S’pore aims to have 40% of people with disabilities employed by 2030

New road map lays out initiatives for bosses to move nation towards greater inclusiveness

- Goh Yan Han and Shermaine Ang

Better lives for people with disabilities

• Target to have 40 per cent employed by 2030

• Pilot of centres that host social activities and skills courses, and engage people with disabilities

• On-demand audible traffic signals at 325 pedestrian crossings in 10 town centres

• Task force to develop new models of community living

• Task force to come up with alternative job options, such as micro-jobs

Singapore aims to have 40 per cent of working-age people with disabilities employed by 2030, up from 30 per cent currently. The goal was set out in the fourth and latest road map to support them and enable them to contribute to society.

The Enabling Masterplan 2030 (EMP2030) also laid out initiatives for employers to move the country towards this goal over the next eight years. It recommended a task force to design other employment models for people with disabilities, such as micro-jobs or temporary tasks that can help more of them get work.

The 40 per cent employment rate goal would mean placing another estimated 10,000 people with disabilities into jobs.