Finding work with a disability in Singapore

Free job matching and job coaching: SG Enable

SG Enable’s Job Placement and Job Support helps in three steps: a check of what work suits you, matching with employers (including a look at the workplace and any equipment you need), and a job coach who supports you on the job at the start.

• For Singapore Citizens and PRs with a permanent physical disability, moderate or worse vision or hearing loss, intellectual disability or autism. You need a Disability Verification Form, unless your status is already verified on SupportGoWhere.
• Apply through SupportGoWhere, or email employment@sgenable.sg.
• Or walk in: Information & Career Centre, Enabling Village, 20 Lengkok Bahru #01-01, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5.30pm. Hotline 1800 8585 885.
• Enabling Services Hubs in Tampines, Jurong and Punggol can point you to the right help near home.

Training that leads to work

• Enabling Academy runs courses for persons with disabilities, with most of the fee funded, and train-and-place programmes in areas such as F&B, hotels and contact centres.
• You can use your SkillsFuture Credit for eligible courses, like anyone else.
• Moving on from school, polytechnic, ITE or university, or back to work after an illness or injury? SG Enable has transition programmes for each: ask when you contact them.

Equipment and changes at work

• The Assistive Technology Fund can pay up to 90% of the cost of devices you need, including for work, up to $40,000 in your lifetime. A therapist or social service agency applies with you. The income limit was raised in January 2026.
• Your employer can get up to 90% of the cost of adjusting your job or workplace covered, through SG Enable’s Open Door Programme.
• Employers also get the Enabling Employment Credit automatically, which pays part of the salary of employees with disabilities. Worth mentioning if an employer is unsure.

Your rights when you apply

• You do not have to tell an employer about a disability. Fair-hiring guidance says application forms should not ask about disability or mental health unless it is directly needed for the job, and should say why if they do.
• You can ask for an adjustment for the interview (extra time, a quiet room, questions in writing, sign language). A short, practical request works best.
• The Workplace Fairness Act protects against discrimination because of disability or a mental health condition. It was passed in 2025 and takes effect by the end of 2027.
• If you are treated unfairly, raise it with the employer first, then your union if you have one, then TAFEP.

Finding inclusive employers on WorkJio

Use the “Disability-inclusive” filter on the jobs page. It shows employers who have told us which adjustments they offer, such as wheelchair access, flexible hours or captioned interviews, and each job page lists them. You never have to disclose anything to use it. Some employers also hold SG Enable’s Enabling Mark, a national accreditation for inclusive employers: look for it on their own website.