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The Disabled People's Association (DPA) is a non-profit, cross-disability organization, officially registered in Singapore on 28th April 1986. We are an associate member of the National Council of Social Service and also are registered as an Institution of Public Character with approval to issue tax-exemption receipts to out donors.

Our Mission Statement

Our mission is to be the voice of people with disabilities, helping them achieve full participation and equal status in the society through independent living.

Our Role

DPA's role is in the area of advocacy to influence decision-makers to implement policies and programmes aimed at promoting social integration of persons with disability and to share experiences concerning disability in order to co-operate in search of better solutions through its 'Voice", the Integrator and other forum such as round-table discussions.

Our Services

We are a Resource and Research, Information and Communications Centre for the Handicapped (RRICCH). Available on display in our premises are assistive devices like a talking microwave oven, height adjustable stove, kitchen sink, accessible bathroom, tactile flooring to help people with disabilities live independently.

DPA promotes Universal Web Accessibility in Singapore and provides web accessibility audit and certification for accessible websites.

Our Roots

DPA started as an ad hoc group under the auspices of 1st World Congress of the Disabled Peoples' International DPI held in Singapore in 1980, carrying out ideals and ideas of DPI through our respective organisations such as the Handicaps Welfare Association (HWA), Singapore Association of the Visually Handicapped (SAVH) and Singapore Association the Deaf (SADeaf).

Our international affiliation

DPA is an active founding member of the Disabled Peoples' International (DPI), a self-help organisation of the disabled, by the disabled and for the disabled, so as to achieve a "VOICE OF OUR OWN" - "VOX NOSTRA". At the first World Congress of DPI in Singapore, at which over 450 delegates from 52 countries attended, Mr Ron Chandran-Dudley, DPA's first President, was unanimously elected as the 1st World Chairman of DPI.

DPI has Consultative Status category II with United Nations Economic & Social Council, World Health Organisation, International Labour Organisation and other UN Agencies.

Our logo

DPA has maintained the same DPI logo but with a lion head in place of the world. "Unity in Diversity" is one of our national objectives.

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25, International Business Park, #04-77, German centre Singapore – 609916
Tel.: (65) 6899-1220 Fax: (65) 6899-1232