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Commentary on MSF/NCSS Disability Trends Report: Highlights and Takeaways
Earlier this month, The Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) and the National Council of Social Service (NCSS) published a Disability Trends report – outlining statistics aiming to capture the state of
SG’s First Workplace Anti-Discrimination Law Introduced in Parliament
After more than three years since its announcement during National Day Rally (NDR) 2021, the Workplace Fairness Legislation (WFL) was finally introduced in Parliament last month. Advocating for the optimisation of the WFL
What You Can Do – SG’s First Workplace Anti-Discrimination Law Introduced in Parliament
One of our more pertinent concerns is that the WFL does not make mention of reasonable accommodations. Without the assurance of reasonable accommodations, persons with disabilities will face barriers in attaining, maintaining, and/or
4 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
Avoiding 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 previously about
DPA 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
DPA 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 and inclusive workplace for
Achieving 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 conducted research and
Commentary 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