SPD gathers nation’s perception of disabled people

Designed by Infocomm Accessibility Centre (IAC) trainees, the survey is to gather the nation’s perception towards people with disabilities, ahead of the International Day of Persons with Disabilities on this Saturday (3 December).

Managed by SPD, IAC is a centre formed through a People-Public-Private initiative between Microsoft, the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, the Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports, National Council of Social Service and the Tote Board, to provide IT training across disability types.

While the success of integrating people with disabilities into mainstream society depends largely on the public’s willingness and perception towards to accept them, SPD hopes to improve Singaporeans’ acceptance of these people through this nationwide online survey that runs from 1 till 28 December.

The 'I Accept' campaign aims to encourage members of the public to accept people with disabilities as equal members of the community, workplace and everyday life.

In addition, SPD has placed a series of three posters in SMRT stations, with courtesy of the generous sponsorship from SMRT Corporation Ltd, to encourage commuters to demonstrate their acceptance of people with disabilities through simple acts such as giving way and extending support to them on public transport, in the workplace and within the community.

“While we continue to push for greater independence through our various programmes for people with disabilities, the support from the public is no doubt a fundamental part of the equation,” Chia Yong Yong, president of SPD, said. “We hope all Singaporeans can join us in this effort and volunteer their time to take part in this survey and help us understand and work towards making Singapore a more accepting society for people with disabilities.”