ABSTRACT
A substantial part of the arts done for, with, and by people with disabilities has largely been framed in terms of its therapeutic goals. This chapter examines how the field of arts and disability has evolved in Singapore, investigates the structural reasons for this change, and highlights some of its consequences. We also discuss new possibilities and the potential for moving beyond this ‘art-as-service’ paradigm and the value of a ‘disability arts’ that has expressive, aesthetic, and political agendas.
