A programme across different stages of life
The Ministry of Social and Family Development described 14 areas of action. Proposed work included alternatives for housing and support so that people with disabilities could remain in their communities as they aged. The recommendations established a programme for public bodies and service organisations to carry out.
Disabled people ask for stronger legal protection
The Disabled People’s Association participated in the masterplan’s steering committee. In its response to Singapore’s UN disability-rights review, updated on 29 September 2022, it called for specific protection against discrimination and enforceable reasonable accommodation at work. It also sought deliberate involvement of disabled people in policies beyond the disability sector.
A neighbourhood service opens the following year
SG Enable subsequently reported the opening of the first Enabling Services Hub at Tampines West in August 2023. Operated in partnership with SPD, it served disabled residents and families in Tampines and Bedok through community activities, training, befriending and caregiver respite options.