Comments on: Accessible Asia Series: Handicapped Travel in Singapore

By: Si

Si — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 05:21:56 +0000

Hi, Ravi,

I’m not aware of any .pdf guide for accessible travel in Singapore. I’ll check it out over the weekend, and be sure to update in a future post if I find one.

Cheers,

By: Ravi

Ravi — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:52:34 +0000

Is there a guide for the disabled person to travel singapore in PDF

By: Patrick Ang

Patrick Ang — Tue, 22 Mar 2011 16:18:24 +0000

Asia Travel Group Pte Ltd (ATG), partnering with LevelField Consultants who has been providing advice on accessibility in built environment, is the first travel agency in Singapore to cater to the full travelling needs of people with disabilities. ATG works with tour operators, hotels, transport providers, access consultants and other agencies to develop tour packages which are friendly, affordable and accessible to local travellers and inbound tourists. These packages will take into consideration the nature of disabilities, traveller’s limitation, available mode of transport and the availability of a care giver with the travellers.

Do send us an email to [email protected] if you have any queries on Accessible Tourism in Singapore. We will be most glad to assist you.

By: Harkin

Harkin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 22:48:42 +0000

Awesome point of view. Keep it up.

By: Peter Koh

Peter Koh — Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:37:06 +0000

Hi, I am a Singaporean. It is not that disabled friendly here. The Government is doing something but it is still a long shot for people with disability. Yes, BCA has a Code for Barrier Free Access but it is just only a code. The Housing & Development Board (HDB) just announced that it built it’s 5,000,000 units of public housing. The statutory board is not obliged to follow the code or Universal Design and by an act of parliament, the HDB and it’s staff cannot be liable for any personal injury caused. For example, it’s disabled parking lot is smaller than a normal parking lot and painted with white symbol on bare concrete floor. BCA’s Code for BFA follows the universal design of white symbol on blue background. Can you imagine an authority which houses 80% of it’s population who can do what it likes. They built high rise apartments but it’s lifts does not stop at every floor. Good luck if you become disabled, you have to sell and move to other areas with BFA.
With due respect, when you visit Singapore, the various agencies will bring tourists to those areas that had been spruced up for disabled travelers.

By: Barry Acott

Barry Acott — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:04:44 +0000

A good site. Singapore is certainly ahead of other Asian destinations regarding disabled trvallers needs.
barryacott.com