommodations to Persons...
While there are no recommendations by the Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness to include reasonable accommodations provisions within Singapore’s upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL)...
View ArticleProper Grievance Handling Processes in the Workplace
The Tripartite Committee on Workplace Fairness has recommended that part of Singapore’s upcoming Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) is to require employers to “put in place proper grievance handling...
View ArticleDisability Inclusion in Singapore Elections
On 1 September 2023, Singaporeans will head to the polls to cast their vote for President.What accessibilities are available at the polls for Singapore’s 2023 Presidential Elections (PE 2023) to...
View ArticleSG Climate Rally 2023 Shines Important Emphasis on Inclusive Climate Justice
“Climate justice focuses on the intersectionality and inequalities of climate change. Simply put, climate change affects the vulnerable communities more – be it lower income families, migrant workers,...
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DPA CELEBRATES! 2023 – Year-End Fundraising Campaign
A fully inclusive society can only be realised when all barriers are removed. For DPA Celebrates! this year, we continue to celebrate the values of empowerment, inclusivity and accessibility. Over the...
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Wheel The Ground Sessions
This collaboration between DPA and SmartBFA, Wheel The Ground sessions have been actively collecting data and mapping out accessible paths at numerous locations in Singapore. The data will provide...
View ArticleEnsuring Digital Inclusion for Persons with Disabilities in Singapore
Earlier this month on 10 January 2024, the Singapore Parliament held a discussion on the motion of digital safety and inclusion.The motion was entitled “Building an Inclusive and Safe Digital Society”...
View ArticleDPA Statement on Budget 2024
On Friday, 16 February 2024, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong delivered Budget Statement 2024 entitled “Building Our Shared Future Together”.While Budget Statement 2024...
View ArticlePress Release: DPA Announces Mr. Choy Weng Leong as Executive Director and...
The Disabled People’s Association (DPA) is excited to announce the appointment of Mr. Choy Weng Leong as our new Executive Director. Since 2 January 2024, Mr. Choy has taken over the helm from...
View ArticleSummary of Discussions and DPA Recommendations from Debate on Annual Budget...
Following Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong’s Budget Statement 2024, Parliament convened for two weeks between 26 February and 7 March where MPs discussed and shared their...
View ArticleCommentary on Provisions Under the Law Enforcement and Other Matters Bill
DPA co-wrote a commentary this week in the Straits Times entitled “When someone has a mental health crisis, arrest is not the answer” outlining our concerns on an upcoming bill to be debated in...
View ArticleAchieving Fairness in Employment for Persons with Disabilities in Singapore
In 2024, Singapore will be codifying its first workplace anti-discrimination law known as the Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL).Since plans for the WFL were announced in August 2021, DPA has...
View ArticleDPA Commentary on New Tripartite Guidelines on FWA Requests
Last week, the government published new Tripartite Guidelines on Flexible Work Arrangement (FWA) Requests.The guidelines present a much needed positive step in the right direction towards a flexible...
View ArticleDPA Recommendations on Announcements at NDR 2024
Prime Minister Lawrence Wong’s National Day Rally 2024 (NDR 2024) speech on Sunday covered a number of policy announcements ranging on a wide variety of topics.DPA would like to focus on three policy...
View ArticleAvoiding Problematic Sentiments and Comments in Conversations Around PMAs
With recent incidents involving personal mobility aids (PMAs) hitting the news, as well as the accompanying online and public conversations, we at DPA would like to reiterate comments we have made...
View Article4 Highlights from Our DPA Survey on Disability and Singapore Elections
The next Singapore General Election (GE) is to be called by November 2025, and with speculation that the GE might be called as early as before the end of 2024, the Disabled People’s Association (DPA)...
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