Media Presence: Letters and Commentaries

The following are DPA’s published letters and commentaries to the Straits Times and TODAY from 2013 to 2017.

2017

Let us walk the talk on inclusiveness, Today, 16 February 2017

2016

A call for equal recognition and support for all athletes, ST Forum, 19 September 2016

Everyone can get involved in disability inclusion, ST Forum, 9 June 2016

Children can set the example for parents on inclusion, Today, 3 June 2016

Disability awareness must start in schools, Today, 3 May 2016

Complement fines with education, ST Forum, 20 January 2016

2015

Disability toilets more about lowering barriers, ST Forum, 3 September 2015

Integrated system can be win-win for all students, ST Forum, 26 January 2015

Help kids with special needs fit into mainstream, ST Forum, 17 January 2015

Introduce laws to protect rights of disabled people, ST Forum, 16 January 2015

2014

Special education schools should be part of national system, ST Forum, 18 Oct 2014

MOE can take on larger role in special education, ST Forum, 9 Oct 2014

Helping disabled travellers is a basic responsibility, ST Forum, 22 Sep 2014

‘Positive’ words paint unrealistic picture of disabled community, ST Forum, 1 Apr 2014

Wider corridors not ‘waste of space’, ST Forum, 27 Mar 2014

What disabled students need, ST Forum, 12 Feb 2014

Transport for the disabled: Do more to plug gaps, ST Forum, 20 Jan 2014

2013

Why S’pore needs disability legislation, TODAY Comment & Analysis, 3 Dec 2013

Misconceptions about disabled employees, ST Forum, 27 Nov 2013

Help deaf, blind access broadcast, online media, ST Forum, 15 Nov 2013

Make another Tuesday giving day, ST Forum, 26 Oct 2013

Allowing guide dogs with the blind is a right, not a privilege, TODAY Voices 13 Sep 2013

Law needed to protect rights of disabled people, ST Forum, 27 Jul 2013

Resetting mindsets about disability, TODAY Comment & Analysis, 25 Jul 2013

Report responsibly on persons with disabilities, please, TODAY Voices, 1 Jul 2013 

…And why VWOs should do the same, ST Forum, 7 May 2013

Why no uniform policy on guide dogs?, ST Forum, 20 Feb 2013

Ensure paths, facilities are disabled-friendly, ST Forum, 2 Feb 2013