Disabled People's Association Singapore

Unverified non-profit organisation

Disabled People’s Association (DPA) is a non profit and a cross-disability organisation. Their mission is to be the voice of people with disabilities, helping them achieve full participation and equal status in the society through independent living.

What they do:

  • Advocacy
    - Raising awareness of disability policies and issues
    - Promoting equality for people with disabilities
  • Public Education/Consultancy
    - Distributing DPA’s public education materials
    - Training and reaching out to schools and companies
  • Counselling Services
    - For people with disabilities
    - For family members or caregivers of people with disabilities
  • IT Services
    - Refurbishing of donated PCs for distribution to DPA members and people with disabilities
    - Training disabled members to do PC refurbishing
  • Universal Web Accessibility (UWA)
    - Promoting web accessibility concepts and benefits
    - Auditing and certifying disability-friendly websites

Website

http://www.dpa.org.sg/Home/default.asp

Year established

1986

Organisation annual cash turnover (in US$ equivalent)

Less than 500,000

About this organisation

Partnership types

Project funding; Provision of services / personnel

Regions / countries / territories

Asia: Singapore

Global issues

Disability issues; Education and training